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GENERAL
Nickname: Fighting Gamecocks
Colors: Royal Blue/Gold
Coach: Paul Sorrells
League: AAAAA Region 6 (moving from AAAAA Region 4)
Playoff Division: AAAAA
Playoff Division Rank*: #5

D1 PROSPECTS
Justus Boone 6'5" 250 Senior SDE
Miles Capers 6'5" 220 Senior WDE
Deshawn McKnight 6'2" 215 Senior OLB

COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Tylee Craft 6'4" 180 Senior WR
O'Donnell Fortune 6'1" 170 Senior S
Anthony Dinkins-McCall 5'10" 165 Senior APB

RATINGS
2019 Final Power Rating: 41.2
2019 National Rank: #546
2019 State Rank: #10
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment*: +3.3
Player Statistics-Based (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment*: +7
2020 Starting Power Rating*: 40.8
2020 National Rank*: #244
2020 State Rank*: #5
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2019 Rating): 34.5
Dynasty National Rank: #892
2020 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: better by 6.3
Dynasty Record: 139-73 (59-20 in league)

HISTORICAL
2019 Overall Record: 10-1
2019 League Record/Finish: 4-0 (1st)
2019 Points For Average: 42.2
2019 Points Against Average: 12.6
2019 Differential: +29.6
2019 Wins: #983 Rock Hill (28-21), #1579 Spring Valley (Columbia) (30-28), #1916 Northwestern (Rock Hill) (40-0), #2374 Blythewood (28-7), #2464 Irmo (Columbia) (34-14), #2759 Lugoff-Elgin (Lugoff) (58-6), #3367 Woodmont (Piedmont) (45-7), #6520 Lakewood (Sumter) (61-0), #6908 Crestwood (Sumter) (63-2), #8285 Bluffton (70-21)
2019 Losses: #179 Gaffney (33-7)
2019 Opponents W-L: 52-67
Recent League Championships: 2019 (AAAAA Region 4), 2018 (AAAAA Region 4), 2016 (AAAAA Region VI), 2015 (AAAA Region VI), 2009 (AAAA Region VI), 2007 (tied for 1st; AAAA Region VI), 2004 (tied for 1st; AAAA Region VI), 2003 (AAAA Region 5)
Winning Streak Entering 2020 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2020 Schedule: 9/25 at Socastee (Myrtle Beach), 10/2 at Rock Hill, 10/9 Carolina Forest (Myrtle Beach), 10/16 at St. James (Murrells Inlet), 10/23 Conway, 11/6 Crestwood (Sumter), 11/13 Berkeley (Moncks Corner), 11/20 River Bluff (Lexington), 11/27 at Dutch Fork (Irmo)
Highest-Rated 2020 Regular Season Opponents*: Dutch Fork (Irmo) (45.2), River Bluff (Lexington) (28.7), Rock Hill (27.3)
Lowest-Rated 2020 Regular Season Opponents*: Socastee (Myrtle Beach) (-22.3), St. James (Murrells Inlet) (-8.1), Crestwood (Sumter) (-7.9)
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 18.6 (21.7 overall)
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength*: 11.4
2020 vs. 2019 Schedule Strength Comparison*: -7.2
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank*: #28
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank*: #1169
2020 Projected Regular Season Record*: 8-1
2020 Projected League Finish*: 1st
2020 Undefeated Regular Season Probability*: 14%



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