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GENERAL
Nickname: Cougars
Colors: Navy/Maroon/Gray
Coach: Jim Hightower
League: 4A District 5
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #14

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 1
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2012 JV Record: 9-0
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Justin Suire 5'10" 185 Senior RB 4.55
Kendall Johnson 6'1" 180 Senior WR/DB 4.53
Rivers Cahee 6'1" 205 Senior RB/DB 4.48

D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Brandon Bergeron 6'3" 195 Senior QB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Lines, WR
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience, Roster Size

RATINGS
2012 Final Power Rating: 37.2
2012 National Rank: #985
2012 State Rank: #22
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -11.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2013 Starting Power Rating: 23.3
2013 National Rank: #2493
2013 State Rank: #50
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2012 Rating): 43.3
Dynasty National Rank: #257
2013 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 18.6
Dynasty Record: 47-15 (19-3 in league)

HISTORICAL
2012 Overall Record: 8-4
2012 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st)
2012 Points For Average: 39.2
2012 Points Against Average: 19.8
2012 Differential: +19.4
2012 Wins: #301 Barbe [Alfred M.] (Lake Charles) (42-35), #703 Teurlings Catholic (Lafayette) (31-21), #1722 Breaux Bridge (57-14), #3756 Northside (Lafayette) (35-14), #3807 Easton [Warren] (New Orleans) (56-6), #3950 St. Martinville (42-0), #4978 Westgate (New Iberia) (49-0), #8376 Cecilia (55-2)
2012 Losses: #481 St. Augustine (New Orleans) (40-14), #730 Central (Baton Rouge) (34-28), #782 Evangel Christian Academy (Shreveport) (36-33), #3223 Sulphur (35-28)
2012 Opponents W-L: 86-57
Recent League Championships: 2012, 2011 (tied for 1st), 2010 (5A District 4), 2009 (5A District 4), 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2013 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2013 Schedule: 9/6 at Sulphur, 9/13 at Calvary Baptist Academy (Shreveport), 9/20 at Carencro (Lafayette), 9/27 Evangel Christian Academy (Shreveport), 10/4 Cecilia, 10/11 Westgate (New Iberia), 10/18 at Teurlings Catholic (Lafayette), 10/25 Northside (Lafayette), 11/1 at St. Martinville, 11/8 at Breaux Bridge
Highest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Teurlings Catholic (Lafayette) (40.7), Evangel Christian Academy (Shreveport) (37.1), Breaux Bridge (30.3)
Lowest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Cecilia (-1.4), Westgate (New Iberia) (11.8), St. Martinville (17.1)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 23.7 (27.9 overall)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 23.3
2013 vs. 2012 Schedule Strength Comparison: -0.4
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #35
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1304
2013 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5
2013 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2013 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%