GENERAL
Nickname: Blazers
Colors: Purple/Silver/White
Coach: Derek Howard
League: AAAA Region 5
Playoff Division: AAAA
Playoff Division Rank: #8
COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Zion Agnew 5'11" 165 Senior WR
Joshua Saddler 6'3" 215 Senior Edge
Chris Lawson Jr. 6'1" 170 Senior WR
RATINGS
2022 Final Power Rating: 27.2
2022 National Rank: #1448
2022 State Rank: #26
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.4
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: +2
2023 Starting Power Rating: 9.9
2023 National Rank: #1485
2023 State Rank: #27
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2022 Rating): 32
Dynasty National Rank: #788
2023 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 22.3
Dynasty Record: 37-18 (16-7 in league)
HISTORICAL
2022 Overall Record: 8-2
2022 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (2nd)
2022 Points For Average: 35.2
2022 Points Against Average: 15.8
2022 Differential: +19.4
2022 Wins: #1634 Blythewood (21-14), #3271 Irmo (Columbia) (40-37), #4063 Lower Richland (Hopkins) (46-14), #5849 Spring Valley (Columbia) (27-0), #6233 Lugoff-Elgin (Lugoff) (35-6), #6250 Richland Northeast (Columbia) (41-34), #7076 Dreher (Columbia) (70-7), #7306 Westwood (Blythewood) (36-0)
2022 Losses: #497 Flora [A. C.] (Columbia) (31-22), #1027 Sumter (15-14)
2022 Opponents W-L: 60-56
Recent League Championships: 2007 (tied for 1st; AAAA Region V), 2006 (tied for 1st; AAAA Region V)
Winning Streak Entering 2023 Season: none
SCHEDULE
2023 Schedule: 8/18 Blythewood, 8/25 Sumter, 9/1 Lower Richland (Hopkins), 9/8 Spring Valley (Columbia), 9/15 Dreher (Columbia), 9/29 Lugoff-Elgin (Lugoff), 10/6 Irmo (Columbia), 10/13 Westwood (Blythewood), 10/20 Richland Northeast (Columbia), 10/27 Flora [A. C.] (Columbia)
Highest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: Flora [A. C.] (Columbia) (22.1), Blythewood (12.6), Sumter (10.3)
Lowest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: Dreher (Columbia) (-30.8), Westwood (Blythewood) (-29.1), Spring Valley (Columbia) (-27.9)
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 9.7
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -8.4
2023 vs. 2022 Schedule Strength Comparison: -18.1
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #49
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2739
2023 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2
2023 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2023 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 4%
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