Lower Richland (Hopkins, SC)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Diamond Hornets
Colors: Black/Vegas Gold
Coach: Tymere Zimmerman
League: AAA Region 5
Playoff Division: AAA
Playoff Division Rank: #12

D1 PROSPECT
Dakarai Sumter 6'8" 320 Senior OT

COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Nate Branch 5'10" 170 Senior WR

RATINGS
2022 Final Power Rating: 7.9
2022 National Rank: #4063
2022 State Rank: #64
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.9
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: +0.9
2023 Starting Power Rating: -6.9
2023 National Rank: #3602
2023 State Rank: #56
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2022 Rating): 10.7
Dynasty National Rank: #3568
2023 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 17.8
Dynasty Record: 26-24 (17-4 in league)

HISTORICAL
2022 Overall Record: 5-6
2022 League Record/Finish: 3-2 (3rd)
2022 Points For Average: 26.3
2022 Points Against Average: 26.1
2022 Differential: +0.2
2022 Wins: #5071 Simmons [Philip] (Charleston) (35-21), #6262 Orangeburg-Wilkinson (Orangeburg) (31-0), #7076 Dreher (Columbia) (28-20), #7306 Westwood (Blythewood) (35-8), #8105 Swansea (42-13)
2022 Losses: #1448 Ridge View (Columbia) (46-14), #1863 River Bluff (Lexington) (42-21), #1883 Gilbert (48-25), #2035 Camden (29-26), #2556 Brookland-Cayce (Cayce) (14-7), #6200 Rock Hill (46-25)
2022 Opponents W-L: 61-62
Recent League Championships: 2021 (tied for 1st; AAA Region 4), 2019 (AAAA Region 4), 2017 (tied for 1st; AAAA Region V)
Winning Streak Entering 2023 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2023 Schedule: 8/18 at West Ashley (Charleston), 8/24 at Westwood (Blythewood), 9/1 at Ridge View (Columbia), 9/8 Rock Hill, 9/15 at River Bluff (Lexington), 9/29 at Gilbert, 10/6 Brookland-Cayce (Cayce), 10/13 Swansea, 10/20 at Orangeburg-Wilkinson (Orangeburg), 10/27 at Dreher (Columbia)
Highest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: River Bluff (Lexington) (12.1), Gilbert (9.9), Ridge View (Columbia) (9.7)
Lowest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: Swansea (-36.1), Dreher (Columbia) (-30.8), Westwood (Blythewood) (-29.1)
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 9.2 (8.3 overall)
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -12.9
2023 vs. 2022 Schedule Strength Comparison: -22.1
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #66
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3623
2023 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2023 Projected League Finish: 4th
2023 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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