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GENERAL
Nickname: Red Elephants
Colors: Red/White
Coach: Josh Niblett
League: AAAAA Region 7 (moving from AAAAAA Region 8)
Playoff Division: AAAAA
Playoff Division Rank*: #6

D1 PROSPECTS
Alex Payne 6'5" 265 Senior OT
Julius Columbus 6'2" 285 Senior DL

COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Zion Ferguson 6'0" 165 Senior CB
Nick Taylor 6'1" 170 Senior S

RATINGS
2023 Final Power Rating: 53.6
2023 National Rank: #148
2023 State Rank: #21
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment*: +4.4
Non-Senior D1 Talent Rating Bonus*: +2.6
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment*: +1
2024 Starting Power Rating*: 46.4
2024 National Rank*: #104
2024 State Rank*: #14
5-Year Dynasty Rating (Average 2018-2023 Rating): 38.4
5-Year Dynasty National Rank: #422
2024 Rating vs. 5-Year Dynasty Rating Comparison*: better by 8
5-Year Dynasty Record: 42-18 (21-8 in league)
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2023 Rating): 33.4
Dynasty National Rank: #832
2024 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: better by 13
Dynasty Record: 188-72 (109-25 in league)

HISTORICAL
2023 Overall Record: 12-1
2023 League Record/Finish: 6-0 (1st)
2023 Points For Average: 38.3
2023 Points Against Average: 12.5
2023 Differential: +25.8
2023 Wins: #78 Marist (Atlanta) (34-26), #243 Coconut Creek (FL) (30-22), #510 Blessed Trinity (Roswell) (35-12), #1025 Lanier (Sugar Hill) (35-0), #1131 Mountain View (Lawrenceville) (34-21), #1658 Clarke Central (Athens) (24-7), #1954 North Forsyth (Cumming) (41-14), #2028 South Paulding (Douglasville) (46-27), #2752 Jackson County (Jefferson) (28-0), #3129 Habersham Central (Mt. Airy) (49-7), #4883 Shiloh (Snellville) (55-0), #7590 Apalachee (Winder) (70-6)
2023 Losses: #97 Woodward Academy (College Park) (20-17)
2023 Opponents W-L: 80-70
Recent State Championships: 2012
Recent League Championships: 2023 (AAAAAA Region 8), 2022 (AAAAAA Region 8), 2013 (AAAAA Region 8), 2011 (AAA Region 8B), 2010 (AAA Region 8B), 2009 (7B-AAA), 2008 (7B-AAA), 2005 (7-AAA), 2003 (7-AAA)
Winning Streak Entering 2024 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2024 Schedule: 8/16 at Marietta, 8/23 at Moody (AL), 8/30 at Westlake (Atlanta), 9/13 at Carrollton, 9/20 Lanier (Sugar Hill), 9/27 at Johns Creek, 10/4 Seckinger (Buford), 10/11 Milton, 10/18 at Chattahoochee (Alpharetta), 10/25 at Roswell
Highest-Rated 2024 Regular Season Opponents*: Milton (79.2), Carrollton (64.7), Westlake (Atlanta) (51.4)
Lowest-Rated 2024 Regular Season Opponents*: Johns Creek (-27.1), Seckinger (Buford) (-12.7), Chattahoochee (Alpharetta) (-8.5)
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 27.4 (30.6 overall)
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength*: 23.4
2024 vs. 2023 Schedule Strength Comparison*: -4
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank*: #27
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank*: #129
2024 Projected Regular Season Record*: 7-3
2024 Projected League Finish*: 2nd
2024 Undefeated Regular Season Probability*: less than 1%



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