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GENERAL
Nickname: Tigers
Colors: Black/Orange
Coach: Marc Clark
League: 5A District 1
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #21

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2013 JV Record: 5-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Zach Atkins 5'10" 210 Senior FB/LB 4.70
Chad Cessna 6'5" 270 Senior C/DL 5.35
Cliff Thomas 6'0" 190 Senior ILB/TE 4.99

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Inside Running Game
Team Weaknesses: New Defensive Scheme

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: -1.7
2013 National Rank: #8376
2013 State Rank: #127
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +6.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2014 Starting Power Rating: 3.5
2014 National Rank: #6808
2014 State Rank: #105
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 11
Dynasty National Rank: #4555
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 6.2
Dynasty Record: 61-67 (26-20 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 4-7
2013 League Record/Finish: 2-2 (3rd)
2013 Points For Average: 26.2
2013 Points Against Average: 29.2
2013 Differential: -3
2013 Wins: #8633 Greenwood (Bowling Green) (35-6), #8987 West Creek (Clarksville, TN) (30-14), #10814 Apollo (Owensboro) (44-0), #11352 Ohio County (Hartford) (34-7)
2013 Losses: #2305 Graves County (Mayfield) (55-21), #3152 Warren Central (Bowling Green) (48-10), #4923 Christian County (Hopkinsville) (24-21), #5463 Franklin-Simpson (Franklin) (48-14), #5800 North Hopkins (Madisonville) (45-17), #7056 Warren East (Bowling Green) (33-27), #7812 Trigg County (Cadiz) (41-35)
2013 Opponents W-L: 57-70
Recent League Championships: 2005 (3A District 1), 2004 (3A District 1)
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: 1
Streak List: 8/30/14 West Creek (Clarksville, TN) (42-7)

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/22 at Warren Central (Bowling Green), 8/30 vs West Creek (Clarksville, TN), 9/5 vs Calloway County (Murray), 9/12 at North Hopkins (Madisonville), 9/19 Warren East (Bowling Green), 9/26 Christian County (Hopkinsville), 10/3 at Apollo (Owensboro), 10/17 at Ohio County (Hartford), 10/24 Graves County (Mayfield), 10/31 Franklin-Simpson (Franklin)
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Graves County (Mayfield) (29.2), Warren Central (Bowling Green) (22.3), Christian County (Hopkinsville) (16.1)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Ohio County (Hartford) (-15.6), Apollo (Owensboro) (-14), West Creek (Clarksville, TN) (-1.9)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 0.1 (6 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 6.3
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +6.2
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #82
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5700
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5
2014 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%