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GENERAL
Nickname: Tornadoes
Colors: Red/Black/White
Coach: Teddy Dyess
League: 3A Region 5
Playoff Division: 3A
Playoff Division Rank: #5

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2013 JV Record: 8-0
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Greg Eiland 6'7" 330 Junior T 5.50
Josh Rush 6'0" 175 Senior LB 4.80
Edrick McClendon 5'11" 170 Senior CB/WR 4.70

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: OL, Quickness On Defense, Special Teams
Team Weaknesses: Depth

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 29
2013 National Rank: #1926
2013 State Rank: #51
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3
2014 Starting Power Rating: 25.2
2014 National Rank: #2249
2014 State Rank: #62
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 19.1
Dynasty National Rank: #2480
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 7.4
Dynasty Record: 113-25 (53-6 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 11-2
2013 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st)
2013 Points For Average: 38.1
2013 Points Against Average: 7.2
2013 Differential: +30.9
2013 Wins: #2533 Forest (34-27), #3782 Choctaw County (Ackerman) (41-6), #4910 Kemper County (DeKalb) (58-8), #6660 Bay Springs (26-0), #6858 Southeast Lauderdale (Meridian) (41-0), #7183 South Delta (Rolling Fork) (49-0), #7257 Raleigh (48-7), #7406 Jackson [Velma] (Camden) (29-0), #8012 Neshoba Central (Philadelphia) (41-0), #11571 Choctaw Central (Philadelphia) (45-0), #12611 McClain [Jacob J.] (Lexington) (71-0)
2013 Losses: #271 Louisville (19-6), #1774 Wilkinson County (Woodville) (26-6)
2013 Opponents W-L: 83-78
Recent League Championships: 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2007 (tied for 1st; 2A Region 5), 2005 (2A Region 5), 2004 (2A Region 5), 2003 (2A Region 5)
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: 3
Streak List: 8/22/14 South Delta (Rolling Fork) (35-0), 8/29/14 George [J. Z.] (North Carrollton) (36-7), 9/5/14 Neshoba Central (Philadelphia) (38-19)

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/22 South Delta (Rolling Fork), 8/29 at George [J. Z.] (North Carrollton), 9/5 Neshoba Central (Philadelphia), 9/12 Louisville, 9/19 at Bay Springs, 10/3 Forest, 10/10 Raleigh, 10/24 Southeast Lauderdale (Meridian), 10/31 at Choctaw County (Ackerman)
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Louisville (43.8), Forest (16), Choctaw County (Ackerman) (15.5)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: George [J. Z.] (North Carrollton) (-9.9), South Delta (Rolling Fork) (-3.4), Neshoba Central (Philadelphia) (-1.6)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 4.8 (9.9 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 9.3
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +4.5
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #100
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4015
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-1
2014 Projected League Finish: 1st
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 5%