| Ruston (LA) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Bearcats Colors: Red/White Coach: Billy Laird League: 5A District 2 Playoff Division: 5A Playoff Division Rank: #21 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 4 Returning Defensive Starters: 5 2012 JV Record: 3-4 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Shelton Wooley 6'1" 180 Senior K/P 4.70 Darren Crawford 6'0" 180 Senior DB 4.60 Jamarius Washington 6'2" 185 Senior DB 4.60 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: 4 Of 5 OL Return, RB, DBs Team Weaknesses: Must Find QB, WR Depth, DL RATINGS 2012 Final Power Rating: 34 2012 National Rank: #1295 2012 State Rank: #31 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -5.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4 2013 Starting Power Rating: 27.1 2013 National Rank: #1931 2013 State Rank: #37 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2012 Rating): 32.6 Dynasty National Rank: #920 2013 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 4.1 Dynasty Record: 36-23 (17-9 in league) HISTORICAL 2012 Overall Record: 6-6 2012 League Record/Finish: 2-2 (3rd) 2012 Points For Average: 26.9 2012 Points Against Average: 20.3 2012 Differential: +6.6 2012 Wins: #1456 South Lafourche (Galliano) (28-13), #2268 North DeSoto (Stonewall) (27-10), #2582 Natchitoches Central (Natchitoches) (31-7), #4284 Pineville (38-0), #9719 Minden (59-14), #13934 Arcadia (48-6) 2012 Losses: #208 Neville (Monroe) (23-2), #235 West Monroe (35-0), #479 Ouachita Parish (Monroe) (27-18), #479 Ouachita Parish (Monroe) (48-33), #822 Byrd [C. E.] (Shreveport) (16-9), #1941 Bastrop (45-30) 2012 Opponents W-L: 90-51 Recent League Championships: 2010 (tied for 1st; 4A District 3) Winning Streak Entering 2013 Season: none SCHEDULE 2013 Schedule: 9/6 at Neville (Monroe), 9/13 Airline (Bossier City), 9/20 Rayville, 9/27 at Haughton, 10/4 at Captain Shreve (Shreveport), 10/11 Natchitoches Central (Natchitoches), 10/18 West Monroe, 10/25 at Ouachita Parish (Monroe), 11/1 at Alexandria, 11/8 Pineville Highest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: West Monroe (53.7), Neville (Monroe) (51.4), Ouachita Parish (Monroe) (46.1) Lowest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Rayville (6.7), Alexandria (11.3), Captain Shreve (Shreveport) (13.6) 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 20.3 (28.2 overall) 2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 29.2 2013 vs. 2012 Schedule Strength Comparison: +8.9 2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #9 2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #467 2013 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5 2013 Projected League Finish: 3rd 2013 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |