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GENERAL
Nickname: Diamond Hornets
Colors: Black/Vegas Gold
Coach: Marlin Taylor
League: AAAA Region 5 (moving from AAA Region 5)
Playoff Division: AAAA
Playoff Division Rank*: #34
COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Dakarai Sumter 6'8" 320 Senior OT
RATINGS
2023 Final Power Rating: -7
2023 National Rank: #7041
2023 State Rank: #141
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment*: -0.7
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment*: -1.7
2024 Starting Power Rating*: -26
2024 National Rank*: #7687
2024 State Rank*: #148
5-Year Dynasty Rating (Average 2018-2023 Rating): 8.5
5-Year Dynasty National Rank: #3852
2024 Rating vs. 5-Year Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 34.5
5-Year Dynasty Record: 23-26 (14-7 in league)
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2023 Rating): 7
Dynasty National Rank: #6162
2024 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 33
Dynasty Record: 61-160 [62-159 on the field] (32-65 in league)
HISTORICAL
2023 Overall Record: 2-8
2023 League Record/Finish: 1-4 (5th)
2023 Points For Average: 17.2
2023 Points Against Average: 30.4
2023 Differential: -13.2
2023 Wins: #7264 Westwood (Blythewood) (24-21), #10976 Swansea (49-7)
2023 Losses: #1667 Brookland-Cayce (Cayce) (42-19), #2017 Gilbert (35-7), #2333 River Bluff (Lexington) (44-6), #2369 Rock Hill (42-0), #2505 Ridge View (Columbia) (47-6), #3366 West Ashley (Charleston) (23-20), #5492 Dreher (Columbia) (21-20), #6809 Orangeburg-Wilkinson (Orangeburg) (22-21)
2023 Opponents W-L: 55-58
Recent League Championships: 2021 (tied for 1st; AAA Region 4), 2019 (AAAA Region 4), 2017 (tied for 1st; AAAA Region V)
Winning Streak Entering 2024 Season: none
SCHEDULE
2024 Schedule: 8/23 Lugoff-Elgin (Lugoff), 8/30 at Spring Valley (Columbia), 9/6 Colleton County (Walterboro), 9/13 at Batesburg-Leesville (Batesburg), 9/20 Darlington, 9/27 at Crestwood (Sumter), 10/4 at Hartsville, 10/11 Wilson (Florence), 10/18 Lakewood (Sumter), 10/25 at South Florence (Florence)
Highest-Rated 2024 Regular Season Opponents*: South Florence (Florence) (34), Crestwood (Sumter) (15.7), Hartsville (9.4)
Lowest-Rated 2024 Regular Season Opponents*: Lakewood (Sumter) (-33.8), Spring Valley (Columbia) (-30.2), Colleton County (Walterboro) (-29.6)
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 7.3
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength*: -10.1
2024 vs. 2023 Schedule Strength Comparison*: -17.4
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank*: #93
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank*: #2356
2024 Projected Regular Season Record*: 3-7
2024 Projected League Finish*: 6th
2024 Undefeated Regular Season Probability*: less than 1%
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