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GENERAL
Nickname: Wolves
Colors: Green/Gold
Coach: Jess Simpson
League: AAAAAAA Region 8 (moving from AAAAAA Region 8)
Playoff Division: AAAAAAA
Playoff Division Rank: #2

D1 PROSPECTS
Justice Haynes 5'10" 200 Senior RB
Paul Mubenga 6'4" 280 Senior OT
Dylan Wittke 6'1" 190 Senior QB

COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Isaiah Bond 5'10.5" 175 Senior WR
Aubrey Smith 6'2" 220 Senior LB
Malik Spencer 6'2" 195 Senior S
Jake Pope 6'1" 190 Senior S
Ryland Gandy 6'0" 170 Senior CB
VJ Payne 6'2" 180 Senior LB
CJ Clinkscales 5'9" 180 Senior WR
Ashton Daniels 6'3" 200 Senior QB
Victor Venn 5'9" 175 Senior RB
Josiah Wyatt 6'4" 220 Senior DL

RATINGS
2021 Final Power Rating: 67
2021 National Rank: #29
2021 State Rank: #4
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.6
Non-Senior D1 Talent Rating Bonus: +11.4
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: 0
2022 Starting Power Rating: 67.8
2022 National Rank: #20
2022 State Rank: #2
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2021 Rating): 55.6
Dynasty National Rank: #49
2022 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 12.2
Dynasty Record: 254-22 [256-20 on the field] (119-4 in league)

HISTORICAL
2021 Overall Record: 14-1
2021 League Record/Finish: 6-0 (1st)
2021 Points For Average: 34.5
2021 Points Against Average: 6.9
2021 Differential: +27.6
2021 Wins: #52 North Cobb (Kennesaw) (35-27), #105 Hughes [Langston] (Fairburn) (21-20), #135 Lee County (Leesburg) (27-0), #151 Carrollton (21-6), #338 Dacula (42-7), #770 Myers Park (Charlotte, NC) (44-10), #955 Clarke Central (Athens) (16-3), #1095 Shiloh (Snellville) (37-0), #1294 Lovejoy (44-7), #1762 Kell [Carlton J.] (Marietta) (38-14), #2350 Winder-Barrow (Winder) (38-2), #2376 Lanier (Sugar Hill) (56-0), #3461 Habersham Central (Mt. Airy) (58-0), #5202 Central Gwinnett (Lawrenceville) (41-0)
2021 Losses: #31 Chaminade-Madonna (Hollywood, FL) (7-0)
2021 Opponents W-L: 113-66
Recent State Championships: 2021 (AAAAAA), 2020 (AAAAAA), 2019 (AAAAA), 2014 (AAAA), 2013 (AAA), 2012 (AAA), 2010 (AA), 2009 (AA), 2008 (AA), 2007 (AA), 2003 (AA)
Recent League Championships: 2021 (AAAAAA Region 8), 2020 (AAAAAA Region 8), 2019 (tied for 1st; AAAAA Region 8), 2018 (AAAAA Region 8), 2017 (AAAAA Region 8), 2016 (AAAAA Region 8), 2015 (AAAA Region 8), 2014 (AAAA Region 8), 2013 (AAA Region 7), 2011 (AA Region 6A), 2010 (AA Region 6A), 2009 (tied for 1st; 6-AA), 2008 (6-AA), 2007 (6-AA), 2006 (6-AA), 2005 (8-AA), 2004 (8-AA), 2003 (8-AA)
Winning Streak Entering 2022 Season: 11
Streak List: 9/24/21 Central Gwinnett (Lawrenceville) (41-0), 10/1/21 Habersham Central (Mt. Airy) (58-0), 10/15/21 Shiloh (Snellville) (37-0), 10/22/21 Lanier (Sugar Hill) (56-0), 10/29/21 Winder-Barrow (Winder) (38-2), 11/5/21 Dacula (42-7), 11/13/21 Kell [Carlton J.] (Marietta) (38-14), 11/19/21 Lovejoy (44-7), 11/26/21 Lee County (Leesburg) (27-0), 12/3/21 Carrollton (21-6), 12/10/21 Hughes [Langston] (Fairburn) (21-20)

SCHEDULE
2022 Schedule: 8/19 at Thompson (Alabaster, AL), 8/26 Mallard Creek (Charlotte, NC), 9/2 North Cobb (Kennesaw), 9/16 vs Carver (Atlanta), 9/23 at Marietta, 9/30 Collins Hill (Suwanee), 10/14 Mill Creek (Hoschton), 10/21 Dacula, 10/28 at Mountain View (Lawrenceville), 11/4 at Central Gwinnett (Lawrenceville)
Highest-Rated 2022 Regular Season Opponents: Mill Creek (Hoschton) (67.9), North Cobb (Kennesaw) (62.3), Thompson (Alabaster, AL) (60)
Lowest-Rated 2022 Regular Season Opponents: Central Gwinnett (Lawrenceville) (-12.9), Mallard Creek (Charlotte, NC) (21.7), Dacula (26.9)
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 34.6 (38 overall)
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 38
2022 vs. 2021 Schedule Strength Comparison: +3.4
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #5
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #23
2022 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1
2022 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2022 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 31%



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