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GENERAL
Nickname: Lions
Colors: Maroon/Gray
Coach: Darius Smiley
League: AAAA Region 5
Playoff Division: AAAA
Playoff Division Rank: #29

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2018 JV Record: 5-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Shane Bruce 6'0" 210 Senior LB/RB 4.48
Kashif Taylor 6'2" 190 Senior QB 4.5
Isaiah Terry 6'2" 185 Senior FS/WR 4.5

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Senior Leadership, Have 20 Seniors
Team Weaknesses: Tough Region

RATINGS
2018 Final Power Rating: 9.8
2018 National Rank: #4258
2018 State Rank: #212
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3.5
2019 Starting Power Rating: -2
2019 National Rank: #3543
2019 State Rank: #195
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2018 Rating): 10.4
Dynasty National Rank: #6002
2019 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 12.4
Dynasty Record: 66-104 (29-62 in league)

HISTORICAL
2018 Overall Record: 2-8
2018 League Record/Finish: 1-5 (6th)
2018 Points For Average: 12.9
2018 Points Against Average: 35.7
2018 Differential: -22.8
2018 Wins: #4013 LaGrange (13-10), #5479 South Atlanta (Atlanta) (21-20)
2018 Losses: #109 Cartersville (45-10), #270 Troup County (LaGrange) (49-27), #334 Heard County (Franklin) (45-0), #387 Rockmart (51-7), #1308 Sandy Creek (Tyrone) (45-0), #1614 Cedartown (48-17), #1670 Chapel Hill (Douglasville) (20-13), #4616 Mundy's Mill (Jonesboro) (24-21)
2018 Opponents W-L: 85-38
Recent League Championships: 2014 (AAA Region 5A)
Winning Streak Entering 2019 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2019 Schedule: 8/23 South Atlanta (Atlanta), 8/30 at Rockmart, 9/6 Mundy's Mill (Jonesboro), 9/20 Heard County (Franklin), 9/27 at LaGrange, 10/4 Cartersville, 10/11 Cedartown, 10/18 at Chapel Hill (Douglasville), 11/1 at Troup County (LaGrange), 11/8 Sandy Creek (Tyrone)
Highest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Cartersville (50.9), Troup County (LaGrange) (45.2), Sandy Creek (Tyrone) (34.3)
Lowest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: South Atlanta (Atlanta) (-9.5), Mundy's Mill (Jonesboro) (-2.9), LaGrange (1.8)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 30.1
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 19
2019 vs. 2018 Schedule Strength Comparison: -11.1
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #16
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #238
2019 Projected Regular Season Record: 2-8
2019 Projected League Finish: 7th
2019 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%