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GENERAL
Nickname: Wildcats
Colors: Black/Gold
Coach: Kelly Causey
League: 4A Region 3
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #6

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 3
2014 JV Record: 2-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Zach Linkous 6'1" 210 FB/ILB 4.7
Jatavis Scott 5'8" 145 RB 4.4
Josh Perrett 6'0" 240 OL 5.2

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: OL
Team Weaknesses: WR

RATINGS
2014 Final Power Rating: 31.8
2014 National Rank: #1628
2014 State Rank: #46
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -5.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2015 Starting Power Rating: 26.3
2015 National Rank: #2224
2015 State Rank: #56
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): 16.4
Dynasty National Rank: #3159
2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 9.9
Dynasty Record: 86-59 (44-22 in league)

HISTORICAL
2014 Overall Record: 12-2
2014 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (2nd)
2014 Points For Average: 38.9
2014 Points Against Average: 16.8
2014 Differential: +22.1
2014 Wins: #2218 Lafayette (Oxford) (14-6), #2244 Yazoo County (Yazoo City) (35-28), #3093 Hernando (46-40), #5996 Amory (31-6), #6088 East Side (Cleveland) (37-16), #6781 Gentry (Indianola) (34-8), #7335 Winona (39-6), #7619 Yazoo City (47-8), #9768 Humphreys County (Belzoni) (58-8), #9852 Leland (61-20), #10909 West Bolivar (Rosedale) (41-0), #11274 Elzy [Amanda] (Greenwood) (47-6)
2014 Losses: #223 Noxubee County (Macon) (42-14), #1296 Greenwood (41-40)
2014 Opponents W-L: 80-81
Recent League Championships: 2012 (tied for 1st), 2011, 2009, 2008 (4A Region 2), 2003 (3A Region 3)
Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: 2
Streak List: 9/11/15 Yazoo County (Yazoo City) (42-41), 9/18/15 Ruleville Central (Ruleville) (48-31)

SCHEDULE
2015 Schedule: 8/21 at Grenada, 8/28 West Bolivar (Rosedale), 9/4 at Horn Lake, 9/11 vs Yazoo County (Yazoo City), 9/18 Ruleville Central (Ruleville), 9/25 East Side (Cleveland), 10/9 Yazoo City, 10/16 at Greenwood, 10/23 Raymond, 10/30 at Gentry (Indianola)
Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Grenada (46.4), Greenwood (26.6), Yazoo County (Yazoo City) (17.6)
Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: West Bolivar (Rosedale) (-13.7), Raymond (-12.2), Ruleville Central (Ruleville) (-4.4)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 2.9 (14.1 overall)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 8.6
2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: +5.7
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #127
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5019
2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2
2015 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 1%