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GENERAL
Nickname: Blazers
Colors: Purple/Silver/White
Coach: Derek Howard
League: AAAAA Region 5 (moving from AAAA Region 5)
Playoff Division: AAAAA
Playoff Division Rank: #18

COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Myles Brown 6'3" 195 Senior LB

RATINGS
2023 Final Power Rating: 18.3
2023 National Rank: #2505
2023 State Rank: #55
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.7
Non-Senior D1 Talent Rating Bonus: +3.1
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: +2.6
2024 Starting Power Rating: 11.1
2024 National Rank: #1591
2024 State Rank: #34
5-Year Dynasty Rating (Average 2018-2023 Rating): 29.1
5-Year Dynasty National Rank: #1001
2024 Rating vs. 5-Year Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 15.9
5-Year Dynasty Record: 37-17 (17-6 in league)
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2023 Rating): 26.2
Dynasty National Rank: #1699
2024 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 13
Dynasty Record: 127-117 (46-57 in league)

HISTORICAL
2023 Overall Record: 8-3
2023 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (2nd)
2023 Points For Average: 30.7
2023 Points Against Average: 16.5
2023 Differential: +14.2
2023 Wins: #2769 Richland Northeast (Columbia) (42-21), #3902 Flora [A. C.] (Columbia) (28-7), #4401 Blythewood (32-21), #5492 Dreher (Columbia) (40-14), #6685 Lugoff-Elgin (Lugoff) (28-7), #7041 Lower Richland (Hopkins) (47-6), #7264 Westwood (Blythewood) (40-0), #9041 Spring Valley (Columbia) (42-0)
2023 Losses: #343 Irmo (Columbia) (38-6), #1123 Sumter (42-19), #2241 Lancaster (26-14)
2023 Opponents W-L: 50-74
Recent League Championships: 2007 (tied for 1st; AAAA Region V), 2006 (tied for 1st; AAAA Region V)
Winning Streak Entering 2024 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2024 Schedule: 8/23 at Fairfield Central (Winnsboro), 8/30 Northwestern (Rock Hill), 9/6 Dutch Fork (Irmo), 9/13 at Camden, 9/27 at Westwood (Blythewood), 10/4 at Spring Valley (Columbia), 10/11 Lugoff-Elgin (Lugoff), 10/18 at West Florence (Florence), 10/25 Sumter, 11/1 at Blythewood
Highest-Rated 2024 Regular Season Opponents: Dutch Fork (Irmo) (51.6), Northwestern (Rock Hill) (43.3), Camden (21.4)
Lowest-Rated 2024 Regular Season Opponents: Spring Valley (Columbia) (-31), Westwood (Blythewood) (-27.5), Lugoff-Elgin (Lugoff) (-19.7)
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 7.1 (9.3 overall)
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 4.9
2024 vs. 2023 Schedule Strength Comparison: -2.2
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #32
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1431
2024 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2024 Projected League Finish: 1st
2024 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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