GENERAL
Nickname: Wildcats
Colors: Maroon/White
Coach: M.C. Miller
League: 4A Region 4
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #6
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2011 JV Record: 5-4
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no
TOP PLAYERS
Wyatt Roberts 6'0" 190 Junior QB 4.49
Cas Love 5'11" 185 Senior RB 4.70
Jeremy Sangster 6'1" 210 Junior MLB 4.60
D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
C.J. Bates 6'1" 195 Senior DB [Louisiana]
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Good QB
Team Weaknesses: Question Marks On Lines
RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 35.5
2011 National Rank: #1094
2011 State Rank: #29
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2012 Starting Power Rating: 31.3
2012 National Rank: #1320
2012 State Rank: #31
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 26.8
Dynasty National Rank: #1093
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 5.7
Dynasty Record: 72-41 (37-14 in league)
HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 12-2
2011 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st)
2011 Points For Average: 28.7
2011 Points Against Average: 14.1
2011 Differential: +14.6
2011 Wins: #806 Columbus (22-10), #1220 Noxubee County (Macon) (14-12), #2237 Aberdeen (14-6), #3312 Neshoba Central (Philadelphia) (53-35), #4300 Houston (26-23), #4686 Corinth (35-17), #5001 Demopolis (AL) (24-17), #5228 Senatobia (42-14), #6086 Kemper County (DeKalb) (42-18), #8341 Caledonia (42-0), #9710 Leake Central (Carthage) (37-0), #10713 Kosciusko (33-0)
2011 Losses: #130 Lafayette (Oxford) (28-6), #4302 New Hope (Columbus) (17-12)
2011 Opponents W-L: 88-80
Recent State Championships: 2008 (3A), 2007 (3A)
Recent League Championships: 2011, 2007 (3A Region 2), 2006 (tied for 1st), 2003 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none
SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/17 vs New Hope (Columbus), 8/24 Ridgeway (Memphis, TN), 8/31 Neshoba Central (Philadelphia), 9/7 Kemper County (DeKalb), 9/14 at Columbus, 9/21 at Aberdeen, 9/28 Houston, 10/5 at Kosciusko, 10/12 at Caledonia, 10/18 Noxubee County (Macon), 10/26 Leake Central (Carthage)
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Columbus (41.8), Noxubee County (Macon) (35.2), Ridgeway (Memphis, TN) (29.1)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Kosciusko (-8.1), Leake Central (Carthage) (-3.7), Caledonia (-2.5)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 12.9 (18.4 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 15.1
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +2.2
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #88
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3138
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-2
2012 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 3%