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GENERAL
Nickname: Bearcats
Colors: Scarlet/Royal Blue
Coach: Hamer Morgan
League: 3A Region 5 (moving from 3A Region 6)
Playoff Division: 3A
Playoff Division Rank: #14

RATINGS
2012 Final Power Rating: 21.8
2012 National Rank: #3045
2012 State Rank: #75
Player Statistics-Based (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -8.9
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2013 Starting Power Rating: 12.9
2013 National Rank: #4612
2013 State Rank: #123
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2012 Rating): 32.7
Dynasty National Rank: #906
2013 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 19.8
Dynasty Record: 56-11 (27-0 in league)

HISTORICAL
2012 Overall Record: 7-5
2012 League Record/Finish: 4-0 (1st)
2012 Points For Average: 30.8
2012 Points Against Average: 25
2012 Differential: +5.8
2012 Wins: #4456 McLaurin (Florence) (47-19), #5391 Jefferson County (Fayette) (42-13), #6046 West Lauderdale (Collinsville) (27-14), #7231 Morton (44-13), #8168 Scott Central (Forest) (41-6), #8665 Raleigh (35-0), #10591 St. Andrews Episcopal (Ridgeland) (40-6)
2012 Losses: #156 Jackson Prep (Jackson) (52-16), #171 Bassfield (40-0), #1267 Tylertown (53-21), #2610 Seminary (34-14), #3505 Sumrall (50-42)
2012 Opponents W-L: 85-61
Recent State Championships: 2010
Recent League Championships: 2012 (3A Region 6), 2011 (3A Region 6), 2010 (3A Region 6), 2009 (3A Region 6), 2008 (2A Region 5), 2007 (tied for 1st; 2A Region 5), 2004, 2003 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2013 Season: 1
Streak List: 8/23/13 Morton (57-21)

SCHEDULE
2013 Schedule: 8/23 Morton, 8/30 Magee, 9/6 at Jackson Prep (Jackson), 9/13 Newton County (Decatur), 9/20 at Kosciusko, 9/27 at Northeast Lauderdale (Meridian), 10/4 Philadelphia, 10/11 at Southeast Lauderdale (Meridian), 10/18 at Raleigh, 10/25 Heidelberg, 11/1 Choctaw Central (Philadelphia)
Highest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Jackson Prep (Jackson) (51), Philadelphia (39.2), Northeast Lauderdale (Meridian) (20.3)
Lowest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Choctaw Central (Philadelphia) (-6.5), Heidelberg (-3.7), Raleigh (-2.6)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 14.3 (17.3 overall)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 13.6
2013 vs. 2012 Schedule Strength Comparison: -0.7
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #88
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3451
2013 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-5
2013 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2013 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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