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GENERAL
Nickname: Bearcats
Colors: Red/White
Coach: Brad Laird
League: 5A District 2
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #22

COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Isaiah Buggs 6'3" 245 Senior SDE

RATINGS
2014 Final Power Rating: 26.9
2014 National Rank: #2286
2014 State Rank: #54
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: -1.6
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2015 Starting Power Rating: 25.3
2015 National Rank: #2385
2015 State Rank: #59
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): 29.4
Dynasty National Rank: #895
2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 4.1
Dynasty Record: 83-54 (42-22 in league)

HISTORICAL
2014 Overall Record: 7-4
2014 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (2nd)
2014 Points For Average: 20.3
2014 Points Against Average: 18.6
2014 Differential: +1.7
2014 Wins: #2679 Airline (Bossier City) (12-7), #3425 Ouachita Parish (Monroe) (17-14), #3671 Rayville (32-13), #4446 Natchitoches Central (Natchitoches) (27-13), #4709 Captain Shreve (Shreveport) (23-10), #5801 Pineville (26-14), #9131 Alexandria (38-3)
2014 Losses: #196 Neville (Monroe) (47-7), #418 West Monroe (28-10), #1444 Scotlandville (Baton Rouge) (18-14), #1580 Haughton (38-17)
2014 Opponents W-L: 77-54
Recent League Championships: 2010 (tied for 1st; 4A District 3)
Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2015 Schedule: 9/4 at Neville (Monroe), 9/11 East Feliciana (Clinton), 9/18 Airline (Bossier City), 9/25 Jonesboro-Hodge (Jonesboro), 10/2 at Wossman (Monroe), 10/9 West Monroe, 10/16 Pineville, 10/23 at Alexandria, 10/30 at Ouachita Parish (Monroe), 11/6 Natchitoches Central (Natchitoches)
Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Neville (Monroe) (59.8), West Monroe (48.4), Airline (Bossier City) (26)
Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Jonesboro-Hodge (Jonesboro) (-24.4), Alexandria (-0.4), Pineville (10)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 19.6 (24.9 overall)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 18.2
2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: -1.4
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #65
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2323
2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3
2015 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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