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GENERAL
Nickname: Wildcats
Colors: Garnet/Gray
Coach: Stephen Robicheaux
League: 5A District 7
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #2

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 8
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Kirk Merritt 6'0" 215 Senior WR
Alfred Smith 5'10" 200 Senior WR [Arizona State]
John Williams 5'9" 170 Junior WR

ADDITIONAL SENIOR D1 PROSPECT
Brandon Scott 6'1" 180 Senior DB 4.5

D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Donovan Isom 6'4.5" 235 Senior QB [Utah]
RaeJuan Marbley 6'0" 220 Senior LB [Tulane]

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: WR, Experience

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 50.9
2013 National Rank: #263
2013 State Rank: #8
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +5.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3.9
Non-Senior D1 Talent Rating Bonus: +1.9
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -9
2014 Starting Power Rating: 53.2
2014 National Rank: #162
2014 State Rank: #6
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 33.8
Dynasty National Rank: #475
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 28.4
Dynasty Record: 93-38 (43-20 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 13-1
2013 League Record/Finish: 7-0 (1st)
2013 Points For Average: 42
2013 Points Against Average: 12.6
2013 Differential: +29.4
2013 Wins: #746 Dutchtown (Geismar) (23-7), #746 Dutchtown (Geismar) (45-14), #1289 East St. John (Reserve) (38-14), #1427 Ruston (34-7), #1985 Hahnville (Boutte) (49-0), #2505 Thibodaux (48-14), #3734 South Lafourche (Galliano) (49-24), #4443 West Jefferson (Harvey) (54-22), #4866 Cox [Helen] (Harvey) (55-12), #5185 Terrebonne (Houma) (44-0), #5185 Terrebonne (Houma) (42-17), #6273 Central Lafourche (Raceland) (37-3), #9607 Bourgeois [H. L.] (Gray) (63-8)
2013 Losses: #61 Acadiana (Lafayette) (35-7)
2013 Opponents W-L: 88-74
Recent State Championships: 2008, 2007
Recent League Championships: 2013, 2008 (5A District 6), 2007 (5A District 6)
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 9/5 West Jefferson (Harvey), 9/12 Cox [Helen] (Harvey), 9/19 Dutchtown (Geismar), 9/26 Terrebonne (Houma), 10/3 Hahnville (Boutte), 10/10 at Thibodaux, 10/17 at Central Lafourche (Raceland), 10/24 South Lafourche (Galliano), 10/31 at Bourgeois [H. L.] (Gray), 11/7 East St. John (Reserve)
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Dutchtown (Geismar) (42.3), East St. John (Reserve) (41.8), Hahnville (Boutte) (32.6)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Bourgeois [H. L.] (Gray) (-7.1), Terrebonne (Houma) (2.8), Central Lafourche (Raceland) (6.9)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 15.2 (27.2 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 19.1
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +3.9
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #53
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2072
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 10-0
2014 Projected League Finish: 1st
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 88%