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GENERAL
Nickname: Vikings
Colors: Navy/Gold
Coach: Mark Hodge
League: AAAAA Region 2
Playoff Division: AAAAA
Playoff Division Rank: #18

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 6

COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Seth Smith 6'2" 205 Senior QB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Character, Speed, Elite QB
Team Weaknesses: Familiarity With Schemes, Depth

RATINGS
2020 Final Power Rating: 19.4
2020 National Rank: #2324
2020 State Rank: #48
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1
Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -52.3
2021 Starting Power Rating: 10.1
2021 National Rank: #1996
2021 State Rank: #36
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2020 Rating): 36.8
Dynasty National Rank: #645
2021 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 26.7
Dynasty Record: 114-104 (49-54 in league)

HISTORICAL
2020 Overall Record: 4-3
2020 League Record/Finish: 2-2 (3rd)
2020 Points For Average: 29.4
2020 Points Against Average: 28.9
2020 Differential: +0.5
2020 Wins: #1599 Boiling Springs (Spartanburg) (30-20), #4258 Broome [Gettys D.] (Spartanburg) (40-33), #5559 Riverside (Greer) (38-27), #9707 Hampton [Wade] (Greenville) (56-26)
2020 Losses: #424 Dorman (Roebuck) (21-0), #1206 Byrnes [James F.] (Duncan) (41-21), #2021 Union County (Union) (34-21)
2020 Opponents W-L: 17-23
Recent State Championships: 2014 (AAAA II)
Recent League Championships: 2016 (tied for 1st; AAAAA Region III), 2015 (tied for 1st; AAAA Region II)
Winning Streak Entering 2021 Season: 3
Streak List: 10/30/20 Riverside (Greer) (38-27), 11/6/20 Boiling Springs (Spartanburg) (30-20), 11/12/20 Broome [Gettys D.] (Spartanburg) (40-33)

SCHEDULE
2021 Schedule: 8/20 Gaffney, 9/3 Hillcrest (Simpsonville), 9/10 at Boiling Springs (Spartanburg), 9/17 Clover, 9/24 at Dutch Fork (Irmo), 10/1 at Byrnes [James F.] (Duncan), 10/8 Hampton [Wade] (Greenville), 10/21 at Mauldin, 10/22 at Riverside (Greer), 10/29 Dorman (Roebuck)
Highest-Rated 2021 Regular Season Opponents: Dutch Fork (Irmo) (50.5), Dorman (Roebuck) (28.4), Byrnes [James F.] (Duncan) (23.9)
Lowest-Rated 2021 Regular Season Opponents: Hampton [Wade] (Greenville) (-24.2), Riverside (Greer) (-22.5), Boiling Springs (Spartanburg) (6.9)
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 16.2
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 13.4
2021 vs. 2020 Schedule Strength Comparison: -2.8
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #11
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #587
2021 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-7
2021 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2021 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%