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GENERAL
Nickname: Wildcats
Colors: Blue/White
Coach: Larry Weems
League: 6A Region 3
Playoff Division: 6A
Playoff Division Rank: #16

SENIOR D1 PROSPECTS
Raekwon Davis 6'7" 315 Senior DT
Zaire Jones 6'1" 190 Senior DB
Quincy Lenton 6'0" 190 Senior DB
Julius Turner 6'2" 270 Senior DT
Daniel Crowell 6'1" 195 Senior WR

COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
J'Mar Smith 6'2" 215 Senior QB 4.7

RATINGS
2014 Final Power Rating: 43.4
2014 National Rank: #614
2014 State Rank: #20
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +4.6
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
Player Statistics-Based (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -7.9
2015 Starting Power Rating: 40.1
2015 National Rank: #752
2015 State Rank: #27
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): 42.3
Dynasty National Rank: #158
2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 2.2
Dynasty Record: 127-36-1 (71-13 in league)

HISTORICAL
2014 Overall Record: 7-5
2014 League Record/Finish: 5-2 (3rd)
2014 Points For Average: 29.2
2014 Points Against Average: 19.3
2014 Differential: +9.9
2014 Wins: #746 Petal (41-38), #786 Northwest Rankin (Brandon) (24-2), #2030 Provine (Jackson) (27-6), #2978 Quitman (42-6), #3462 Terry (42-20), #3955 Forest Hill (Jackson) (28-13), #7189 Hill [Jim] (Jackson) (43-0)
2014 Losses: #10 South Panola (Batesville) (42-13), #91 Oak Grove (Hattiesburg) (28-21), #114 Clinton (19-14), #118 Brandon (44-42), #585 D'Iberville (14-13)
2014 Opponents W-L: 92-60
Recent State Championships: 2008 (5A)
Recent League Championships: 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008 (5A Region 3), 2007 (5A Region 3)
Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: 1
Streak List: 9/11/15 Noxubee County (Macon) (28-0)

SCHEDULE
2015 Schedule: 8/21 vs Madison Central (Madison), 8/28 at South Panola (Batesville), 9/4 at Wayne County (Waynesboro), 9/11 vs Noxubee County (Macon), 10/2 at Pearl, 10/16 at Brandon, 10/23 at Petal
Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: South Panola (Batesville) (77.7), Noxubee County (Macon) (63.3), Wayne County (Waynesboro) (54.6)
Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Brandon (42.7), Pearl (43.4), Petal (47)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 36 (39.6 overall)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 53.8
2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: +17.8
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #2
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #12
2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 1-6
2015 Projected League Finish: 5th
2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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