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GENERAL
Nickname: Golden Tornadoes
Colors: Cardinal/Gold
Coach: Todd Breland
League: 5A Region 3
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #10

SENIOR D1 PROSPECTS
TyQuan Ulmer 6'1" 180 Senior WR
Dontario Drummond 6'1" 190 Senior WR

COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Octavious Cooley 6'3" 220 Senior TE
Keon Howard 6'2" 205 Senior QB

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: 44.4
2015 National Rank: #576
2015 State Rank: #16
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.1
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
Player Statistics-Based (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -12.5
2016 Starting Power Rating: 30.8
2016 National Rank: #1693
2016 State Rank: #45
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 30.4
Dynasty National Rank: #813
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 0.4
Dynasty Record: 110-50-1 (57-20 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 10-4
2015 League Record/Finish: 7-0 (1st)
2015 Points For Average: 37.2
2015 Points Against Average: 15.7
2015 Differential: +21.5
2015 Wins: #144 Wayne County (Waynesboro) (19-13), #1584 Pascagoula (35-0), #1737 Hattiesburg (34-10), #3771 Provine (Jackson) (38-0), #4243 South Jones (Ellisville) (48-11), #4496 Natchez (45-0), #4605 Brookhaven (62-14), #4826 West Jones (Laurel) (37-0), #6612 Quitman (33-0), #8706 Wingfield (Jackson) (63-14)
2015 Losses: #144 Wayne County (Waynesboro) (55-27), #226 Petal (28-27), #302 Oak Grove (Hattiesburg) (41-21), #1737 Hattiesburg (34-32)
2015 Opponents W-L: 97-81
Recent State Championships: 2014, 2007 (4A)
Recent League Championships: 2015, 2014 (tied for 1st), 2011 (4A Region 5), 2007 (4A Region 5)
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: 1
Streak List: 9/2/16 Oak Grove (Hattiesburg) (28-14)

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 8/19 Quitman, 8/27 at Hattiesburg, 9/2 Oak Grove (Hattiesburg), 9/9 at Petal, 9/23 West Jones (Laurel), 9/30 Natchez, 10/7 Wingfield (Jackson), 10/14 at Brookhaven, 10/21 South Jones (Ellisville), 10/28 vs Provine (Jackson), 11/4 at Wayne County (Waynesboro)
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Hattiesburg (45.8), Petal (42.2), Wayne County (Waynesboro) (41.2)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Wingfield (Jackson) (-0.8), West Jones (Laurel) (7.7), Quitman (9.9)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 19.8 (30.6 overall)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 23.7
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +3.9
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #45
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1319
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-4
2016 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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