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GENERAL
Nickname: Bulldogs
Colors: Blue/Gold
Coach: Cody Cory
League: AAAAA Region 6
Playoff Division: AAAAA
Playoff Division Rank: #44

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2018 JV Record: 2-5
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Hunter Ellspermann 6'5" 220 Senior OL/DL
Marshall Toole 5'10" 150 Junior WR 4.4
Justin Weaver 5'10" 170 Junior DB/RB 4.5

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Speed
Team Weaknesses: Youth, Only Have 6 Seniors

RATINGS
2018 Final Power Rating: 0.9
2018 National Rank: #6164
2018 State Rank: #294
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.5
2019 Starting Power Rating: -16.9
2019 National Rank: #6719
2019 State Rank: #315
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2018 Rating): 11.4
Dynasty National Rank: #5705
2019 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 28.3
Dynasty Record: 84-80 (43-53 in league)

HISTORICAL
2018 Overall Record: 4-6
2018 League Record/Finish: 3-4 (5th)
2018 Points For Average: 22.9
2018 Points Against Average: 25.4
2018 Differential: -2.5
2018 Wins: #6073 Miller Grove (Lithonia) (17-12), #7730 North Springs (Atlanta) (38-13), #8815 Grady (Atlanta) (31-13), #10626 Lithia Springs (49-16)
2018 Losses: #335 St. Pius X Catholic (Atlanta) (27-0), #2153 Banneker [Benjamin] (College Park) (33-3), #2540 Riverwood (Atlanta) (49-41), #4121 Jackson [Maynard H.] (Atlanta) (50-16), #5058 Carver (Atlanta) (20-14), #8557 Lakeside (Atlanta) (21-20)
2018 Opponents W-L: 48-59
Recent League Championships: 2004 (5-AA), 2003 (5-AA)
Winning Streak Entering 2019 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2019 Schedule: 8/23 Lakeside (Atlanta), 8/30 Miller Grove (Lithonia), 9/13 at St. Pius X Catholic (Atlanta), 9/20 at North Springs (Atlanta), 9/27 Grady (Atlanta), 10/4 Riverwood (Atlanta), 10/18 at Banneker [Benjamin] (College Park), 10/25 Lithia Springs, 11/1 Jackson [Maynard H.] (Atlanta), 11/8 at Carver (Atlanta)
Highest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: St. Pius X Catholic (Atlanta) (30.3), Banneker [Benjamin] (College Park) (10.5), Jackson [Maynard H.] (Atlanta) (2.1)
Lowest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Lithia Springs (-33.3), North Springs (Atlanta) (-30.9), Grady (Atlanta) (-19.1)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 6
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -9
2019 vs. 2018 Schedule Strength Comparison: -15
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #253
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4119
2019 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-6
2019 Projected League Finish: 5th
2019 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%