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GENERAL
Nickname: Dragons
Colors: Royal Blue/White
Coach: Brad Parmley
League: 4A District 3
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #28

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Daniel Crosley 6'2" 240 DE 4.5
David Crosley 6'0" 235 LB 4.6

RATINGS
2014 Final Power Rating: 6.2
2014 National Rank: #6385
2014 State Rank: #135
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -5.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.8
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2015 Starting Power Rating: 2.5
2015 National Rank: #7216
2015 State Rank: #147
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): 5.5
Dynasty National Rank: #6408
2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 3
Dynasty Record: 58-67 (23-29 in league)

HISTORICAL
2014 Overall Record: 7-4
2014 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (tied for 1st)
2014 Points For Average: 25.5
2014 Points Against Average: 21
2014 Differential: +4.5
2014 Wins: #4446 Natchitoches Central (Natchitoches) (27-9), #5645 Peabody (Alexandria) (24-16), #6591 Southwood (Shreveport) (26-21), #8464 Westlake (23-20), #9762 Tioga (42-28), #11932 Bolton (Alexandria) (51-23), #13806 Grant (Dry Prong) (47-13)
2014 Losses: #2791 Lutcher (41-14), #5042 Jennings (21-14), #5979 South Beauregard (Longville) (18-7), #6951 Leesville (21-6)
2014 Opponents W-L: 55-67
Recent League Championships: 2014 (tied for 1st), 2013, 2012 (tied for 1st; 4A District 4)
Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: 2
Streak List: 9/11/15 Richwood (Monroe) (17-0), 9/18/15 Jennings (49-48)

SCHEDULE
2015 Schedule: 9/4 South Beauregard (Longville), 9/11 at Richwood (Monroe), 9/18 at Jennings, 9/25 Pickering (Leesville), 10/2 Westlake, 10/9 at Crowley, 10/16 Washington-Marion (Lake Charles), 10/23 at Rayne, 10/30 LaGrange (Lake Charles), 11/6 at Leesville
Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: LaGrange (Lake Charles) (22.5), Crowley (18.6), Rayne (16)
Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Leesville (-2.5), Westlake (-1.8), Pickering (Leesville) (-0.8)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -1.5 (3.4 overall)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 7.2
2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: +8.7
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #121
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5512
2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-6
2015 Projected League Finish: 4th
2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%