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GENERAL
Nickname: Lions
Colors: Blue/Silver
Coach: Rico Zackery
League: AAAAAAA Region 2 (moving from AAAAAA Region 4)
Playoff Division: AAAAAAA
Playoff Division Rank: #11

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Aveion Terrell Senior CB
Christian Peterson Junior DB
R.J. Johnson Senior QB

COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Horace Lockett 6'5" 315 Senior DL
Clayton Powell-Lee 6'2" 170 Senior S
Zion Young 6'5.5" 230 Senior DL

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Defense, QB

RATINGS
2021 Final Power Rating: 49.8
2021 National Rank: #201
2021 State Rank: #26
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.4
2022 Starting Power Rating: 43.5
2022 National Rank: #141
2022 State Rank: #18
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2021 Rating): 31.3
Dynasty National Rank: #1119
2022 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 12.2
Dynasty Record: 131-86 [130-87 on the field] (83-39 in league)

HISTORICAL
2021 Overall Record: 10-3
2021 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (2nd)
2021 Points For Average: 38.7
2021 Points Against Average: 14.3
2021 Differential: +24.4
2021 Wins: #186 Colquitt County (Norman Park) (31-24), #464 Archer (Lawrenceville) (29-14), #973 Kennesaw Mountain (Kennesaw) (45-10), #1095 Shiloh (Snellville) (26-6), #1294 Lovejoy (34-0), #1853 Effingham County (Springfield) (45-3), #2265 North Atlanta (Atlanta) (65-18), #2964 Mays [Benjamin E.] (Atlanta) (56-6), #3427 Tucker (34-10), #8190 Morrow (62-0)
2021 Losses: #105 Hughes [Langston] (Fairburn) (31-24), #151 Carrollton (37-32), #191 Creekside (Fairburn) (27-20)
2021 Opponents W-L: 89-62
Recent League Championships: 2020 (AAAAAA Region 4), 2019 (tied for 1st), 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015 (tied for 1st; AAAAAA Region 3), 2014 (AAAAAA Region 3), 2005 (5-AAA)
Winning Streak Entering 2022 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2022 Schedule: 8/19 North Cobb (Kennesaw), 8/26 Crisp County (Cordele), 9/2 Cedar Grove (Ellenwood), 9/9 Southwest DeKalb (Decatur), 9/16 Newton (Covington), 9/23 at Collins Hill (Suwanee), 10/7 at Pebblebrook (Mableton), 10/21 Carrollton, 10/28 at East Coweta (Sharpsburg), 11/4 Campbell (Smyrna)
Highest-Rated 2022 Regular Season Opponents: North Cobb (Kennesaw) (62.3), Collins Hill (Suwanee) (57.7), Cedar Grove (Ellenwood) (50.9)
Lowest-Rated 2022 Regular Season Opponents: Campbell (Smyrna) (5.8), East Coweta (Sharpsburg) (7.6), Crisp County (Cordele) (14.9)
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 28.9 (31.6 overall)
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 30.5
2022 vs. 2021 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1.6
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #13
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #83
2022 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3
2022 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2022 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%