East Paulding (Dallas, GA)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Raiders
Colors: Black/White/Silver
Coach: Billy Shackelford
League: AAAAA Region 7
Playoff Division: AAAAA
Playoff Division Rank: #19

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

TOP PLAYERS
Maverick Hering Senior LB/RB
Joseph Warren Senior WR
Rayne Chuma Junior RB/DB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Leadership, Unity, Competitiveness
Team Weaknesses: Youth, Lost 28 Seniors, Only 7 Returning Starters

RATINGS
2018 Final Power Rating: 24.8
2018 National Rank: #1884
2018 State Rank: #113
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.5
Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -7.2
2019 Starting Power Rating: 5.9
2019 National Rank: #2331
2019 State Rank: #139
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2018 Rating): 27.9
Dynasty National Rank: #1781
2019 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 22
Dynasty Record: 115-67 (76-45 in league)

HISTORICAL
2018 Overall Record: 7-5
2018 League Record/Finish: 6-2 (tied for 2nd)
2018 Points For Average: 24.6
2018 Points Against Average: 24.4
2018 Differential: +0.2
2018 Wins: #1147 Kell [Carlton J.] (Marietta) (33-31), #2153 Banneker [Benjamin] (College Park) (28-26), #3621 Villa Rica (21-7), #4066 Hiram (27-26), #5009 Woodland (Cartersville) (24-7), #6415 Cass (White) (33-21), #6748 Paulding County (Dallas) (42-13)
2018 Losses: #187 Rome (62-14), #978 North Paulding (Dallas) (31-29), #1037 Carrollton (24-21), #1190 Clarke Central (Athens) (24-7), #1672 Upson-Lee (Thomaston) (21-16)
2018 Opponents W-L: 78-57
Recent League Championships: 2012 (AAAAA Region 5), 2011 (tied for 1st; AAAA Region 5 North), 2007 (5-AAAA), 2006 (5A-AAAA)
Winning Streak Entering 2019 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2019 Schedule: 8/30 at Upson-Lee (Thomaston), 9/6 North Paulding (Dallas), 9/20 at Kell [Carlton J.] (Marietta), 9/27 Carrollton, 10/4 at Hiram, 10/11 Rome, 10/18 Cass (White), 10/25 at Paulding County (Dallas), 11/1 Woodland (Cartersville), 11/8 at Villa Rica
Highest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Rome (27.6), Carrollton (24.9), Kell [Carlton J.] (Marietta) (19.6)
Lowest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Cass (White) (-14.3), Paulding County (Dallas) (-12.4), Woodland (Cartersville) (-12.2)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 31.2 (22.6 overall)
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 6.3
2019 vs. 2018 Schedule Strength Comparison: -24.9
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #91
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1072
2019 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5
2019 Projected League Finish: 4th
2019 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%