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GENERAL
Nickname: Purples
Colors: Purple/Old Gold
Coach: Kevin Wallace
League: 5A District 2
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #1

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 3
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2013 JV Record: 7-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Jordan Meredith 6'3" 280 Junior OL/DL 4.90
Cameron Wallace 6'6" 210 Senior TE 4.80
Darrian Scott 6'0" 230 Senior DE 4.80

D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Nacarius Fant 5'11" 170 Senior WR 4.7 [Western Kentucky]

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience On Lines, RB
Team Weaknesses: Experience, Depth

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 58.6
2013 National Rank: #97
2013 State Rank: #1
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -9.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.8
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.5
2014 Starting Power Rating: 44.5
2014 National Rank: #415
2014 State Rank: #4
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 40
Dynasty National Rank: #203
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 7.3
Dynasty Record: 134-17 (46-2 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 14-0
2013 League Record/Finish: 4-0 (1st)
2013 Points For Average: 47.2
2013 Points Against Average: 14.6
2013 Differential: +32.6
2013 Wins: #113 Blackman (Murfreesboro, TN) (26-25), #359 St. Xavier (Louisville) (39-25), #711 McCallie (Chattanooga, TN) (40-36), #959 Pulaski County (Somerset) (49-14), #964 Hardin [John] (Elizabethtown) (33-28), #1147 Lexington Catholic (Lexington) (48-21), #2305 Graves County (Mayfield) (49-10), #2846 Owensboro (41-7), #3152 Warren Central (Bowling Green) (48-14), #4923 Christian County (Hopkinsville) (48-7), #8338 Barren County (Glasgow) (58-0), #8633 Greenwood (Bowling Green) (42-0), #10814 Apollo (Owensboro) (49-7), #12836 Logan County (Russellville) (91-10)
2013 Losses: none
2013 Opponents W-L: 97-78
Recent State Championships: 2013, 2012, 2011
Recent League Championships: 2013, 2012, 2011, 2009 (tied for 1st), 2008, 2007, 2006 (3A District 2), 2005 (3A District 2), 2004 (3A District 2), 2003 (3A District 2)
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: 46
Streak List: 8/20/11 Allen County (Scottsville) (48-0), 8/26/11 Clay [Henry] (Lexington) (35-14), 9/2/11 St. Xavier (Louisville) (28-20), 9/9/11 Henderson County (Henderson) (55-7), 9/16/11 Owensboro (62-0), 9/23/11 Barren County (Glasgow) (61-6), 9/30/11 Logan County (Russellville) (76-7), 10/14/11 Warren Central (Bowling Green) (21-0), 10/21/11 Greenwood (Bowling Green) (62-12), 10/28/11 Lexington Catholic (Lexington) (30-12), 11/4/11 Apollo (Owensboro) (57-6), 11/11/11 Greenwood (Bowling Green) (35-6), 11/18/11 Warren Central (Bowling Green) (52-19), 11/25/11 Hardin [John] (Elizabethtown) (62-20), 12/3/11 Anderson County (Lawrenceburg) (55-3), 8/18/12 Allen County (Scottsville) (45-0), 8/24/12 Lafayette (Lexington) (42-20), 8/31/12 St. Xavier (Louisville) (38-31), 9/7/12 Henderson County (Henderson) (21-7), 9/14/12 Owensboro (31-3), 9/21/12 Barren County (Glasgow) (58-0), 9/28/12 Logan County (Russellville) (62-0), 10/12/12 Warren Central (Bowling Green) (24-0), 10/19/12 Greenwood (Bowling Green) (53-0), 10/26/12 Lexington Catholic (Lexington) (35-21), 11/2/12 Apollo (Owensboro) (62-6), 11/9/12 Christian County (Hopkinsville) (31-17), 11/16/12 Warren Central (Bowling Green) (35-21), 11/23/12 Hardin [John] (Elizabethtown) (14-13), 12/1/12 Cooper (Burlington) (34-20), 8/24/13 Lexington Catholic (Lexington) (48-21), 9/6/13 St. Xavier (Louisville) (39-25), 9/13/13 Owensboro (41-7), 9/20/13 McCallie (Chattanooga, TN) (40-36), 9/27/13 Barren County (Glasgow) (58-0), 10/3/13 Logan County (Russellville) (91-10), 10/18/13 Warren Central (Bowling Green) (48-14), 10/25/13 Greenwood (Bowling Green) (42-0), 11/1/13 Blackman (Murfreesboro, TN) (26-25), 11/8/13 Apollo (Owensboro) (49-7), 11/15/13 Christian County (Hopkinsville) (48-7), 11/22/13 Graves County (Mayfield) (49-10), 11/29/13 Hardin [John] (Elizabethtown) (33-28), 12/8/13 Pulaski County (Somerset) (49-14), 8/23/14 Mercer County (Harrodsburg) (44-6), 8/29/14 Lexington Catholic (Lexington) (40-14)

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/23 vs Mercer County (Harrodsburg), 8/29 at Lexington Catholic (Lexington), 9/5 St. Xavier (Louisville), 9/12 at Owensboro, 9/19 McCallie (Chattanooga, TN), 9/26 at Barren County (Glasgow), 10/2 Logan County (Russellville), 10/17 at Warren Central (Bowling Green), 10/24 Greenwood (Bowling Green), 10/31 at Pulaski County (Somerset)
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: McCallie (Chattanooga, TN) (46.3), St. Xavier (Louisville) (44), Pulaski County (Somerset) (37.7)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Logan County (Russellville) (-25.9), Barren County (Glasgow) (-4.1), Greenwood (Bowling Green) (-3.4)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 18.6 (21.5 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 20.5
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1.9
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #16
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1773
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1
2014 Projected League Finish: 1st
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 27%