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GENERAL
Nickname: Fighting Gamecocks
Colors: Royal Blue/Gold
Coach: Paul Sorrells
League: AAAAA Region 4 (moving from AAAAA Region VI)
Playoff Division: AAAAA
Playoff Division Rank: #16

D1 PROSPECT
Zion Nelson 6'5" 240 Senior OT

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: 36.3
2017 National Rank: #945
2017 State Rank: #25
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.1
Player Statistics-Based (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -4.3
2018 Starting Power Rating: 17.5
2018 National Rank: #1246
2018 State Rank: #28
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 33.8
Dynasty National Rank: #1054
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 16.3
Dynasty Record: 119-71 (51-20 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 9-3
2017 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (2nd)
2017 Points For Average: 31.1
2017 Points Against Average: 17
2017 Differential: +14.1
2017 Wins: #1444 Carolina Forest (Myrtle Beach) (29-20), #1778 Ridge View (Columbia) (28-21), #2379 West Florence (Florence) (44-6), #3129 White Knoll (Lexington) (35-7), #3314 Crestwood (Sumter) (21-6), #3433 Socastee (Myrtle Beach) (48-21), #5710 Goose Creek (31-0), #5774 South Florence (Florence) (31-20), #8173 Lakewood (Sumter) (49-21)
2017 Losses: #397 Spring Valley (Columbia) (51-34), #607 Conway (14-13), #656 Summerville (17-10)
2017 Opponents W-L: 69-65
Recent League Championships: 2016 (AAAAA Region VI), 2015 (AAAA Region VI), 2009 (AAAA Region VI), 2007 (tied for 1st; AAAA Region VI), 2004 (tied for 1st; AAAA Region VI), 2003 (AAAA Region 5)
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/17 Rock Hill, 8/24 Crestwood (Sumter), 8/31 at Conway, 9/7 at Lakewood (Sumter), 9/14 at Northwestern (Rock Hill), 9/21 Bluffton, 9/28 at Lugoff-Elgin (Lugoff), 10/12 Blythewood, 10/19 Spring Valley (Columbia), 10/26 at Irmo (Columbia)
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Northwestern (Rock Hill) (32.9), Spring Valley (Columbia) (20.9), Conway (18.1)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Lakewood (Sumter) (-18.4), Bluffton (-12.7), Lugoff-Elgin (Lugoff) (-6.7)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 20.4 (27.5 overall)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 6.5
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -13.9
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #36
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1356
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3
2018 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 1%



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