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GENERAL
Nickname: Fighting Tigers
Colors: Red/Black/White
Coach: James Thurn
League: AAAA Region 2
Playoff Division: AAAA
Playoff Division Rank: #37

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2018 JV Record: 4-4
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Shayne VanWettering 5'11.5" 200 LB 4.88
Daniel Wooten 6'1" 260 Senior OL
Zack Mason 6'3" 200 Senior WR/OLB 4.95

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Most Top Players Returning, OL Returns Intact
Team Weaknesses: DB/WR Youth/Inexperience

RATINGS
2018 Final Power Rating: -19.7
2018 National Rank: #10553
2018 State Rank: #180
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +7.5
2019 Starting Power Rating: -27.5
2019 National Rank: #9007
2019 State Rank: #157
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2018 Rating): 7.7
Dynasty National Rank: #6848
2019 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 35.2
Dynasty Record: 77-94 [76-95 on the field] (39-51 in league)

HISTORICAL
2018 Overall Record: 1-9
2018 League Record/Finish: 1-5 (5th)
2018 Points For Average: 9.8
2018 Points Against Average: 41.6
2018 Differential: -31.8
2018 Wins: #11421 Berea (Greenville) (26-0)
2018 Losses: #359 Greer (63-6), #1182 Chapman (Inman) (42-0), #2233 Greenville (50-0), #3355 Eastside (Taylors) (56-22), #3407 Vernon (FL) (34-6), #5220 Travelers Rest (44-13), #5220 Travelers Rest (43-18), #6689 Landrum (42-0), #8420 Chesnee (42-7)
2018 Opponents W-L: 71-42
Recent League Championships: 2013 (tied for 1st; AAA Region II), 2012 (tied for 1st; AAA Region II)
Winning Streak Entering 2019 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2019 Schedule: 8/23 Landrum, 9/6 at Chesnee, 9/13 at Chapman (Inman), 9/20 Travelers Rest, 10/4 at Berea (Greenville), 10/11 at Greenville, 10/18 Eastside (Taylors), 10/25 at Travelers Rest, 11/1 Greer
Highest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Chapman (Inman) (26.4), Greer (18.9), Eastside (Taylors) (9.9)
Lowest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Berea (Greenville) (-46.4), Chesnee (-25.6), Landrum (-21.5)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 10.4
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -5.3
2019 vs. 2018 Schedule Strength Comparison: -15.7
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #77
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3135
2019 Projected Regular Season Record: 2-7
2019 Projected League Finish: 5th
2019 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%