North DeSoto (Stonewall, LA) previews home 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% |