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GENERAL
Nickname: Cougars
Colors: Blue/Gold
Coach: Chip Walker
League: AAAAAAA Region 2
Playoff Division: AAAAAAA
Playoff Division Rank: #28

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2020 JV Record: 2-4
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Michai Hill 6'2" 230 Senior DE 4.7
Pichon Wimbley 6'2" 305 Senior OL
Jaylen Geter 5'10" 190 Senior S 4.66

COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Michael Maginnis 6'0.5" 180 Senior QB
Bryson Moss 5'9" 185 Senior RB
Steven Carter 6'1" 220 Senior LB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: OL, Defensive Speed, Skill Positions
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience

RATINGS
2020 Final Power Rating: 30.3
2020 National Rank: #1169
2020 State Rank: #63
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -4.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.4
2021 Starting Power Rating: 18.1
2021 National Rank: #1179
2021 State Rank: #75
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2020 Rating): 32.8
Dynasty National Rank: #1024
2021 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 14.7
Dynasty Record: 134-77 (80-31 in league)

HISTORICAL
2020 Overall Record: 9-2
2020 League Record/Finish: 3-1 (2nd)
2020 Points For Average: 35.6
2020 Points Against Average: 17.7
2020 Differential: +17.9
2020 Wins: #2000 McEachern (Powder Springs) (46-27), #2347 North Paulding (Dallas) (42-23), #2716 Pebblebrook (Mableton) (31-28), #3032 Sandy Creek (Tyrone) (28-6), #3250 Harris County (Hamilton) (34-21), #4298 Whitewater (Fayetteville) (42-17), #4877 King [Dr. Martin Luther] (Lithonia) (41-6), #5021 Persons [Mary] (Forsyth) (44-7), #6679 Campbell (Smyrna) (34-7)
2020 Losses: #817 Harrison [Carl] (Kennesaw) (26-24), #848 East Coweta (Sharpsburg) (27-26)
2020 Opponents W-L: 49-61
Recent League Championships: 2015 (tied for 1st; AAAAAA Region 3), 2009 (4-AAAAA), 2008 (4-AAAAA), 2007 (4-AAAAA), 2006 (tied for 1st; 4-AAAAA)
Winning Streak Entering 2021 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2021 Schedule: 8/21 at Starr's Mill (Fayetteville), 9/3 Sandy Creek (Tyrone), 9/10 Persons [Mary] (Forsyth), 9/17 at Harris County (Hamilton), 10/1 North Paulding (Dallas), 10/15 at McEachern (Powder Springs), 10/22 at Pebblebrook (Mableton), 10/29 Campbell (Smyrna), 11/5 East Coweta (Sharpsburg)
Highest-Rated 2021 Regular Season Opponents: McEachern (Powder Springs) (29.4), East Coweta (Sharpsburg) (26.8), Starr's Mill (Fayetteville) (22.6)
Lowest-Rated 2021 Regular Season Opponents: Campbell (Smyrna) (-16.3), Persons [Mary] (Forsyth) (-3.8), Sandy Creek (Tyrone) (3.5)
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 20.3 (17.6 overall)
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 9.4
2021 vs. 2020 Schedule Strength Comparison: -10.9
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #68
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #885
2021 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-3
2021 Projected League Finish: 4th
2021 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%