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GENERAL
Nickname: Pirates
Colors: Red/White
Coach: Philip Haywood
League: 3A District 8
Playoff Division: 3A
Playoff Division Rank: #1

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Austin Hatfield 5'9" 220 Senior RB/LB
Keaton Taylor 5'11" Senior QB/DB
Xondre Willis 5'10" 160 Junior RB/DB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: 3 OL Starters Return, Experienced Defense
Team Weaknesses: Graduated Two Leading Rushers, Lost 2-Year Starting QB

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 39.5
2013 National Rank: #813
2013 State Rank: #13
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3
2014 Starting Power Rating: 38.7
2014 National Rank: #752
2014 State Rank: #10
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 26.2
Dynasty National Rank: #1257
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 13.8
Dynasty Record: 132-27 (47-2 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 14-1
2013 League Record/Finish: 3-0 (1st)
2013 Points For Average: 35.9
2013 Points Against Average: 16.1
2013 Differential: +19.8
2013 Wins: #1028 Wayne County (Monticello) (3-0), #1402 Bourbon County (Paris) (21-6), #2318 Christian Academy of Knoxville (Knoxville, TN) (27-21), #2440 Harlan County (Harlan) (21-12), #4441 Somerset (37-12), #5070 Pikeville (56-20), #5430 Pike County Central (Pikeville) (56-34), #5430 Pike County Central (Pikeville) (43-6), #5513 Lawrence County (Louisa) (35-12), #5513 Lawrence County (Louisa) (42-6), #5732 Gallia Academy (Gallipolis, OH) (41-19), #6920 Southwestern (Somerset) (38-27), #12503 Jackson County (McKee) (42-6), #12655 Clark [Sheldon] (Inez) (49-6)
2013 Losses: #1468 Johnson Central (Paintsville) (54-28)
2013 Opponents W-L: 113-70
Recent State Championships: 2013, 2004 (2A)
Recent League Championships: 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010 (tied for 1st), 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006 (tied for 1st; 2A District 8), 2005 (2A District 8), 2004 (2A District 8), 2003 (2A District 8)
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: 6
Streak List: 11/8/13 Jackson County (McKee) (42-6), 11/15/13 Lawrence County (Louisa) (42-6), 11/22/13 Pike County Central (Pikeville) (43-6), 11/29/13 Bourbon County (Paris) (21-6), 12/6/13 Wayne County (Monticello) (3-0), 8/29/14 Clay [Henry] (Lexington) (29-7)

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/29 Clay [Henry] (Lexington), 9/5 Harlan County (Harlan), 9/12 at Southwestern (Somerset), 9/19 at Pikeville, 9/26 Clark [Sheldon] (Inez), 10/3 at Gallia Academy (Gallipolis, OH), 10/10 Christian Academy of Knoxville (Knoxville, TN), 10/17 at Lawrence County (Louisa), 10/24 Pike County Central (Pikeville), 10/31 at Johnson Central (Paintsville)
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Clay [Henry] (Lexington) (32.8), Johnson Central (Paintsville) (32.7), Christian Academy of Knoxville (Knoxville, TN) (27.8)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Clark [Sheldon] (Inez) (-24.4), Southwestern (Somerset) (6.5), Lawrence County (Louisa) (10.1)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 9.9 (13.5 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 14.3
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +4.4
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #35
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3274
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1
2014 Projected League Finish: 1st
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 53%