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GENERAL
Nickname: Falcons
Colors: Red/Black
Coach: Ben Hall
League: AAAA Region 7
Playoff Division: AAAA
Playoff Division Rank: #14

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2018 JV Record: 5-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Grant Lackey 5'11" 185 Senior SB/DB
Elijah Gainey 6'3" 220 Senior QB
Chandler Watson 6'0" 190 Senior WR/DB

RATINGS
2018 Final Power Rating: 26.1
2018 National Rank: #1722
2018 State Rank: #107
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +4.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.3
2019 Starting Power Rating: 17.5
2019 National Rank: #1117
2019 State Rank: #80
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2018 Rating): 25.4
Dynasty National Rank: #2177
2019 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 7.9
Dynasty Record: 125-60 (83-35 in league)

HISTORICAL
2018 Overall Record: 8-3
2018 League Record/Finish: 4-2 (3rd)
2018 Points For Average: 31.7
2018 Points Against Average: 14.5
2018 Differential: +17.2
2018 Wins: #1190 Clarke Central (Athens) (28-14), #3714 Denmark (Alpharetta) (28-19), #3966 Winder-Barrow (Winder) (23-7), #4207 West Hall (Oakwood) (27-7), #4456 White County (Cleveland) (42-0), #4987 Gainesville (28-19), #8454 East Hall (Gainesville) (70-6), #8465 Chestatee (Gainesville) (69-13)
2018 Losses: #61 Blessed Trinity (Roswell) (21-20), #244 Marist (Atlanta) (20-0), #1505 Ridgeland (Rossville) (34-14)
2018 Opponents W-L: 61-65
Recent League Championships: 2012 (AAAAA Region 8), 2011 (tied for 1st; AAAA Region 8), 2007 (7B-AAA), 2006 (7B-AAA)
Winning Streak Entering 2019 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2019 Schedule: 8/23 East Hall (Gainesville), 9/6 at Clarke Central (Athens), 9/13 at Winder-Barrow (Winder), 9/27 Gainesville, 10/4 White County (Cleveland), 10/11 at Chestatee (Gainesville), 10/18 at Blessed Trinity (Roswell), 10/25 Marist (Atlanta), 11/1 West Hall (Oakwood), 11/8 at Denmark (Alpharetta)
Highest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Marist (Atlanta) (38.9), Blessed Trinity (Roswell) (35.8), Clarke Central (Athens) (18.8)
Lowest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: East Hall (Gainesville) (-35.1), Chestatee (Gainesville) (-16.4), West Hall (Oakwood) (-7.9)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 19.2 (19.1 overall)
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 4.5
2019 vs. 2018 Schedule Strength Comparison: -14.7
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #105
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1299
2019 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3
2019 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2019 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%