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GENERAL
Nickname: Eagles
Colors: Red/White
Coach: Brad Gordon
League: A Public Region 6
Playoff Division: A Public
Playoff Division Rank: #37

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Garrett Gordon 6'3" 280 Senior OL/DL 5.01
Christian Terrell 6'3.5" 170 Senior WR/CB 4.6
Malachi Ackles 5'10" 180 Junior ATH/DB 4.63

COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Jared Morrow 6'5" 290 Senior OT

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: OL, DBs, WR
Team Weaknesses: DL, Kicking Game

RATINGS
2020 Final Power Rating: -9.7
2020 National Rank: #7953
2020 State Rank: #336
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.6
2021 Starting Power Rating: -25.6
2021 National Rank: #8488
2021 State Rank: #344
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2020 Rating): -11.5
Dynasty National Rank: #11829
2021 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 14.1
Dynasty Record: 79-113 (32-54 in league)

HISTORICAL
2020 Overall Record: 8-3
2020 League Record/Finish: 3-2 (3rd)
2020 Points For Average: 27.4
2020 Points Against Average: 27.1
2020 Differential: +0.3
2020 Wins: #8490 Business Engineering Science Tech (Atlanta) (41-28), #9661 Landmark Christian (Fairburn) (28-21), #9785 Trion (35-21), #9978 Dade County (Trenton) (35-33), #10318 Towns County (Hiawassee) (21-20), #11180 Heritage (Newnan) (28-10), #12037 Armuchee (Rome) (31-14), #13190 Central (Talbotton) (40-0)
2020 Losses: #3753 Warren County (Warrenton) (60-14), #4264 Lee [Gordon] (Chickamauga) (42-7), #4840 Bowdon (49-21)
2020 Opponents W-L: 41-73
Recent League Championships: 2018 (tied for 1st; A Region 6 - A), 2017 (tied for 1st; A Region 6A), 2016 (A Region 6A), 2012 (tied for 1st; A Region 6A)
Winning Streak Entering 2021 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2021 Schedule: 8/20 Central (Talbotton), 8/27 Creekside Christian Academy (McDonough), 9/3 at Landmark Christian (Fairburn), 9/17 Dade County (Trenton), 9/24 at Heritage (Newnan), 10/1 at Armuchee (Rome), 10/8 Lee [Gordon] (Chickamauga), 10/22 at Bowdon, 10/29 at Trion, 11/5 Business Engineering Science Tech (Atlanta)
Highest-Rated 2021 Regular Season Opponents: Bowdon (0.3), Lee [Gordon] (Chickamauga) (-12), Creekside Christian Academy (McDonough) (-14.5)
Lowest-Rated 2021 Regular Season Opponents: Central (Talbotton) (-63.9), Armuchee (Rome) (-47.1), Dade County (Trenton) (-38.6)
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -11.5 (-11.8 overall)
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -30
2021 vs. 2020 Schedule Strength Comparison: -18.5
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #428
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #10655
2021 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2021 Projected League Finish: 4th
2021 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%