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GENERAL
Nickname: Blue Flame
Colors: Royal Blue/White
Coach: James Reynolds
League: AAAA Region 2
Playoff Division: AAAA
Playoff Division Rank*: #29

RATINGS
2024 Final Power Rating: -3.1
2024 National Rank: #5787
2024 State Rank: #120
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment*: +1.8
Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment*: -12.4
2025 Starting Power Rating*: -15.4
2025 National Rank*: #5716
2025 State Rank*: #119
5-Year Dynasty Rating (Average 2019-2024 Rating): -7.2
5-Year Dynasty National Rank: #7036
2025 Rating vs. 5-Year Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 8.2
5-Year Dynasty Record: 15-33 (7-17 in league)
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2024 Rating): 4
Dynasty National Rank: #6861
2025 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 19.4
Dynasty Record: 92-139 (43-76 in league)

HISTORICAL
2024 Overall Record: 5-6
2024 League Record/Finish: 3-3 (4th)
2024 Points For Average: 27.5
2024 Points Against Average: 32.9
2024 Differential: -5.4
2024 Wins: #6300 Liberty (38-34), #6788 Easley (47-41), #7079 Blue Ridge (Greer) (35-26), #9615 Berea (Greenville) (52-0), #10066 Travelers Rest (56-0)
2024 Losses: #963 Daniel [D. W.] (Central) (59-7), #1216 Camden (43-17), #2527 Greer (42-21), #2794 Seneca (47-7), #4722 Walhalla (49-16), #5788 St. Joseph's Catholic (Greenville) (21-7)
2024 Opponents W-L: 60-62
Recent League Championships: 2005 (tied for 1st; AAA Region I)
Winning Streak Entering 2025 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2025 Schedule: 8/11 Chapman (Inman), 8/22 at Easley, 8/29 Walhalla, 9/5 Liberty, 9/12 at St. Joseph's Catholic (Greenville), 9/19 at Blue Ridge (Greer), 9/26 at Berea (Greenville), 10/3 at Greer, 10/17 at Daniel [D. W.] (Central), 10/24 Seneca, 10/31 Travelers Rest
Highest-Rated 2025 Regular Season Opponents*: Daniel [D. W.] (Central) (21.1), Seneca (0.5), Greer (-2.9)
Lowest-Rated 2025 Regular Season Opponents*: Berea (Greenville) (-48.6), Travelers Rest (-44.4), Blue Ridge (Greer) (-30.3)
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 0.9 (3.8 overall)
2025 Regular Season Schedule Strength*: -18.2
2025 vs. 2024 Schedule Strength Comparison*: -19.1
2025 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank*: #82
2025 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank*: #1118
2025 Projected Regular Season Record*: 6-5
2025 Projected League Finish*: 4th
2025 Undefeated Regular Season Probability*: less than 1%



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