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GENERAL
Nickname: Bears
Colors: Orange/Black/White
Coach: Dale Weiner
League: 5A District 5
Playoff Division: I
Playoff Division Rank: #1

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2015 JV Record: 6-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Clyde Edwards-Helaire 5'7" 195 Senior RB/ATH 4.4
Aaron Moffitt 6'2.5" 260 Senior DE/DL 4.95
Ben Miles 5'11" 225 Senior FB/RB 4.65

ADDITIONAL SENIOR D1 PROSPECTS
Tre' Square 6'3" 230 Senior DE
Chris Cameron 6'3" 225 Senior TE

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: 60.7
2015 National Rank: #79
2015 State Rank: #3
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +8.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.5
2016 Starting Power Rating: 68.7
2016 National Rank: #38
2016 State Rank: #1
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 37
Dynasty National Rank: #334
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 31.7
Dynasty Record: 113-40 (62-9 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 10-3
2015 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (tied for 1st)
2015 Points For Average: 33.6
2015 Points Against Average: 22.5
2015 Differential: +11.1
2015 Wins: #70 Archbishop Rummel (Metairie) (31-28), #270 Evangel Christian Academy (Shreveport) (27-21), #288 Brother Martin (New Orleans) (49-48), #637 More [St. Thomas] (Lafayette) (35-17), #1026 Teurlings Catholic (Lafayette) (28-14), #1031 St. Amant (51-14), #1626 East Ascension (Gonzales) (34-6), #2967 Houston [Sam] (Lake Charles) (47-7), #5205 McKinley (Baton Rouge) (28-16), #10176 Broadmoor (Baton Rouge) (47-6)
2015 Losses: #64 Zachary (41-26), #491 Parkview Baptist (Baton Rouge) (33-27), #1192 Dutchtown (Geismar) (42-7)
2015 Opponents W-L: 101-55
Recent State Championships: 2015
Recent League Championships: 2015 (tied for 1st), 2014, 2013 (tied for 1st), 2012, 2007, 2006 (5A District 3), 2005 (5A District 3), 2004 (5A District 4), 2003 (5A District 4)
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: 5
Streak List: 11/5/15 McKinley (Baton Rouge) (28-16), 11/20/15 Brother Martin (New Orleans) (49-48), 11/27/15 Evangel Christian Academy (Shreveport) (27-21), 12/4/15 Archbishop Rummel (Metairie) (31-28), 9/2/16 Parkview Baptist (Baton Rouge) (24-13)

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 9/2 at Parkview Baptist (Baton Rouge), 9/9 Zachary, 9/16 Houston [Sam] (Lake Charles), 9/23 at More [St. Thomas] (Lafayette), 9/30 Teurlings Catholic (Lafayette), 10/14 at Broadmoor (Baton Rouge), 10/21 St. Amant, 10/28 at Dutchtown (Geismar)
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Zachary (45.2), Parkview Baptist (Baton Rouge) (43.4), St. Amant (42.7)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Broadmoor (Baton Rouge) (-9.5), Dutchtown (Geismar) (21.8), Houston [Sam] (Lake Charles) (23.3)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 25.3 (41.8 overall)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 29.1
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +3.8
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #14
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #631
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-0
2016 Projected League Finish: 1st
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 92%