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GENERAL
Nickname: Griffins
Colors: Purple/Black/Silver
Coach: Benny Saia
League: 5A District 5
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #16

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 3
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Shelby Christy 6'4" 190 Senior WR 4.50 [Mississippi State]
David Elias 6'2" 260 Senior DL 5.20
Tevin Reed 6'3" 185 Senior S 4.60

D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Landon Collins 6'0" 210 Senior DB 4.4 [Alabama]
Alec Osborne 6'3" 215 Senior TE 4.50 [ULM]
Darrien Batiste 6'2" 245 Senior DT 4.68 [Louisiana]

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Tradition, Won Consecutive District Championships, Talent At QB
Team Weaknesses: Tough Schedule, Size, Inexperience At Key Positions

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 38.4
2011 National Rank: #858
2011 State Rank: #19
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -4
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.9
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2012 Starting Power Rating: 32.3
2012 National Rank: #1218
2012 State Rank: #25
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 28.8
Dynasty National Rank: #858
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 4.7
Dynasty Record: 69-34 [73-30 on the field] (32-19 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 10-1
2011 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st)
2011 Points For Average: 35.1
2011 Points Against Average: 17.4
2011 Differential: +17.7
2011 Wins: #704 Lutcher (32-8), #2287 East Ascension (Gonzales) (35-25), #2520 Sulphur (45-14), #2816 Zachary (43-22), #3004 Woodlawn (Baton Rouge) (23-17), #3580 St. Amant (48-14), #3696 Catholic (Baton Rouge) (42-6), #4170 Donaldsonville (35-22), #4491 Destrehan (28-7), #5414 McKinley (Baton Rouge) (41-28)
2011 Losses: #1305 Ponchatoula (28-14)
2011 Opponents W-L: 60-60
Recent League Championships: 2011, 2010 (5A District 6)
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/31 at Lutcher, 9/7 Donaldsonville, 9/14 Sulphur, 9/21 at Zachary, 9/28 Destrehan, 10/5 St. Amant, 10/12 at East Ascension (Gonzales), 10/19 at Woodlawn (Baton Rouge), 10/26 McKinley (Baton Rouge), 11/2 Catholic (Baton Rouge)
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Lutcher (31.9), Zachary (24.7), Sulphur (24.2)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: McKinley (Baton Rouge) (9.1), Destrehan (16.6), Donaldsonville (17)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 21.2 (23.3 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 20.5
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: -0.7
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #47
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1541
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1
2012 Projected League Finish: 1st
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 20%