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GENERAL
Nickname: Bears
Colors: Orange/Black/White
Coach: Dale Weiner
League: 5A District 5
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #4

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Nick Coomes QB
Derrius Guice RB
Clay Moffitt RB

D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Cameron Tom 6'4" 280 Senior OL [Southern Miss]
Khalil Thomas 5'8" 175 Senior ATH [McNeese State]

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Improved Strength, Seasoned Defense, Skill Position Experience
Team Weaknesses: Tough Schedule, New Players Must Mature Quickly

RATINGS
2012 Final Power Rating: 44.8
2012 National Rank: #461
2012 State Rank: #10
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.7
Non-Senior D1 Talent Rating Bonus: +4
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2013 Starting Power Rating: 49.2
2013 National Rank: #229
2013 State Rank: #6
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2012 Rating): 31.5
Dynasty National Rank: #1046
2013 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 19.1
Dynasty Record: 33-23 (20-7 in league)

HISTORICAL
2012 Overall Record: 9-3
2012 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st)
2012 Points For Average: 35.4
2012 Points Against Average: 22.4
2012 Differential: +13
2012 Wins: #374 Mandeville (26-14), #682 Dutchtown (Geismar) (26-21), #1071 New Iberia (35-20), #1249 St. Amant (31-14), #1971 Carencro (Lafayette) (43-42), #2462 Denham Springs (42-13), #3139 East Ascension (Gonzales) (55-28), #4106 McKinley (Baton Rouge) (40-6), #5480 Woodlawn (Baton Rouge) (49-13)
2012 Losses: #200 Parkview Baptist (Baton Rouge) (39-34), #374 Mandeville (28-21), #730 Central (Baton Rouge) (31-23)
2012 Opponents W-L: 86-49
Recent League Championships: 2012, 2007, 2006 (5A District 3), 2005 (5A District 3), 2004 (5A District 4), 2003 (5A District 4)
Winning Streak Entering 2013 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2013 Schedule: 9/6 Parkview Baptist (Baton Rouge), 9/13 Mandeville, 9/20 Denham Springs, 9/28 at Archbishop Rummel (Metairie), 10/4 Salmen (Slidell), 10/11 at St. Amant, 10/18 Dutchtown (Geismar), 10/25 McKinley (Baton Rouge), 11/1 at Woodlawn (Baton Rouge), 11/8 at East Ascension (Gonzales)
Highest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Archbishop Rummel (Metairie) (60.6), Parkview Baptist (Baton Rouge) (51.6), Mandeville (49.5)
Lowest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Woodlawn (Baton Rouge) (9.2), McKinley (Baton Rouge) (16.4), Denham Springs (20.3)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 27.1 (34.1 overall)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 32.6
2013 vs. 2012 Schedule Strength Comparison: +5.5
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #5
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #271
2013 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2
2013 Projected League Finish: 1st
2013 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 3%