Holmes County Central (Lexington, MS)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Jaguars
Colors: Cardinal/Gold
Coach: Kenneth Nelson
League: 5A Region 2
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #16

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2015 JV Record: 3-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Lydarrius Kirklin 5'8" 165 Senior RB 4.56
Tomas Stevenson 6'0" 210 Junior LB/RB 4.65
Kijuan Edwards 5'10" 170 Senior WR 4.55

COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Damion Dickens 6'2" 225 Senior DE 4.6

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: OL Experience
Team Weaknesses: Defensive Inexperience, Undersized DL

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: 19.7
2015 National Rank: #3533
2015 State Rank: #82
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.3
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2016 Starting Power Rating: 21
2016 National Rank: #3105
2016 State Rank: #80
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 13.7
Dynasty National Rank: #3872
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 7.3
Dynasty Record: 13-8 (8-4 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 6-5
2015 League Record/Finish: 3-4 (tied for 4th)
2015 Points For Average: 32.9
2015 Points Against Average: 22.1
2015 Differential: +10.8
2015 Wins: #5671 Canton (55-22), #6168 Neshoba Central (Philadelphia) (51-0), #6363 Gentry (Indianola) (42-0), #8394 South Delta (Rolling Fork) (41-20), #9688 Lanier (Jackson) (41-6), #10515 Humphreys County (Belzoni) (34-6)
2015 Losses: #969 Kosciusko (45-14), #1023 Grenada (38-16), #1245 Germantown (Madison) (42-22), #2334 Vicksburg (37-20), #3517 Ridgeland (27-26)
2015 Opponents W-L: 65-70
Recent League Championships: 2014 (3A Region 3)
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 8/19 vs South Delta (Rolling Fork), 8/26 at Gentry (Indianola), 9/2 Southaven, 9/9 at Kosciusko, 9/23 at Neshoba Central (Philadelphia), 9/30 Canton, 10/7 Germantown (Madison), 10/14 vs Lanier (Jackson), 10/21 at Grenada, 10/28 Ridgeland, 11/4 at Vicksburg
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Kosciusko (33.7), Grenada (32.4), Vicksburg (32.4)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Lanier (Jackson) (-13.1), Neshoba Central (Philadelphia) (-1.1), Canton (4.1)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 14.5
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 14.7
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +0.2
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #93
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3330
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-4
2016 Projected League Finish: 4th
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%