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GENERAL
Nickname: Griffins
Colors: Red/White/Blue
Coach: Scott Abernathy
League: 4A District 1
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #17

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2013 JV Record: 8-0
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Delmonte Hall 6'0" 195 Sophomore RB/WR 4.63
Austin Barnes 5'9" 165 Senior K/P 4.68
William Champion 6'3.5" 280 Junior G/DT 5.38

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: OL, FB, Speed On Defense
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience On Lines, OL/Secondary Depth, Young In Secondary

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 14.8
2013 National Rank: #4492
2013 State Rank: #96
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3
2014 Starting Power Rating: 16
2014 National Rank: #3911
2014 State Rank: #85
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): -0.1
Dynasty National Rank: #8288
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 17.4
Dynasty Record: 52-70 (16-29 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 7-5
2013 League Record/Finish: 5-2 (2nd)
2013 Points For Average: 21.1
2013 Points Against Average: 20
2013 Differential: +1.1
2013 Wins: #4714 Rayne (15-13), #6292 Fair Park (Shreveport) (24-16), #7037 Woodlawn (Shreveport) (20-18), #7438 Southwood (Shreveport) (20-18), #7953 Loyola College Prep (Shreveport) (21-7), #8033 Minden (42-12), #10553 Huntington (Shreveport) (47-12)
2013 Losses: #100 East Jefferson (Metairie) (44-6), #3136 Northwood (Shreveport) (34-30), #4255 Natchitoches Central (Natchitoches) (23-7), #6528 Mansfield (20-14), #6572 Benton (23-7)
2013 Opponents W-L: 69-64
Recent League Championships: 2009 (3A District 1), 2008 (3A District 2)
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: 2
Streak List: 8/29/14 Mansfield (7-6), 9/5/14 Natchitoches Central (Natchitoches) (33-7)

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/29 vs Mansfield, 9/5 at Natchitoches Central (Natchitoches), 9/12 Mansfield, 9/19 at Southwood (Shreveport), 9/26 at Benton, 10/3 Northwood (Shreveport), 10/10 at Huntington (Shreveport), 10/17 Minden, 10/24 Woodlawn (Shreveport), 10/31 at Loyola College Prep (Shreveport), 11/7 at Fair Park (Shreveport)
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Natchitoches Central (Natchitoches) (22.3), Northwood (Shreveport) (22.3), Fair Park (Shreveport) (6.8)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Huntington (Shreveport) (-10.7), Minden (-0.3), Loyola College Prep (Shreveport) (0)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 3.6 (14.4 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 6
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +2.4
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #122
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5799
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-2
2014 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 3%