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GENERAL
Nickname: Tigers
Colors: Blue/Gold
Coach: Daryl Jones
League: 5A Region 2
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #26

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 3
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Demario Smith 6'3" 265 OL/DL 5.1
Elijah Wright 5'10" 150 WR 4.6
Debroski Bates 5'9" 170 RB 4.7

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Return 4 Of 5 OL Starters
Team Weaknesses: Extremely Young On Defense, Have Many Question Marks Going Into Season

RATINGS
2014 Final Power Rating: 5.4
2014 National Rank: #6590
2014 State Rank: #149
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -6.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2015 Starting Power Rating: -1.1
2015 National Rank: #8088
2015 State Rank: #171
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): 7.6
Dynasty National Rank: #5714
2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 8.7
Dynasty Record: 52-80 [56-76 on the field] (35-47 in league)

HISTORICAL
2014 Overall Record: 3-8
2014 League Record/Finish: 1-6 (7th)
2014 Points For Average: 23.8
2014 Points Against Average: 33.8
2014 Differential: -10
2014 Wins: #6080 Holmes County Central (Lexington) (46-39), #8592 Jackson [Velma] (Camden) (19-6), #9755 Lanier (Jackson) (60-15)
2014 Losses: #811 Pearl (55-24), #1375 Germantown (Madison) (49-14), #2030 Provine (Jackson) (40-6), #3519 Neshoba Central (Philadelphia) (36-20), #3591 Ridgeland (21-7), #4473 Callaway (Jackson) (49-32), #4927 Leake Central (Carthage) (42-20), #5480 Vicksburg (20-14)
2014 Opponents W-L: 64-65
Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2015 Schedule: 8/21 at Hazlehurst, 8/28 Jackson [Velma] (Camden), 9/4 vs Yazoo City, 9/11 at Leake Central (Carthage), 9/25 Ridgeland, 10/2 at Holmes County Central (Lexington), 10/9 Neshoba Central (Philadelphia), 10/16 at Grenada, 10/23 Vicksburg, 10/30 at Germantown (Madison), 11/6 Lanier (Jackson)
Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Grenada (46.4), Germantown (Madison) (29.8), Ridgeland (25.7)
Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Lanier (Jackson) (-4.3), Yazoo City (-2.8), Holmes County Central (Lexington) (-1)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 16.2
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 12.1
2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: -4.1
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #104
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3963
2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-8
2015 Projected League Finish: 7th
2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%