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GENERAL
Nickname: Wildcats
Colors: Garnet/Gray
Coach: Chris Stroud
League: 5A District 8 (moving from 5A District 6)
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #18

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 8
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Dillan Dent 5'11" 155 Senior QB
Noland Sharpe 6'2" 255 Junior T
Bryan Singelton 6'4" 255 Senior DE

ADDITIONAL SENIOR D1 PROSPECT
Marrick Charles 6'2" 295 Senior DT 5.0

D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Ethan Hutson 6'4.5" 290 Senior OL 5.4 [Mississippi]

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Optimism Is High, Great Off-Season Work Ethic, Many Returners On Both Sides Of Ball
Team Weaknesses: OL Must Develop Into A Unit, Special Teams

RATINGS
2010 Final Power Rating: 17.8
2010 National Rank: #3678
2010 State Rank: #82
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +9.5
Senior D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.2
Non-Senior D1 Talent Rating Bonus: +3.6
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3
2011 Starting Power Rating: 29.7
2011 National Rank: #1366
2011 State Rank: #35
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 39.3
Dynasty National Rank: #305
2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 8.3
Dynasty Record: 47-15 (18-7 in league)

HISTORICAL
2010 Overall Record: 3-7
2010 League Record/Finish: 1-4 (5th)
2010 Points For Average: 17.2
2010 Points Against Average: 27.6
2010 Differential: -10.4
2010 Wins: #4175 Thibodaux (27-12), #4394 East Ascension (Gonzales) (27-20), #4893 Ehret [John] (Marrero) (14-12)
2010 Losses: #255 Karr [Edna] (New Orleans) (25-10), #446 Dutchtown (Geismar) (44-10), #478 East St. John (Reserve) (49-14), #1171 Hahnville (Boutte) (35-14), #1430 Lutcher (27-8), #3098 Cox [Helen] (Harvey) (13-12), #3335 St. Amant (39-36)
2010 Opponents W-L: 72-41
Recent State Championships: 2008, 2007
Recent League Championships: 2008 (5A District 6), 2007 (5A District 6)
Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: 2
Streak List: 9/5/11 South Lafourche (Galliano) (37-20), 9/9/11 St. James (45-22)

SCHEDULE
2011 Schedule: 9/5 South Lafourche (Galliano), 9/9 St. James, 9/16 Karr [Edna] (New Orleans), 9/23 at West Jefferson (Harvey), 9/30 Dutchtown (Geismar), 10/7 Higgins [L. W.] (Marrero), 10/14 Ehret [John] (Marrero), 10/21 East St. John (Reserve), 10/28 Bonnabel [Alfred] (Kenner), 11/4 at Hahnville (Boutte)
Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Dutchtown (Geismar) (50.8), Karr [Edna] (New Orleans) (50.7), East St. John (Reserve) (44.1)
Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Bonnabel [Alfred] (Kenner) (1.5), St. James (9.6), Ehret [John] (Marrero) (12.3)
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 28.2
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 26.6
2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: -1.6
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #18
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #665
2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2011 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%
Opener: 9/5 South Lafourche (Galliano) [projection: 34-14 win]