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GENERAL
Coach: Ron Price
League: 4A Region 2
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #27

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2013 JV Record: 3-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Jake McDonald 6'3" 220 Senior TE 4.70
Devin Wilson 5'9" 200 Senior RB 4.60
Cedric Buford 6'0" 275 Senior C/DT 5.00

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience On Defense

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 10.5
2013 National Rank: #5421
2013 State Rank: #124
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3
2014 Starting Power Rating: 9.7
2014 National Rank: #5281
2014 State Rank: #123
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 15
Dynasty National Rank: #3445
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 4
Dynasty Record: 67-59 (31-30 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 4-7
2013 League Record/Finish: 1-4 (5th)
2013 Points For Average: 13.4
2013 Points Against Average: 21.2
2013 Differential: -7.8
2013 Wins: #4383 North Pontotoc (Ecru) (24-21), #7162 Pontotoc (11-8), #8071 Amory (13-7), #8388 Senatobia (27-2)
2013 Losses: #1070 Lafayette (Oxford) (44-7), #1590 Ripley (33-0), #1942 Rosa Fort (Tunica) (28-14), #2423 Water Valley (38-13), #2651 Corinth (24-16), #3189 Itawamba Agricultural (Fulton) (14-10), #6396 Byhalia (14-12)
2013 Opponents W-L: 82-54
Recent League Championships: 2012, 2010 (4A Region 1)
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/22 at Water Valley, 8/29 Itawamba Agricultural (Fulton), 9/5 at Pontotoc, 9/12 at Amory, 9/19 Corinth, 10/3 Senatobia, 10/10 at Byhalia, 10/17 Lafayette (Oxford), 10/24 at Rosa Fort (Tunica), 10/31 Ripley
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Lafayette (Oxford) (33.8), Ripley (31.7), Rosa Fort (Tunica) (27)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Amory (0.8), Byhalia (2.1), Senatobia (2.2)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 17.3
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 16.6
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: -0.7
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #71
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2644
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-6
2014 Projected League Finish: 4th
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%