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GENERAL
Nickname: Pirates
Colors: Navy/Old Gold
Coach: Jack French
League: 5A Region 3
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #5

SENIOR D1 PROSPECT
Evan Osborne 6'5" 185 Senior ATH 4.40 [Southern Miss]

D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
D.J. Thompson 6'4" 195 Senior WR 4.50 [Southern Miss]
Kirby Wixson 6'3" 320 Senior OG

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 36.6
2011 National Rank: #988
2011 State Rank: #24
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.8
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2012 Starting Power Rating: 34.6
2012 National Rank: #992
2012 State Rank: #26
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 21.8
Dynasty National Rank: #1866
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 14
Dynasty Record: 69-37 (49-12 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 8-4
2011 League Record/Finish: 5-2 (2nd)
2011 Points For Average: 31.3
2011 Points Against Average: 15.6
2011 Differential: +15.7
2011 Wins: #725 Brandon (27-20), #1083 Jackson Prep (Jackson) (34-9), #2047 Brookhaven (24-6), #2589 McComb (28-0), #4083 South Jones (Ellisville) (35-7), #6257 Warren Central (Vicksburg) (41-6), #6641 Stone (Wiggins) (49-0), #10247 Wingfield (Jackson) (42-14)
2011 Losses: #589 Pascagoula (28-21), #590 Northwest Rankin (Brandon) (21-10), #633 Wayne County (Waynesboro) (30-21), #2393 West Jones (Laurel) (46-43)
2011 Opponents W-L: 73-67
Recent League Championships: 2009 (tied for 1st; 5A Region 2), 2008 (4A Region 3), 2005 (4A Region 3), 2004 (tied for 1st; 4A Region 4), 2003 (tied for 1st; 4A Region 4)
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: 1
Streak List: 8/17/12 Vicksburg (49-7)

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/17 vs Vicksburg, 8/24 Brandon, 8/31 at Northwest Rankin (Brandon), 9/14 Jackson Prep (Jackson), 9/21 at Wayne County (Waynesboro), 9/28 South Jones (Ellisville), 10/5 at Stone (Wiggins), 10/12 Brookhaven, 10/19 West Jones (Laurel), 10/26 at Wingfield (Jackson), 11/2 at McComb
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Wayne County (Waynesboro) (42.1), Brandon (40.5), Northwest Rankin (Brandon) (39.9)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Wingfield (Jackson) (-22.9), Vicksburg (5.4), Stone (Wiggins) (7.6)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 22 (26.2 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 21.2
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: -0.8
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #33
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1158
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-3
2012 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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