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GENERAL
Nickname: Blue Devils
Colors: Blue/White
Coach: Stephen Holmes
League: A D2 Region 7 (moving from A D2 Region 6B)
Playoff Division: A D2
Playoff Division Rank: #1

D1 PROSPECT
Justus Terry 6'5" 275 Senior DL

RATINGS
2023 Final Power Rating: 29.9
2023 National Rank: #1216
2023 State Rank: #104
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +5.3
Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.5
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: +6.1
2024 Starting Power Rating: 24.4
2024 National Rank: #730
2024 State Rank: #70
5-Year Dynasty Rating (Average 2018-2023 Rating): 13.5
5-Year Dynasty National Rank: #2973
2024 Rating vs. 5-Year Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 13
5-Year Dynasty Record: 40-22 (16-8 in league)
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2023 Rating): 10.6
Dynasty National Rank: #5114
2024 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 15.9
Dynasty Record: 144-94 (85-52 in league)

HISTORICAL
2023 Overall Record: 11-3
2023 League Record/Finish: 2-0 (1st)
2023 Points For Average: 31.9
2023 Points Against Average: 9.6
2023 Differential: +22.3
2023 Wins: #742 Bowdon (21-20), #1844 Clinch County (Homerville) (21-17), #2223 Telfair County (McRae) (35-13), #2398 Macon County (Montezuma) (18-7), #4818 Johnson County (Wrightsville) (35-0), #6202 Taylor County (Butler) (42-0), #6662 Marion County (Buena Vista) (35-3), #7704 Columbus (54-3), #8527 Mt. Zion (49-0), #8548 Greenville (42-0), #10290 Chattahoochee County (Cusseta) (46-0)
2023 Losses: #742 Bowdon (28-27), #952 Schley County (Ellaville) (27-7), #2068 Lamar County (Barnesville) (17-14)
2023 Opponents W-L: 103-64
Recent League Championships: 2023 (A D2 Region 6B), 2022 (A D2 Region 6B), 2019 (tied for 1st; A Region 4 - A), 2017 (A Region 4A), 2016 (A Region 4A)
Winning Streak Entering 2024 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2024 Schedule: 8/16 Harris County (Hamilton), 8/23 vs Upson-Lee (Thomaston), 9/6 at Macon County (Montezuma), 9/20 at Chapel Hill (Douglasville), 9/27 Trion, 10/4 at Bowdon, 10/25 at Mt. Zion, 11/1 at Greenville
Highest-Rated 2024 Regular Season Opponents: Harris County (Hamilton) (26.6), Bowdon (22.7), Chapel Hill (Douglasville) (15.6)
Lowest-Rated 2024 Regular Season Opponents: Mt. Zion (-35.4), Greenville (-34.5), Macon County (Montezuma) (-2.7)
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 7.7 (10.1 overall)
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 1.4
2024 vs. 2023 Schedule Strength Comparison: -6.3
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #190
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1858
2024 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-1
2024 Projected League Finish: 1st
2024 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 16%



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