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GENERAL
Nickname: Blue Devils
Colors: Blue/Silver
Coach: Keith Maloof
League: AAAAAAA Region 7
Playoff Division: AAAAAAA
Playoff Division Rank: #19

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

TOP PLAYERS
Kellen Grave de Peralta 6'1" 175 Senior K
D'Ron Jumpp 5'11" 175 Senior DB
Randy Smith 5'7" 165 Senior WR

COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Christian Sims 6'2" 205 Senior TE
Randy Cochran 6'0" 175 Senior CB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Line Depth, Special Teams, Skill Position/Secondary Athleticism
Team Weaknesses: Breaking In New QB, Replacing 3 Of Top WRs In County, Building LB Depth

RATINGS
2018 Final Power Rating: 37.4
2018 National Rank: #714
2018 State Rank: #46
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.9
2019 Starting Power Rating: 17.7
2019 National Rank: #1101
2019 State Rank: #79
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2018 Rating): 40.7
Dynasty National Rank: #445
2019 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 23
Dynasty Record: 133-54 (90-31 in league)

HISTORICAL
2018 Overall Record: 7-5
2018 League Record/Finish: 5-1 (2nd)
2018 Points For Average: 28.9
2018 Points Against Average: 23.5
2018 Differential: +5.4
2018 Wins: #959 Brookwood (Snellville) (24-14), #1220 Mountain View (Lawrenceville) (30-23), #2248 Mays [Benjamin E.] (Atlanta) (42-26), #2752 Central Gwinnett (Lawrenceville) (52-19), #2751 Meadowcreek (Norcross) (42-10), #8557 Lakeside (Atlanta) (55-7), #9463 Berkmar (Lilburn) (48-0)
2018 Losses: #66 Archer (Lawrenceville) (37-0), #75 Parkview (Lilburn) (28-0), #152 Grayson (Loganville) (37-17), #153 North Gwinnett (Suwanee) (42-13), #413 Mill Creek (Hoschton) (39-24)
2018 Opponents W-L: 84-54
Recent State Championships: 2013 (AAAAAA), 2012 (AAAAAA)
Recent League Championships: 2016, 2013 (tied for 1st; AAAAAA Region 7), 2012 (AAAAAA Region 7), 2007 (tied for 1st; 7-AAAAA), 2006 (7-AAAAA)
Winning Streak Entering 2019 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2019 Schedule: 8/24 Walton [George] (Marietta), 9/6 at Mill Creek (Hoschton), 9/13 North Gwinnett (Suwanee), 9/20 at Archer (Lawrenceville), 9/27 at Central Gwinnett (Lawrenceville), 10/4 Parkview (Lilburn), 10/18 at Lakeside (Atlanta), 10/25 Berkmar (Lilburn), 11/1 at Brookwood (Snellville), 11/8 Meadowcreek (Norcross)
Highest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Parkview (Lilburn) (55.9), North Gwinnett (Suwanee) (52.8), Archer (Lawrenceville) (50.3)
Lowest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Berkmar (Lilburn) (-39.8), Lakeside (Atlanta) (-16.8), Meadowcreek (Norcross) (5.3)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 33.3 (32.6 overall)
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 17.2
2019 vs. 2018 Schedule Strength Comparison: -16.1
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #21
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #294
2019 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5
2019 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2019 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%