GENERAL
Nickname: Bearcats
Colors: Red/White
Coach: Billy Laird
League: 5A District 2
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #27
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 3
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2011 JV Record: 3-4
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes
TOP PLAYERS
Devin Price 6'0" 180 Senior DB 4.60
John David Moore 6'4" 215 Senior TE
C.J. Gatlin 6'3" 220 Senior QB
D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Cyril Noland 6'1.5" 195 Senior DB [Oregon State]
Joseph Brunson 6'4" 290 Senior OL 5.4 [Louisiana]
Kentrell Brice 6'1" 175 Senior DB [Louisiana Tech]
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: LBs, QB, Run Offense
Team Weaknesses: Must Find DBs, Need To Find 4 OL
RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 36.8
2011 National Rank: #972
2011 State Rank: #21
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -5.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -4.4
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2012 Starting Power Rating: 25.7
2012 National Rank: #2040
2012 State Rank: #44
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 28.8
Dynasty National Rank: #858
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 1.9
Dynasty Record: 62-40 (33-17 in league)
HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 8-5
2011 League Record/Finish: 2-2 (3rd)
2011 Points For Average: 25.2
2011 Points Against Average: 20.5
2011 Differential: +4.7
2011 Wins: #1598 Natchitoches Central (Natchitoches) (21-6), #1967 Bastrop (36-12), #2009 Central (Baton Rouge) (28-19), #2290 Denham Springs (33-14), #3453 Minden (42-14), #3919 Pineville (34-6), #5786 North DeSoto (Stonewall) (47-3), #10682 Arcadia (46-2)
2011 Losses: #56 West Monroe (38-21), #101 Neville (Monroe) (42-6), #108 Byrd [C. E.] (Shreveport) (42-14), #302 Ouachita Parish (Monroe) (42-0), #345 Mandeville (26-0)
2011 Opponents W-L: 105-51
Recent League Championships: 2010 (tied for 1st; 4A District 3)
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none
SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/31 Neville (Monroe), 9/7 Bastrop, 9/14 Arcadia, 9/20 at Byrd [C. E.] (Shreveport), 9/28 at Minden, 10/5 at Ouachita Parish (Monroe), 10/12 at North DeSoto (Stonewall), 10/19 West Monroe, 10/25 at Natchitoches Central (Natchitoches), 11/2 Pineville
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Neville (Monroe) (63), West Monroe (59.7), Byrd [C. E.] (Shreveport) (51.7)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Arcadia (-11.5), North DeSoto (Stonewall) (15.3), Pineville (17)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 25.4 (32.1 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 32.2
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +6.8
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #3
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #221
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-6
2012 Projected League Finish: 4th
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%