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GENERAL
Nickname: Bearcats
Colors: Garnet/Black/Gold
Coach: Randy Birch
League: AAAAA Region 3
Playoff Division: AAAAA
Playoff Division Rank: #31

D1 PROSPECT
Malik Clark 6'2.5" 185 Senior WR

COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Matthew Wilson 6'0" 205 Senior QB

RATINGS
2023 Final Power Rating: 19.2
2023 National Rank: #2369
2023 State Rank: #50
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.7
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: -7.1
2024 Starting Power Rating: 0.5
2024 National Rank: #2735
2024 State Rank: #59
5-Year Dynasty Rating (Average 2018-2023 Rating): 17.3
5-Year Dynasty National Rank: #2372
2024 Rating vs. 5-Year Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 14.7
5-Year Dynasty Record: 17-31 (9-14 in league)
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2023 Rating): 30.4
Dynasty National Rank: #1128
2024 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 27.8
Dynasty Record: 116-123 [119-120 on the field] (51-57 in league)

HISTORICAL
2023 Overall Record: 6-5
2023 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (2nd)
2023 Points For Average: 32.7
2023 Points Against Average: 28
2023 Differential: +4.7
2023 Wins: #2241 Lancaster (36-16), #3256 Nation Ford (Fort Mill) (42-21), #4401 Blythewood (41-7), #6298 Fort Mill (52-26), #7041 Lower Richland (Hopkins) (42-0), #9041 Spring Valley (Columbia) (44-7)
2023 Losses: #275 Northwestern (Rock Hill) (56-14), #877 South Pointe (Rock Hill) (35-13), #930 Spartanburg (31-7), #1064 Clover (58-21), #1843 York (51-48)
2023 Opponents W-L: 58-67
Recent State Championships: 2004 (AAAA I)
Recent League Championships: 2018, 2017 (tied for 1st; AAAAA Region IV), 2009 (AAAA Region IV), 2005 (AAAA Region III), 2003 (AAAA Region 3)
Winning Streak Entering 2024 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2024 Schedule: 8/23 at River Bluff (Lexington), 8/31 South Pointe (Rock Hill), 9/6 at Lancaster, 9/13 Hartsville, 9/20 at Clover, 10/4 at Fort Mill, 10/11 Nation Ford (Fort Mill), 10/18 at Northwestern (Rock Hill), 10/25 Catawba Ridge (Fort Mill)
Highest-Rated 2024 Regular Season Opponents: Northwestern (Rock Hill) (43.3), South Pointe (Rock Hill) (30.1), Clover (14.5)
Lowest-Rated 2024 Regular Season Opponents: Fort Mill (-22.3), Catawba Ridge (Fort Mill) (-7.9), Nation Ford (Fort Mill) (0.4)
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 15.7 (18.2 overall)
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 9.4
2024 vs. 2023 Schedule Strength Comparison: -6.3
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #22
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #987
2024 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-5
2024 Projected League Finish: 5th
2024 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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