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GENERAL
Nickname: Yellowjackets
Colors: Black/Gold
Coach: Bill Lee
League: 6A Region 2
Playoff Division: 6A
Playoff Division Rank: #3

SENIOR D1 PROSPECTS
A.J. Brown 6'1" 220 Senior WR 4.5
Lorenzo Dantzler 6'1" 220 Senior DE 4.7
Kobe Jones 6'4" 265 Senior DT
Maleke Bell 6'2" 260 Senior SDE

COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Derion Ford 6'2" 240 Senior DE
Raphael Leonard 6'1" 190 Senior WR
Brady Davis 6'3" 195 Senior QB

RATINGS
2014 Final Power Rating: 71.9
2014 National Rank: #18
2014 State Rank: #2
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: 0
Non-Senior D1 Talent Rating Bonus: +1.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.4
Player Statistics-Based (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -10.5
2015 Starting Power Rating: 62.9
2015 National Rank: #64
2015 State Rank: #6
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): 37.1
Dynasty National Rank: #313
2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 25.8
Dynasty Record: 93-58 (57-27 in league)

HISTORICAL
2014 Overall Record: 13-1
2014 League Record/Finish: 7-0 (1st)
2014 Points For Average: 37.8
2014 Points Against Average: 12.4
2014 Differential: +25.4
2014 Wins: #114 Clinton (56-46), #139 Oxford (52-29), #175 Southaven (34-10), #204 Florence (AL) (37-7), #223 Noxubee County (Macon) (51-19), #310 Warren Central (Vicksburg) (27-17), #405 Madison Central (Madison) (28-0), #452 West Point (34-3), #555 Tupelo (30-0), #786 Northwest Rankin (Brandon) (42-0), #1208 Columbus (43-0), #1523 Murrah [William B.] (Jackson) (31-6), #3854 Greenville (38-0)
2014 Losses: #10 South Panola (Batesville) (36-26)
2014 Opponents W-L: 121-60
Recent State Championships: 2012 (5A)
Recent League Championships: 2014, 2013 (tied for 1st), 2012 (5A Region 2), 2011 (5A Region 2)
Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: 3
Streak List: 8/28/15 Oxford (20-7), 9/4/15 West Point (16-0), 9/11/15 KIPP Collegiate (Memphis, TN) (48-0)

SCHEDULE
2015 Schedule: 8/21 at Noxubee County (Macon), 8/28 Oxford, 9/4 at West Point, 9/11 KIPP Collegiate (Memphis, TN), 9/25 at Callaway (Jackson), 10/2 Northwest Rankin (Brandon), 10/9 at Greenville, 10/16 Madison Central (Madison), 10/23 at Murrah [William B.] (Jackson), 10/30 at Warren Central (Vicksburg), 11/6 Clinton
Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Clinton (72.2), Oxford (71.9), Noxubee County (Macon) (63.3)
Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: KIPP Collegiate (Memphis, TN) (-21.2), Greenville (19.7), Callaway (Jackson) (20.2)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 43 (49.7 overall)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 38.5
2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: -4.5
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #11
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #134
2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-2
2015 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 1%



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