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GENERAL
Nickname: Raiders
Colors: Green/Gold
Coach: Daryl Smith
League: AAAA Region 1 (moving from AAAA Region 2)
Playoff Division: AAAA
Playoff Division Rank: #25

RATINGS
2023 Final Power Rating: -1.3
2023 National Rank: #5881
2023 State Rank: #118
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: +0.3
Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.6
2024 Starting Power Rating: -18.4
2024 National Rank: #5744
2024 State Rank: #116
5-Year Dynasty Rating (Average 2018-2023 Rating): 11.7
5-Year Dynasty National Rank: #3282
2024 Rating vs. 5-Year Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 28
5-Year Dynasty Record: 23-26 (15-6 in league)
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2023 Rating): 20.8
Dynasty National Rank: #2547
2024 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 37.1
Dynasty Record: 108-133 (63-50 in league)

HISTORICAL
2023 Overall Record: 2-9
2023 League Record/Finish: 2-2 (tied for 2nd)
2023 Points For Average: 13.2
2023 Points Against Average: 40.1
2023 Differential: -26.9
2023 Wins: #3127 Riverside (Greer) (18-17), #8494 Hampton [Wade] (Greenville) (23-13)
2023 Losses: #275 Northwestern (Rock Hill) (57-0), #356 Hanna [T. L.] (Anderson) (48-6), #598 Hillcrest (Simpsonville) (55-9), #704 Belton-Honea Path (Honea Path) (49-21), #1541 Clinton (49-7), #1938 Chapman (Inman) (48-3), #1939 Greer (49-7), #4653 Eastside (Taylors) (36-34), #7377 Union County (Union) (20-17)
2023 Opponents W-L: 84-47
Recent League Championships: 2022 (tied for 1st; AAAA Region 2), 2019 (AAAAA Region 1), 2016 (tied for 1st; AAAAA Region II)
Winning Streak Entering 2024 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2024 Schedule: 8/23 Hillcrest (Simpsonville), 8/30 at Clinton, 9/6 at Belton-Honea Path (Honea Path), 9/13 at Flora [A. C.] (Columbia), 9/27 Lexington, 10/4 Fountain Inn, 10/11 Southside (Greenville), 10/18 at Wren (Piedmont), 10/25 Westside (Anderson), 11/1 at Emerald (Greenwood)
Highest-Rated 2024 Regular Season Opponents: Westside (Anderson) (46.5), Belton-Honea Path (Honea Path) (28.3), Hillcrest (Simpsonville) (22.7)
Lowest-Rated 2024 Regular Season Opponents: Southside (Greenville) (-42.9), Fountain Inn (-31.8), Emerald (Greenwood) (-19.4)
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 19.6 (23.9 overall)
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 2.6
2024 vs. 2023 Schedule Strength Comparison: -17
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #42
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1719
2024 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-7
2024 Projected League Finish: 4th
2024 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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