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GENERAL
Nickname: Hornets
Colors: Purple/Gold
Coach: Pete Fominaya
League: AAAA Region 7 (moving from AAAAA Region 7)
Playoff Division: AAAA
Playoff Division Rank: #24

COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Walter Matthews 6'7" 245 Senior TE
Chase Tyler 6'3" 165 Senior WR
Jameson Riggs 6'4.5" 300 Senior IOL
Clinton Richard 6'3.5" 280 Senior IOL

RATINGS
2023 Final Power Rating: 36.9
2023 National Rank: #706
2023 State Rank: #65
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.8
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: -3.1
2024 Starting Power Rating: 15.7
2024 National Rank: #1195
2024 State Rank: #99
5-Year Dynasty Rating (Average 2018-2023 Rating): 15
5-Year Dynasty National Rank: #2734
2024 Rating vs. 5-Year Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 2.8
5-Year Dynasty Record: 22-33 (12-16 in league)
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2023 Rating): 16.4
Dynasty National Rank: #3587
2024 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 1.4
Dynasty Record: 101-119 (58-83 in league)

HISTORICAL
2023 Overall Record: 9-3
2023 League Record/Finish: 3-2 (tied for 2nd)
2023 Points For Average: 39.4
2023 Points Against Average: 23.8
2023 Differential: +15.6
2023 Wins: #588 Dalton (49-39), #700 Cass (White) (50-20), #1323 East Paulding (Dallas) (52-49), #2684 Cambridge (Milton) (31-24), #3784 Paulding County (Dallas) (45-0), #4331 Woodstock (38-14), #4336 Woodland (Cartersville) (27-0), #4575 Drew [Charles] (Riverdale) (43-6), #5617 Morrow (48-0)
2023 Losses: #187 Cartersville (35-34), #198 Jefferson (42-21), #698 Calhoun (56-35)
2023 Opponents W-L: 70-65
Recent League Championships: 2009 (7B-AAAA), 2006 (tied for 1st; 4-AAAAA)
Winning Streak Entering 2024 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2024 Schedule: 8/16 at Paulding County (Dallas), 8/23 Eastside (Covington), 8/30 Central (Carrollton), 9/6 East Paulding (Dallas), 9/13 at Cass (White), 10/4 Cedartown, 10/11 at Woodland (Cartersville), 10/18 Allatoona (Acworth), 10/24 at Cartersville
Highest-Rated 2024 Regular Season Opponents: Cartersville (46.3), Cass (White) (39.1), Eastside (Covington) (32.8)
Lowest-Rated 2024 Regular Season Opponents: Woodland (Cartersville) (-9.1), Paulding County (Dallas) (-0.6), Allatoona (Acworth) (-0.2)
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 24.3 (25.7 overall)
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 20.4
2024 vs. 2023 Schedule Strength Comparison: -3.9
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #42
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #344
2024 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-5
2024 Projected League Finish: 4th
2024 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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