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GENERAL
Nickname: Lions
Colors: Blue/Silver
Coach: Morris Mitchell
League: AAAAAA Region 2
Playoff Division: AAAAAA
Playoff Division Rank*: #24

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 2
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2024 JV Record: 5-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Deion Thomas 6'4" 210 Senior ATH/OLB 4.6
Roscoe Hayes 6'5" 175 Junior WR 4.7
Khamani Estrada 6'1" 170 Junior CB 4.5

COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Juan Gaston 6'7" 365 Senior OT
Travis Smith Jr. 6'3.5" 195 Senior WR
Tomir Bransford 5'11" 185 Senior RB
Sekou Peters 6'3" 250 Senior DL

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: WRs, DL, Secondary Experience
Team Weaknesses: Graduated 2 D1 RBs

RATINGS
2024 Final Power Rating: 37.4
2024 National Rank: #623
2024 State Rank: #57
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment*: -9.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment*: -2.7
Historical Reload/Regression Factor*: +6.7
2025 Starting Power Rating*: 27.6
2025 National Rank*: #810
2025 State Rank*: #75
5-Year Dynasty Rating (Average 2019-2024 Rating): 50
5-Year Dynasty National Rank: #122
2025 Rating vs. 5-Year Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 22.4
5-Year Dynasty Record: 44-18 (17-5 in league)
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2024 Rating): 33.8
Dynasty National Rank: #771
2025 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 6.2
Dynasty Record: 154-99 [153-100 on the field] (91-43 in league)

HISTORICAL
2024 Overall Record: 5-6
2024 League Record/Finish: 2-2 (3rd)
2024 Points For Average: 27.7
2024 Points Against Average: 30.6
2024 Differential: -2.9
2024 Wins: #649 East Coweta (Sharpsburg) (48-35), #980 Douglass [Frederick] (Atlanta) (23-7), #2015 Hapeville Charter (Atlanta) (21-14), #4341 Chapel Hill (Douglasville) (49-7), #5034 Therrell (Atlanta) (38-6)
2024 Losses: #15 Carrollton (63-27), #51 Hughes [Langston] (Fairburn) (52-21), #54 Douglas County (Douglasville) (35-22), #116 Collins Hill (Suwanee) (35-14), #142 Roswell (42-35), #196 Gainesville (41-7)
2024 Opponents W-L: 89-47
Recent League Championships: 2020 (AAAAAA Region 4), 2019 (tied for 1st; AAAAAAA Region 2), 2018 (AAAAAAA Region 2), 2017 (AAAAAAA Region 2), 2016 (AAAAAAA Region 2), 2015 (tied for 1st; AAAAAA Region 3), 2014 (AAAAAA Region 3), 2005 (5-AAA)
Winning Streak Entering 2025 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2025 Projected League Finish*: 4th
schedule not yet available; please check back later in the summer to see analysis of schedule including toughest opponents, overall schedule strength, projected W-L record, probability of an undefeated season, etc.




*temporary; not finalized until August 7th






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