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GENERAL
Coach: Ron Price
League: 4A Region 2
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #10

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 8
2011 JV Record: 2-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Austin Howard 6'1" 230 Senior DE/TE 4.90
Devonte Bradley 6'2" 300 Senior DT 5.40
O.J. Hardin 6'1" 230 Senior RB/LB 4.80

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: 8 Starters Back On Defense
Team Weaknesses: Must Replace Top 4 WRs

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 22
2011 National Rank: #2902
2011 State Rank: #70
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2012 Starting Power Rating: 23.3
2012 National Rank: #2391
2012 State Rank: #55
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 14.8
Dynasty National Rank: #3424
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 9.7
Dynasty Record: 55-47 (25-26 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 9-4
2011 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (2nd)
2011 Points For Average: 19.7
2011 Points Against Average: 16.9
2011 Differential: +2.8
2011 Wins: #1215 Amory (27-0), #3535 North Pontotoc (Ecru) (22-20), #4051 Itawamba Agricultural (Fulton) (20-7), #4300 Houston (21-17), #4686 Corinth (14-0), #5228 Senatobia (13-12), #6458 Lewisburg (Olive Branch) (43-7), #6976 Rosa Fort (Tunica) (24-18), #8328 Ripley (19-14)
2011 Losses: #130 Lafayette (Oxford) (50-13), #2758 Cleveland (24-21), #2758 Cleveland (31-13), #4194 Pontotoc (20-6)
2011 Opponents W-L: 98-61
Recent League Championships: 2010 (4A Region 1)
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: 1
Streak List: 8/17/12 Ripley (28-21)

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/17 vs Ripley, 8/24 Itawamba Agricultural (Fulton), 8/31 at Pontotoc, 9/7 at Amory, 9/14 Corinth, 9/21 at Cleveland, 9/28 Senatobia, 10/5 at North Pontotoc (Ecru), 10/12 Lafayette (Oxford), 10/19 at Rosa Fort (Tunica), 10/26 at Lewisburg (Olive Branch)
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Lafayette (Oxford) (51.8), Amory (33.9), Itawamba Agricultural (Fulton) (19.6)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Ripley (-0.6), Rosa Fort (Tunica) (2.3), Senatobia (4.1)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 15.9 (18.2 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 15.5
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: -0.4
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #67
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2258
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-3
2012 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%