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GENERAL
Nickname: Wildcats
Colors: Black/Gold
Coach: Drew Chisholm
League: AA Region 1
Playoff Division: AA
Playoff Division Rank: #24

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2018 JV Record: 0-7
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Ja'Quan Degree 6'4" 190 Senior DE 4.7
Jeremiah Foster 6'0" 220 Junior LB 4.7
Matt Davis 6'2" 285 Junior OL/DL 5.3

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Skill Position Experience, Defense
Team Weaknesses: Replacing 4 OL Starters

RATINGS
2018 Final Power Rating: -7.9
2018 National Rank: #8232
2018 State Rank: #143
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5
2019 Starting Power Rating: -23.7
2019 National Rank: #8183
2019 State Rank: #143
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2018 Rating): -9.1
Dynasty National Rank: #11500
2019 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 14.6
Dynasty Record: 67-106 (37-48 in league)

HISTORICAL
2018 Overall Record: 6-5
2018 League Record/Finish: 2-2 (3rd)
2018 Points For Average: 24
2018 Points Against Average: 29.4
2018 Differential: -5.4
2018 Wins: #6900 Buford (Lancaster) (45-22), #8420 Chesnee (21-20), #8728 St. Joseph's Catholic (Greenville) (32-28), #10313 McBee (28-27), #11446 Christ Church Episcopal (Greenville) (47-26), #12283 Carolina Christian Cavaliers (Rock Hill) (50-12)
2018 Losses: #1810 Southside Christian (Simpsonville) (39-0), #3530 Saluda (56-20), #6689 Landrum (20-6), #7109 Crescent (Iva) (36-7), #7683 Jackson [Andrew] (Kershaw) (37-8)
2018 Opponents W-L: 63-62
Recent League Championships: 2017 (AA Region I), 2016 (tied for 1st; AA Region I)
Winning Streak Entering 2019 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2019 Schedule: 8/23 at Buford (Lancaster), 8/30 Crescent (Iva), 9/6 at Jackson [Andrew] (Kershaw), 9/20 Catawba Ridge (Fort Mill), 9/27 Chesnee, 10/4 Christ Church Episcopal (Greenville), 10/11 McBee, 10/18 at Southside Christian (Simpsonville), 10/25 Landrum, 11/1 at St. Joseph's Catholic (Greenville)
Highest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Southside Christian (Simpsonville) (15.9), Jackson [Andrew] (Kershaw) (-13.8), Crescent (Iva) (-16.5)
Lowest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Christ Church Episcopal (Greenville) (-35.8), McBee (-33.6), Chesnee (-25.6)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -5.1 (-4 overall)
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -17.1
2019 vs. 2018 Schedule Strength Comparison: -12
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #123
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6611
2019 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-6
2019 Projected League Finish: 4th
2019 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%