Laurel (MS)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Golden Tornadoes Colors: Cardinal/Gold Coach: Milton Smith League: 4A Region 5 Playoff Division: 4A Playoff Division Rank: #4 RATINGS 2011 Final Power Rating: 43.6 2011 National Rank: #474 2011 State Rank: #10 Player Statistics-Based (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -8.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.2 2012 Starting Power Rating: 33.9 2012 National Rank: #1067 2012 State Rank: #29 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 25.5 Dynasty National Rank: #1275 2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 9.6 Dynasty Record: 69-37-1 (34-17 in league) HISTORICAL 2011 Overall Record: 13-2 2011 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st) 2011 Points For Average: 34.9 2011 Points Against Average: 16.5 2011 Differential: +18.4 2011 Wins: #864 Tylertown (21-18), #1669 Quitman (41-8), #1669 Quitman (28-15), #1715 Hattiesburg (26-6), #2393 West Jones (Laurel) (37-20), #2469 Greene County (Leakesville) (42-20), #2681 Northeast Jones (Laurel) (35-14), #4083 South Jones (Ellisville) (48-7), #4942 St. Stanislaus (Bay St. Louis) (39-19), #5709 Lawrence County (Monticello) (49-21), #6014 Newton County (Decatur) (36-3), #6842 West Lauderdale (Collinsville) (42-21), #8571 Northeast Lauderdale (Meridian) (47-19) 2011 Losses: #130 Lafayette (Oxford) (39-29), #799 Oak Grove (Hattiesburg) (17-3) 2011 Opponents W-L: 101-80 Recent State Championships: 2007 Recent League Championships: 2011, 2007 Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: 1 Streak List: 8/17/12 South Jones (Ellisville) (32-22) SCHEDULE 2012 Schedule: 8/17 vs South Jones (Ellisville), 8/24 at Hattiesburg, 8/31 West Jones (Laurel), 9/7 at Oak Grove (Hattiesburg), 9/14 St. Stanislaus (Bay St. Louis), 9/28 West Lauderdale (Collinsville), 10/5 at Quitman, 10/12 Newton County (Decatur), 10/19 at Northeast Lauderdale (Meridian), 10/26 at Northeast Jones (Laurel) Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Oak Grove (Hattiesburg) (37.7), Quitman (30.2), Hattiesburg (29.9) Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: West Lauderdale (Collinsville) (-2.2), Northeast Lauderdale (Meridian) (1.3), Newton County (Decatur) (7.7) 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 17.2 (25.3 overall) 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 17.3 2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +0.1 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #65 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2189 2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2 2012 Projected League Finish: 1st 2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 10% We were unable to contact coach to obtain preview info.