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GENERAL
Nickname: Fighting Hornets
Colors: Purple/Gold
Coach: Chris Dodson
League: A Region 1
Playoff Division: A
Playoff Division Rank*: #16

RATINGS
2024 Final Power Rating: -28.1
2024 National Rank: #10366
2024 State Rank: #192
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment*: -0.3
2025 Starting Power Rating*: -39.1
2025 National Rank*: #9986
2025 State Rank*: #187
5-Year Dynasty Rating (Average 2019-2024 Rating): -34.8
5-Year Dynasty National Rank: #12138
2025 Rating vs. 5-Year Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 4.3
5-Year Dynasty Record: 12-33 (9-19 in league)
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2024 Rating): -12.4
Dynasty National Rank: #11385
2025 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 26.7
Dynasty Record: 109-132 (50-48 in league)

HISTORICAL
2024 Overall Record: 4-6
2024 League Record/Finish: 3-2 (tied for 2nd)
2024 Points For Average: 31.3
2024 Points Against Average: 34.5
2024 Differential: -3.2
2024 Wins: #11032 Towns County (Hiawassee, GA) (28-12), #11571 Whitmire (36-34), #11737 McCormick (47-0), #13041 Calhoun Falls (70-18)
2024 Losses: #1946 Abbeville (69-6), #6362 Landrum (54-26), #7953 Ninety Six (41-30), #8056 Dixie (Due West) (28-14), #9304 Blacksburg (44-28), #9771 Ridge Spring-Monetta (Monetta) (45-28)
2024 Opponents W-L: 49-60
Recent League Championships: 2013 (A Region I), 2009 (A Region I), 2008 (A Region I), 2007 (A Region I), 2006 (A Region I), 2005 (tied for 1st; A Region I)
Winning Streak Entering 2025 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2025 Schedule: 8/22 Blacksburg, 8/29 at Ninety Six, 9/5 Landrum, 10/3 Whitmire, 10/10 at McCormick, 10/17 Dixie (Due West), 10/31 Abbeville
Highest-Rated 2025 Regular Season Opponents*: Abbeville (3), Ninety Six (-18.2), Landrum (-18.8)
Lowest-Rated 2025 Regular Season Opponents*: McCormick (-54.7), Whitmire (-43.6), Blacksburg (-34.2)
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -19.4 (-22.5 overall)
2025 Regular Season Schedule Strength*: -27.8
2025 vs. 2024 Schedule Strength Comparison*: -8.4
2025 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank*: #96
2025 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank*: #1498
2025 Projected Regular Season Record*: 2-5
2025 Projected League Finish*: 3rd
2025 Undefeated Regular Season Probability*: less than 1%



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