Lowndes (Valdosta, GA) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Vikings Colors: Crimson/White Coach: Joe Ross League: AAAAAAA Region 1 Playoff Division: AAAAAAA Playoff Division Rank: #5 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 7 Returning Defensive Starters: 9 2018 JV Record: 4-0 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Jaylon Jones 6'4" 260 Senior DE Josh Brown 5'11" 165 Senior CB Jacques Hunter 6'4" 200 Junior DE COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION Travis Tisdale 5'9" 175 Senior RB STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: OL, Running Game, Defensive Experience Team Weaknesses: Passing Game RATINGS 2018 Final Power Rating: 56.7 2018 National Rank: #89 2018 State Rank: #7 General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +7.5 D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.2 Non-Senior D1 Talent Rating Bonus: +2.6 Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -0.5 2019 Starting Power Rating: 53.6 2019 National Rank: #73 2019 State Rank: #6 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2018 Rating): 53.7 Dynasty National Rank: #77 2019 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 0.1 Dynasty Record: 159-42 (59-21 in league) HISTORICAL 2018 Overall Record: 10-4 2018 League Record/Finish: 1-2 (tied for 2nd) 2018 Points For Average: 36.9 2018 Points Against Average: 19.2 2018 Differential: +17.7 2018 Wins: #152 Grayson (Loganville) (20-15), #435 Westlake (Atlanta) (24-0), #434 Lincoln (Tallahassee, FL) (51-15), #460 Camden County (Kingsland) (28-27), #716 Valdosta (71-35), #1109 Ware County (Waycross) (37-16), #1230 East Coweta (Sharpsburg) (37-12), #1623 Cherokee (Canton) (54-14), #6779 Drew [Charles] (Riverdale) (66-7), #10919 Chamblee (62-0) 2018 Losses: #14 Colquitt County (Norman Park) (40-6), #37 Milton (28-17), #75 Parkview (Lilburn) (39-27), #182 Tift County (Tifton) (21-17) 2018 Opponents W-L: 107-64 Recent State Championships: 2007 (AAAAA), 2005 (AAAAA), 2004 (AAAAA) Recent League Championships: 2017, 2012 (tied for 1st; AAAAAA Region 1), 2010 (tied for 1st; AAAAA Region 1), 2009 (tied for 1st; 1-AAAAA), 2008 (1-AAAAA), 2007 (1-AAAAA), 2005 (1-AAAAA), 2004 (1-AAAAA) Winning Streak Entering 2019 Season: none SCHEDULE 2019 Schedule: 8/23 Drew [Charles] (Riverdale), 8/30 Champagnat Catholic (Hialeah, FL), 9/6 Parkview (Lilburn), 9/13 at East Coweta (Sharpsburg), 9/20 Northwestern (Miami, FL), 9/27 Valdosta, 10/4 at Ware County (Waycross), 10/18 at Tift County (Tifton), 10/25 at Camden County (Kingsland), 11/1 Colquitt County (Norman Park) Highest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Northwestern (Miami, FL) (61), Colquitt County (Norman Park) (60.6), Parkview (Lilburn) (55.9) Lowest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Drew [Charles] (Riverdale) (-29.9), East Coweta (Sharpsburg) (4.5), Champagnat Catholic (Hialeah, FL) (8.7) 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 41.7 (40.3 overall) 2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 28.3 2019 vs. 2018 Schedule Strength Comparison: -13.4 2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #4 2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #64 2019 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2 2019 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2019 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 2% |