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GENERAL
Nickname: Dragons
Colors: Royal Blue/White
Coach: Eric Parmley
League: 4A District 3
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #10

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 3
Returning Defensive Starters: 3
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
D'Angelo Reder 5'8" 215 Senior TB
Wesley Allen 5'10" 260 Senior G
Daniel Crosley 6'2" 230 Junior DE

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Depth
Team Weaknesses: Lines

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 29.1
2013 National Rank: #1917
2013 State Rank: #48
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -5.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.3
2014 Starting Power Rating: 21.4
2014 National Rank: #2855
2014 State Rank: #64
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 5.4
Dynasty National Rank: #6407
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 18.2
Dynasty Record: 51-63 (19-28 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 11-2
2013 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st)
2013 Points For Average: 26.7
2013 Points Against Average: 12.2
2013 Differential: +14.5
2013 Wins: #2362 Breaux Bridge (24-0), #2531 Jennings (8-7), #4255 Natchitoches Central (Natchitoches) (28-19), #5977 South Beauregard (Longville) (22-7), #7003 Peabody (Alexandria) (34-18), #7037 Woodlawn (Shreveport) (31-0), #7438 Southwood (Shreveport) (24-0), #10623 Bolton (Alexandria) (46-17), #11300 Leesville (36-7), #12296 Tioga (59-28), #13005 Grant (Dry Prong) (35-7)
2013 Losses: #328 Neville (Monroe) (41-0), #4983 Westlake (7-0)
2013 Opponents W-L: 68-76
Recent League Championships: 2013, 2012 (tied for 1st; 4A District 4)
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 9/5 at Westlake, 9/12 Natchitoches Central (Natchitoches), 9/19 Jennings, 9/26 at South Beauregard (Longville), 10/3 Southwood (Shreveport), 10/10 Leesville, 10/17 at Bolton (Alexandria), 10/24 Grant (Dry Prong), 10/31 at Peabody (Alexandria), 11/7 at Tioga
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Jennings (23.1), Natchitoches Central (Natchitoches) (22.3), Westlake (10.2)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Grant (Dry Prong) (-27.2), Tioga (-21.6), Leesville (-15.3)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -2.3 (9.9 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -0.5
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1.8
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #160
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #8010
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1
2014 Projected League Finish: 1st
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 25%