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GENERAL
Nickname: Bulldogs
Colors: Royal Blue/White
Coach: Ryan Serpas
League: 2A District 7 (moving from 2A District 8)
Playoff Division: 2A
Playoff Division Rank: #5

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 8
2012 JV Record: 3-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Joseph Kemp 6'2.5" 185 Senior QB/ATH 4.52
Zachary Clark 6'1" 180 Senior ATH 4.45
Gharmaine Ashston 5'9.5" 200 Senior HB/DE 4.62

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Good Nucleus, Coming Off Playoff Season, Leadership
Team Weaknesses: Lost Key Players To Graduation, Young Players Must Work Hard To Contribute, Must Have Good Workouts

RATINGS
2012 Final Power Rating: 16.9
2012 National Rank: #3987
2012 State Rank: #86
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.8
2013 Starting Power Rating: 17.6
2013 National Rank: #3586
2013 State Rank: #75
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2012 Rating): 1.6
Dynasty National Rank: #7615
2013 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 18.8
Dynasty Record: 32-24 (16-8 in league)

HISTORICAL
2012 Overall Record: 12-2
2012 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st)
2012 Points For Average: 33.1
2012 Points Against Average: 19
2012 Differential: +14.1
2012 Wins: #6145 Many (34-28), #6340 De La Salle (New Orleans) (21-0), #7064 Aquinas [St. Thomas] (Hammond) (28-20), #7289 Northlake Christian (Covington) (32-19), #7289 Northlake Christian (Covington) (30-12), #8752 Pope John Paul II (Slidell) (34-24), #9404 Northeast (Pride) (24-6), #9471 Pine (Franklinton) (51-6), #11196 King [Grace] (Metairie) (49-16), #11974 Albany (62-28), #11982 St. Helena Central (Greensburg) (47-14), #14214 Mt. Hermon (45-0)
2012 Losses: #150 Curtis [John] (River Ridge) (55-0), #3637 Live Oak (Watson) (38-6)
2012 Opponents W-L: 71-77
Recent League Championships: 2012 (2A District 8), 2009 (tied for 1st; 2A District 8), 2006 (2A District 9)
Winning Streak Entering 2013 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2013 Schedule: 9/6 at Loyd Star (Brookhaven, MS), 9/13 Walker, 9/20 at Albany, 9/27 Northlake Christian (Covington), 10/4 at St. Helena Central (Greensburg), 10/11 Mt. Hermon, 10/18 at Archbishop Hannan (Covington), 10/25 Pine (Franklinton), 11/1 at Pope John Paul II (Slidell), 11/8 Aquinas [St. Thomas] (Hammond)
Highest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Aquinas [St. Thomas] (Hammond) (9.2), Northlake Christian (Covington) (6.3), Archbishop Hannan (Covington) (4.1)
Lowest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Mt. Hermon (-40.8), Loyd Star (Brookhaven, MS) (-25), St. Helena Central (Greensburg) (-19.1)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -8.2 (3.1 overall)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -9.3
2013 vs. 2012 Schedule Strength Comparison: -1.1
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #233
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #11099
2013 Projected Regular Season Record: 10-0
2013 Projected League Finish: 1st
2013 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 68%