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GENERAL
Nickname: Tigers
Colors: Purple/Gold
Coach: J.T. Dunbar
League: 3A District 3
Playoff Division: 3A
Playoff Division Rank: #30

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2013 JV Record: 7-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Kamar Greenhouse 6'1" 175 Senior CB/WR 4.48 [Louisiana-Lafayette]
Carl Wilmer 6'3" 330 Junior T/DT 5.48
Mark Eldridge 5'9.5" 180 Senior S/RB 4.58

D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Ricky Gibson 6'2" 180 Senior DB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience On OL, Speed On Defense
Team Weaknesses: Youth At QB

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: -1.8
2013 National Rank: #8392
2013 State Rank: #181
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.4
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3
2014 Starting Power Rating: -2.7
2014 National Rank: #8567
2014 State Rank: #183
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 5
Dynasty National Rank: #6536
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 7.7
Dynasty Record: 76-46 [75-47 on the field] (48-9 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 5-6
2013 League Record/Finish: 3-2 (3rd)
2013 Points For Average: 26.4
2013 Points Against Average: 18.9
2013 Differential: +7.5
2013 Wins: #10106 Jena (39-6), #10365 Avoyelles (Moreauville) (29-12), #10680 Independence (35-16), #12645 Vidalia (60-0), #12731 Bunkie (42-0)
2013 Losses: #3204 West Feliciana (St. Francisville) (32-3), #4202 Winnfield (18-0), #4947 Caldwell Parish (Columbia) (58-50), #5750 Pineville (30-21), #7813 St. Louis (Lake Charles) (21-3), #8032 Buckeye (15-8)
2013 Opponents W-L: 57-65
Recent League Championships: 2012 (tied for 1st), 2011, 2010, 2007, 2005 (tied for 1st), 2004
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 9/5 Bunkie, 9/12 Winnfield, 9/19 at Independence, 9/26 at Pineville, 10/3 St. Louis (Lake Charles), 10/10 at Buckeye, 10/17 Vidalia, 10/24 at Caldwell Parish (Columbia), 10/31 Jena, 11/7 at Avoyelles (Moreauville)
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Winnfield (16), Caldwell Parish (Columbia) (12.7), Pineville (11.7)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Bunkie (-25), Vidalia (-24.4), Independence (-14.9)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -5.7 (0.2 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -4.3
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1.4
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #188
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #9226
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2014 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%