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GENERAL
Nickname: Pirates
Colors: Red/White
Coach: Philip Haywood
League: 3A District 6 (moving from 3A District 8)
Playoff Division: 3A
Playoff Division Rank: #1

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Rayquan Horton 6'2" 290 Junior DE
Cole Bentley 6'5" 300 Junior TE
Xondre Willis 5'10" 170 Senior RB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: 7 Starters Back On Each Side Of Ball
Team Weaknesses: Must Replace Starting QB/Leading Rusher

RATINGS
2014 Final Power Rating: 37
2014 National Rank: #1086
2014 State Rank: #13
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.3
2015 Starting Power Rating: 38.5
2015 National Rank: #863
2015 State Rank: #8
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): 27.1
Dynasty National Rank: #1163
2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 11.4
Dynasty Record: 145-29 (50-2 in league)

HISTORICAL
2014 Overall Record: 13-2
2014 League Record/Finish: 3-0 (1st)
2014 Points For Average: 33.3
2014 Points Against Average: 11.9
2014 Differential: +21.4
2014 Wins: #1708 Clay [Henry] (Lexington) (29-7), #2036 Southwestern (Somerset) (28-7), #2134 Central (Louisville) (14-7), #2630 Christian Academy of Knoxville (Knoxville, TN) (31-7), #3625 Russell (33-0), #5999 Gallia Academy (Gallipolis, OH) (41-0), #6227 Lawrence County (Louisa) (34-19), #6227 Lawrence County (Louisa) (48-14), #6628 Pike County Central (Pikeville) (43-14), #6628 Pike County Central (Pikeville) (43-14), #8436 Harlan County (Harlan) (38-20), #11621 Clark [Sheldon] (Inez) (49-0), #13755 Jackson County (McKee) (49-6)
2014 Losses: #2467 Johnson Central (Paintsville) (35-0), #3140 Pikeville (29-20)
2014 Opponents W-L: 106-77
Recent State Championships: 2014, 2013, 2004 (2A)
Recent League Championships: 2014 (3A District 8), 2013 (3A District 8), 2012 (3A District 8), 2011 (3A District 8), 2010 (tied for 1st; 3A District 8), 2009 (3A District 8), 2008 (3A District 8), 2007 (3A District 8), 2006 (tied for 1st; 2A District 8), 2005 (2A District 8), 2004 (2A District 8), 2003 (2A District 8)
Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: 9
Streak List: 11/7/14 Jackson County (McKee) (49-6), 11/14/14 Pike County Central (Pikeville) (43-14), 11/21/14 Lawrence County (Louisa) (48-14), 11/28/14 Russell (33-0), 12/5/14 Central (Louisville) (14-7), 8/28/15 Tates Creek (Lexington) (55-38), 9/4/15 Harlan County (Harlan) (43-0), 9/11/15 Newport Central Catholic (Newport) (28-10), 9/18/15 Pikeville (34-8)

SCHEDULE
2015 Schedule: 8/28 vs Tates Creek (Lexington), 9/4 at Harlan County (Harlan), 9/11 Newport Central Catholic (Newport), 9/18 Pikeville, 9/25 vs Knoxville Catholic (Knoxville, TN), 10/2 at Cabell Midland (Ona, WV), 10/9 Lawrence County (Louisa), 10/16 at Clark [Sheldon] (Inez), 10/23 at Pike County Central (Pikeville), 10/30 Johnson Central (Paintsville)
Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Knoxville Catholic (Knoxville, TN) (50.9), Cabell Midland (Ona, WV) (38.1), Johnson Central (Paintsville) (28.7)
Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Clark [Sheldon] (Inez) (-17.7), Tates Creek (Lexington) (-2.5), Pike County Central (Pikeville) (1.9)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 14.1 (9.4 overall)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 16.2
2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: +2.1
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #30
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2821
2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2
2015 Projected League Finish: 1st
2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 4%