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GENERAL
Nickname: Dragons
Colors: Royal Blue/White
Coach: Brad Parmley
League: 4A District 3
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #25

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 3
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2015 JV Record: 4-4
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Zack Pursley 6'1" 175 Senior WR 4.6
Jimmie Wilson 5'9" 175 Senior S/ATH 4.7
Nick Sanders 6'0" 195 Junior LB/ATH 4.7

COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Daniel Crosley 6'2" 250 Senior DE
David Crosley 6'1" 245 Senior LB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Return Good Group Of Defensive Starters
Team Weaknesses: Lost All 5 OL To Graduation

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: 13.1
2015 National Rank: #4876
2015 State Rank: #112
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.6
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2016 Starting Power Rating: 8
2016 National Rank: #5881
2016 State Rank: #125
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 6.1
Dynasty National Rank: #6212
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 1.9
Dynasty Record: 65-71 (26-31 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 7-4
2015 League Record/Finish: 3-2 (3rd)
2015 Points For Average: 27.3
2015 Points Against Average: 27.3
2015 Differential: 0
2015 Wins: #5774 Pickering (Leesville) (9-0), #6674 Jennings (49-48), #7352 Washington-Marion (Lake Charles) (26-23), #7783 Rayne (56-38), #8186 Leesville (56-20), #9140 Westlake (40-27), #9844 Richwood (Monroe) (17-0)
2015 Losses: #769 Karr [Edna] (New Orleans) (56-20), #1653 Crowley (41-0), #2873 LaGrange (Lake Charles) (21-7), #6093 South Beauregard (Longville) (26-20)
2015 Opponents W-L: 61-61
Recent League Championships: 2014 (tied for 1st), 2013, 2012 (tied for 1st; 4A District 4)
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 9/2 at South Beauregard (Longville), 9/9 Richwood (Monroe), 9/16 Jennings, 9/23 at Pickering (Leesville), 9/30 at Westlake, 10/6 Crowley, 10/14 at Washington-Marion (Lake Charles), 10/21 Rayne, 10/28 at LaGrange (Lake Charles), 11/4 Leesville
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Crowley (27.6), LaGrange (Lake Charles) (24.2), Jennings (16.4)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Richwood (Monroe) (-6.7), Leesville (-5.5), Westlake (-4.7)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 8.5 (12.7 overall)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 8.1
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: -0.4
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #129
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5365
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5
2016 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%