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GENERAL
Nickname: Lions
Colors: Green/Gold
Coach: Corey Jarvis
League: AAAAA Region 5
Playoff Division: AAAAA
Playoff Division Rank: #30

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 2
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2022 JV Record: 3-4
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Alex Henry 6'2" 245 Senior DL/OL 5.0
Charles Walden 6'2" 210 Senior OLB/TE 4.78
Delainta Crawford 5'9" 165 Senior CB 4.55

COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Kebba Secka 6'3" 235 Senior DL

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Defensive Experience, Speed
Team Weaknesses: OL/QB Inexperience

RATINGS
2022 Final Power Rating: 24.3
2022 National Rank: #1727
2022 State Rank: #142
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -9.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.6
2023 Starting Power Rating: -3.9
2023 National Rank: #3149
2023 State Rank: #206
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2022 Rating): 3.9
Dynasty National Rank: #4959
2023 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 8
Dynasty Record: 21-34 (15-17 in league)

HISTORICAL
2022 Overall Record: 6-5
2022 League Record/Finish: 5-2 (tied for 2nd)
2022 Points For Average: 28.7
2022 Points Against Average: 25.2
2022 Differential: +3.5
2022 Wins: #1979 Alexander (Douglasville) (21-7), #2404 Jackson [Maynard H.] (Atlanta) (49-26), #2839 Villa Rica (24-0), #4483 Banneker [Benjamin] (College Park) (36-6), #4643 Chapel Hill (Douglasville) (32-6), #7268 Tri-Cities (East Point) (56-0)
2022 Losses: #253 Lee County (Leesburg) (41-7), #295 Creekside (Fairburn) (35-14), #770 Douglas County (Douglasville) (52-13), #846 Mays [Benjamin E.] (Atlanta) (66-42), #1182 Kell [Carlton J.] (Marietta) (38-22)
2022 Opponents W-L: 65-57
Winning Streak Entering 2023 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2023 Schedule: 8/19 Stephenson (Stone Mountain), 8/25 Alexander (Douglasville), 9/1 at Lee County (Leesburg), 9/15 Creekside (Fairburn), 9/22 at Jackson [Maynard H.] (Atlanta), 9/29 at Villa Rica, 10/6 Tri-Cities (East Point), 10/13 at Banneker [Benjamin] (College Park), 10/27 Chapel Hill (Douglasville), 11/3 at Mays [Benjamin E.] (Atlanta)
Highest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: Creekside (Fairburn) (47.5), Lee County (Leesburg) (35), Mays [Benjamin E.] (Atlanta) (21.3)
Lowest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: Tri-Cities (East Point) (-32.8), Banneker [Benjamin] (College Park) (-13.1), Chapel Hill (Douglasville) (-11.2)
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 24.2 (23.5 overall)
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 6
2023 vs. 2022 Schedule Strength Comparison: -18.2
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #102
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #836
2023 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-6
2023 Projected League Finish: 6th
2023 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%