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GENERAL
Nickname: Griffins
Colors: Purple/Black/Silver
Coach: Benny Saia
League: 5A District 5 (moving from 5A District 6)
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #2

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Zac Hill 5'11" 220 Senior G
Alec Osborne 6'5" 215 Senior TE
John Saxon 6'5" 250 Senior T

ADDITIONAL SENIOR D1 PROSPECTS
Landon Collins 6'0" 205 Senior DB 4.4
Darrien Batiste 6'2" 245 Senior DT 4.68 [Louisiana]

D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Effrem Reed 5'9" 185 Senior DB 4.43 [Louisiana]
Leon Blouin 5'11" 170 Senior QB 4.97 [Tulane]

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Well-Balanced Offense, Good Core Of Returning Starters
Team Weaknesses: A Few Holes On DL, Must Develop Leaders

RATINGS
2010 Final Power Rating: 43.4
2010 National Rank: #446
2010 State Rank: #11
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5
Senior D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +4.2
Non-Senior D1 Talent Rating Bonus: +2.7
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3
2011 Starting Power Rating: 49.5
2011 National Rank: #141
2011 State Rank: #3
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 37.1
Dynasty National Rank: #404
2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 13.7
Dynasty Record: 40-19 [44-15 on the field] (17-9 in league)

HISTORICAL
2010 Overall Record: 12-1
2010 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st)
2010 Points For Average: 32.8
2010 Points Against Average: 18.4
2010 Differential: +14.4
2010 Wins: #336 Parkview Baptist (Baton Rouge) (10-3), #478 East St. John (Reserve) (48-41), #891 Brother Martin (New Orleans) (38-26), #1171 Hahnville (Boutte) (13-10), #1430 Lutcher (28-14), #2252 West Jefferson (Harvey) (42-35), #2876 Covington (35-27), #3335 St. Amant (42-6), #3678 Destrehan (44-10), #4175 Thibodaux (49-12), #4394 East Ascension (Gonzales) (30-12), #9877 St. John (Plaquemine) (34-14)
2010 Losses: #679 Westgate (New Iberia) (29-14)
2010 Opponents W-L: 86-60
Recent League Championships: 2010 (5A District 6)
Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: 4
Streak List: 9/2/11 Lutcher (32-8), 9/9/11 Donaldsonville (35-22), 9/16/11 Sulphur (45-14), 9/23/11 Zachary (43-22)

SCHEDULE
2011 Schedule: 9/2 Lutcher, 9/9 Donaldsonville, 9/16 at Sulphur, 9/23 Zachary, 9/30 at Destrehan, 10/7 at St. Amant, 10/14 East Ascension (Gonzales), 10/21 Woodlawn (Baton Rouge), 10/28 at McKinley (Baton Rouge), 11/4 at Catholic (Baton Rouge)
Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Lutcher (42.8), Zachary (33.8), Destrehan (31)
Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: McKinley (Baton Rouge) (9.3), East Ascension (Gonzales) (17.4), St. Amant (18.3)
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 21.4 (27.5 overall)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 24.5
2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: +3.1
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #25
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #948
2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 10-0
2011 Projected League Finish: 1st
2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 71%
Opener: 9/2 Lutcher [projection: 35-26 win]