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GENERAL
Nickname: Conquistadors
Colors: Navy/Blue
Coach: Scott Samsel
League: 6A Region 1
Playoff Division: 6A
Playoff Division Rank: #4

SENIOR D1 PROSPECTS
Alfred Dickens 6'0" 200 Senior DB 4.5 [Mississippi]
Chase Johnson 6'4.5" 260 Senior OL [Memphis]
Marcus Leflore 5'10" 195 Senior RB
Chris Matthews 6'6" 225 Senior DE

D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Samuel Craft 5'10" 190 Senior ATH [Memphis]
Dontrell Nelson 6'1" 170 Senior DB 4.22 [Memphis]
Jamil Collins 5'11" 175 Senior CB [Memphis]
Jap Payne 5'11" 190 Senior RB

RATINGS
2012 Final Power Rating: 48.2
2012 National Rank: #326
2012 State Rank: #12
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.7
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2013 Starting Power Rating: 49.9
2013 National Rank: #209
2013 State Rank: #8
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2012 Rating): 48.3
Dynasty National Rank: #136
2013 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 1.6
Dynasty Record: 54-13 (30-5 in league)

HISTORICAL
2012 Overall Record: 11-2
2012 League Record/Finish: 6-1 (2nd)
2012 Points For Average: 32.9
2012 Points Against Average: 22.4
2012 Differential: +10.5
2012 Wins: #117 Memphis University (Memphis, TN) (43-33), #320 Madison Central (Madison) (31-28), #1169 Columbus (16-7), #1312 Trezevant (Memphis, TN) (38-14), #1572 Southaven (31-28), #1984 DeSoto Central (Southaven) (31-28), #2099 Warren Central (Vicksburg) (53-21), #2144 Grenada (21-0), #2170 Tupelo (53-43), #4608 Smyrna (TN) (42-19), #5956 Horn Lake (49-15)
2012 Losses: #85 South Panola (Batesville) (28-14), #320 Madison Central (Madison) (27-6)
2012 Opponents W-L: 91-68
Recent State Championships: 2011
Recent League Championships: 2011
Winning Streak Entering 2013 Season: 1
Streak List: 8/23/13 Ridgeway (Memphis, TN) (38-22)

SCHEDULE
2013 Schedule: 8/23 Ridgeway (Memphis, TN), 8/30 Raleigh-Egypt (Memphis, TN), 9/14 vs Longview (TX), 10/4 at South Panola (Batesville), 10/18 at Horn Lake, 10/25 at Grenada, 11/8 at Tupelo
Highest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: South Panola (Batesville) (55), Longview (TX) (51), Ridgeway (Memphis, TN) (36)
Lowest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Raleigh-Egypt (Memphis, TN) (8.3), Horn Lake (16.3), Grenada (26.2)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 30.2 (34.9 overall)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 31.4
2013 vs. 2012 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1.2
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #11
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #330
2013 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-2
2013 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2013 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 7%



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