GENERAL
Nickname: Cavaliers
Colors: Forest Green/Gold
Coach: John Bachman
League: 2A District 1
Playoff Division: 2A
Playoff Division Rank: #5
RETURNERS
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes
TOP PLAYERS
Weston Steelhammer 6'3" 195 Senior SS/FS
Jordan Deprang 6'5" 295 Senior OL
Tyler Craig 6'5" 250 Senior G/C
D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Brandon Wilson 5'11" 185 Senior RB 4.5
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Scoring, Experienced Coaching Staff
Team Weaknesses: Young At Some Key Positions, Inexperienced Defense
RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 34.3
2011 National Rank: #1204
2011 State Rank: #28
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.7
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.9
2012 Starting Power Rating: 30.8
2012 National Rank: #1378
2012 State Rank: #32
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 22.8
Dynasty National Rank: #1702
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 9.8
Dynasty Record: 70-20 (34-7 in league)
HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 11-3
2011 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st)
2011 Points For Average: 37.4
2011 Points Against Average: 24.9
2011 Differential: +12.5
2011 Wins: #998 Teurlings Catholic (Lafayette) (63-53), #1154 Evangel Christian Academy (Shreveport) (42-38), #1598 Natchitoches Central (Natchitoches) (34-18), #1872 University Lab (Baton Rouge) (23-20), #5859 Pope John Paul II (Slidell) (40-14), #6893 Redemptorist (Baton Rouge) (43-15), #7561 North Caddo (Vivian) (41-7), #9625 Mansfield (34-7), #9919 Washington [Booker T.] (Shreveport) (41-6), #10129 Bunkie (44-6), #10576 North Webster (Springhill) (49-18)
2011 Losses: #56 West Monroe (37-0), #84 Carencro (Lafayette) (69-48), #1089 Winnfield (41-21)
2011 Opponents W-L: 108-63
Recent League Championships: 2011, 2007
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none
SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/30 at Natchitoches Central (Natchitoches), 9/8 West Monroe, 9/14 Carencro (Lafayette), 9/21 at Teurlings Catholic (Lafayette), 9/28 Redemptorist (Baton Rouge), 10/5 North Webster (Springhill), 10/12 Washington [Booker T.] (Shreveport), 10/19 at Evangel Christian Academy (Shreveport), 10/26 at Mansfield, 11/2 North Caddo (Vivian)
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: West Monroe (59.7), Carencro (Lafayette) (56.1), Evangel Christian Academy (Shreveport) (36)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: North Webster (Springhill) (-11), Washington [Booker T.] (Shreveport) (-7.9), Mansfield (-2)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 16.9 (18.1 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 20.1
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +3.2
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #50
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1631
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2012 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%
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