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GENERAL
Nickname: Rebels
Colors: Navy/Red/Gray
Coach: Don Shows
League: 5A District 2 (moving from 5A District 1)
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #3

RETURNERS
Starting Quarterback Returning: no

SENIOR D1 PROSPECTS
James McFarland 6'2" 215 Senior DE 4.6 [TCU]
Terrell Lathan 6'4" 235 Senior DE

D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Chuck Hunter 6'1" 290 Senior DT 4.93 [TCU]
Paul Turner 5'11" 185 Senior ATH 4.50 [LSU]
Michael Hunter 6'1" 175 Senior DB 4.41 [Indiana]
Tyler Cain 5'8" 185 Senior RB 4.47 [ULM]
Teshadi Talton 5'9" 175 Senior WR 4.40

RATINGS
2010 Final Power Rating: 55.8
2010 National Rank: #91
2010 State Rank: #3
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5
Senior D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -4.4
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3
2011 Starting Power Rating: 48.6
2011 National Rank: #159
2011 State Rank: #4
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 51.3
Dynasty National Rank: #54
2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 1.4
Dynasty Record: 62-4 (36-0 in league)

HISTORICAL
2010 Overall Record: 14-1
2010 League Record/Finish: 7-0 (1st)
2010 Points For Average: 42.5
2010 Points Against Average: 12.3
2010 Differential: +30.2
2010 Wins: #375 Jesuit (New Orleans) (28-11), #526 Barbe [Alfred M.] (Lake Charles) (34-29), #679 Westgate (New Iberia) (34-3), #876 Ouachita Parish (Monroe) (45-13), #1817 Neville (Monroe) (34-7), #1873 Leesville (68-28), #2820 Airline (Bossier City) (43-0), #2993 Natchitoches Central (Natchitoches) (59-14), #3249 Byrd [C. E.] (Shreveport) (49-13), #3698 Chalmette (42-6), #4752 Richwood (Monroe) (56-6), #5166 Pineville (43-21), #6784 Captain Shreve (Shreveport) (33-13), #11119 Southwood (Shreveport) (56-0)
2010 Losses: #10 Acadiana (Lafayette) (21-14)
2010 Opponents W-L: 100-76
Recent State Championships: 2009, 2005
Recent League Championships: 2010 (5A District 1), 2009 (5A District 1), 2008 (5A District 1), 2007 (5A District 1), 2006 (5A District 1), 2005 (5A District 1), 2004, 2003
Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: 4
Streak List: 9/23/11 Bastrop (49-14), 9/30/11 Carroll (Monroe) (47-7), 10/7/11 Pineville (55-10), 10/14/11 Ouachita Parish (Monroe) (17-14)

SCHEDULE
2011 Schedule: 9/1 at Byrd [C. E.] (Shreveport), 9/10 at Calvary Baptist Academy (Shreveport), 9/16 Madison Central (Madison, MS), 9/23 at Bastrop, 9/30 Carroll (Monroe), 10/7 Pineville, 10/14 at Ouachita Parish (Monroe), 10/21 Ruston, 10/29 Cocoa (FL), 11/4 at Natchitoches Central (Natchitoches)
Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Cocoa (FL) (58.9), Madison Central (Madison, MS) (44.4), Calvary Baptist Academy (Shreveport) (36.8)
Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Pineville (9.9), Carroll (Monroe) (22.3), Natchitoches Central (Natchitoches) (22.8)
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 15.8 (30.3 overall)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 31.8
2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: +16
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #4
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #243
2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1
2011 Projected League Finish: 1st
2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 9%
Opener: 9/1 at Byrd [C. E.] (Shreveport) [projection: 35-17 win]