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GENERAL
Nickname: Blue Devils
Colors: Blue/Orange
Coach: Phil Marino
League: AAAA Region 1
Playoff Division: AAAA
Playoff Division Rank: #36

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 1
2018 JV Record: 4-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Tre Peterson 5'9" 175 Senior RB/SB 4.49
Tajuan Wynn 6'2" 230 Senior ILB/WR 4.85
Blake Lawson 6'2" 280 Senior OL/DL

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Running Game
Team Weaknesses: Inexperienced, Only 5 Returning Starters

RATINGS
2018 Final Power Rating: 17.9
2018 National Rank: #2831
2018 State Rank: #160
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -9.5
2019 Starting Power Rating: -6.9
2019 National Rank: #4472
2019 State Rank: #236
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2018 Rating): 2.8
Dynasty National Rank: #8315
2019 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 9.7
Dynasty Record: 53-110 (32-80 in league)

HISTORICAL
2018 Overall Record: 7-5
2018 League Record/Finish: 5-3 (3rd)
2018 Points For Average: 25.8
2018 Points Against Average: 22.8
2018 Differential: +3
2018 Wins: #3646 Salem (Conyers) (35-32), #4638 Westover (Albany) (46-26), #5105 Americus-Sumter (Americus) (40-22), #5326 Northside (Columbus) (34-3), #5385 Spencer (Columbus) (42-6), #7555 Shaw [William Henry] (Columbus) (23-6), #10358 Dougherty (Albany) (34-6)
2018 Losses: #270 Troup County (LaGrange) (47-14), #806 Cairo (46-7), #1235 Baldwin (Milledgeville) (21-0), #2197 Carver [George Washington] (Columbus) (44-28), #4091 Hardaway (Columbus) (14-7)
2018 Opponents W-L: 69-66
Winning Streak Entering 2019 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2019 Schedule: 8/23 at Spencer (Columbus), 9/5 Troup County (LaGrange), 9/13 at Westover (Albany), 9/26 at Carver [George Washington] (Columbus), 10/4 Cairo, 10/11 at Americus-Sumter (Americus), 10/19 Shaw [William Henry] (Columbus), 10/25 at Hardaway (Columbus), 11/1 Dougherty (Albany), 11/8 Northside (Columbus)
Highest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Troup County (LaGrange) (45.2), Cairo (23.6), Carver [George Washington] (Columbus) (-2.6)
Lowest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Dougherty (Albany) (-25.9), Americus-Sumter (Americus) (-20), Shaw [William Henry] (Columbus) (-17.3)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 16.1 (14.8 overall)
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -3.2
2019 vs. 2018 Schedule Strength Comparison: -19.3
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #193
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2658
2019 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5
2019 Projected League Finish: 5th
2019 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%