Thomas County Central (Thomasville, GA)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Yellowjackets
Colors: Blue/Gold
Coach: Ashley Henderson
League: AAAAA Region 1
Playoff Division: AAAAA
Playoff Division Rank: #27

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 8
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
B.J. Smallwood 5'11" 170 Senior OLB/S 4.7
Jaylen Dunbar 6'1" 215 Senior LB/RB 4.7
Ben Whilhelm 6'3" 210 DE/TE 5.0

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience
Team Weaknesses: Youth

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: 11
2017 National Rank: #4483
2017 State Rank: #230
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +7.5
2018 Starting Power Rating: 2.9
2018 National Rank: #3034
2018 State Rank: #177
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 34.6
Dynasty National Rank: #979
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 31.7
Dynasty Record: 123-56 (61-19 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 3-9
2017 League Record/Finish: 1-3 (4th)
2017 Points For Average: 15
2017 Points Against Average: 31.8
2017 Differential: -16.8
2017 Wins: #5913 Monroe (Albany) (33-32), #6182 Veterans (Kathleen) (34-14), #10230 Worth County (Sylvester) (30-13)
2017 Losses: #80 Lee County (Leesburg) (49-0), #196 Warner Robins (30-28), #785 Wayne County (Jesup) (28-0), #785 Wayne County (Jesup) (30-10), #782 Thomasville (41-7), #943 Bainbridge (63-14), #981 Valdosta (44-14), #2220 Cairo (24-0), #3837 Harris County (Hamilton) (14-10)
2017 Opponents W-L: 90-53
Recent League Championships: 2016 (tied for 1st), 2015 (tied for 1st; AAAA Region 1A), 2013 (tied for 1st), 2009 (1-AAAA), 2007 (1-AAAA), 2006 (1-AAAA)
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/17 Early County (Blakely), 8/24 at Thomasville, 9/7 at Cook (Adel), 9/14 Monroe (Albany), 9/21 Brooks County (Quitman), 10/5 at Worth County (Sylvester), 10/12 Warner Robins, 10/19 at Harris County (Hamilton), 10/26 at Veterans (Kathleen), 11/2 Bainbridge
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Warner Robins (36), Brooks County (Quitman) (31.4), Bainbridge (19.2)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Worth County (Sylvester) (-31), Early County (Blakely) (-18.5), Veterans (Kathleen) (-11.6)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 28.8 (32.7 overall)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 4.2
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -24.6
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #131
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1684
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5
2018 Projected League Finish: 4th
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%