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GENERAL
Nickname: Lions
Colors: Maroon/Gray
Coach: Darius Smiley
League: AAAA Region 7
Playoff Division: AAAA
Playoff Division Rank: #11

COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Vicari Swain 6'0" 175 Senior WR

RATINGS
2022 Final Power Rating: 26.6
2022 National Rank: #1492
2022 State Rank: #125
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.4
Non-Senior D1 Talent Rating Bonus: +3.5
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: +3
2023 Starting Power Rating: 14.7
2023 National Rank: #1086
2023 State Rank: #101
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2022 Rating): 14.2
Dynasty National Rank: #2907
2023 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 0.3
Dynasty Record: 24-29 (9-17 in league)

HISTORICAL
2022 Overall Record: 8-4
2022 League Record/Finish: 3-2 (tied for 2nd)
2022 Points For Average: 33.6
2022 Points Against Average: 21.8
2022 Differential: +11.8
2022 Wins: #696 Bowdon (35-14), #2262 Heritage (Ringgold) (35-23), #2364 Northwest Whitfield (Tunnel Hill) (35-17), #2824 Northgate (Newnan) (27-10), #3867 Madison County (Danielsville) (35-7), #5118 McIntosh (Peachtree City) (61-40), #7142 Southeast Whitfield County (Dalton) (51-6), #8526 Redan (Stone Mountain) (36-12)
2022 Losses: #102 Cedartown (39-7), #801 Holy Innocents Episcopal (Atlanta) (24-14), #2006 Sonoraville (Calhoun) (35-34), #2819 Hampton (34-33)
2022 Opponents W-L: 85-55
Recent League Championships: 2014 (AAA Region 5A)
Winning Streak Entering 2023 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2023 Schedule: 8/18 Redan (Stone Mountain), 8/25 Bowdon, 9/1 Hampton, 9/8 at McIntosh (Peachtree City), 9/15 at Northgate (Newnan), 9/29 Cedartown, 10/6 at Sonoraville (Calhoun), 10/20 Southeast Whitfield County (Dalton), 10/27 at Northwest Whitfield (Tunnel Hill), 11/3 at Heritage (Ringgold)
Highest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: Cedartown (42.5), Bowdon (15.9), Sonoraville (Calhoun) (0.8)
Lowest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: Redan (Stone Mountain) (-36.1), Southeast Whitfield County (Dalton) (-32.4), McIntosh (Peachtree City) (-14.6)
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 18.1 (18.2 overall)
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -4.1
2023 vs. 2022 Schedule Strength Comparison: -22.2
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #196
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1933
2023 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2
2023 Projected League Finish: 1st
2023 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 1%



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