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GENERAL
Nickname: Bearcats
Colors: Maroon/White
Coach: Forrest Williams
League: 5A Region 4
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #25

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 9
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Jarius Warren 6'2" 255 Senior LB 4.9
Jaylen Bankston 5'8" 175 Senior RB 4.4
J.T. Tripp 6'3" 245 Junior T 5.1

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: WR Depth, Experience Defensively, RB Versatility
Team Weaknesses: QB Inexperience

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: 6.8
2015 National Rank: #6318
2015 State Rank: #151
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.6
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.2
2016 Starting Power Rating: 5.9
2016 National Rank: #6402
2016 State Rank: #148
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 7.7
Dynasty National Rank: #5686
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 1.8
Dynasty Record: 55-79 (35-51 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 3-9
2015 League Record/Finish: 2-5 (tied for 6th)
2015 Points For Average: 17.8
2015 Points Against Average: 33.2
2015 Differential: -15.4
2015 Wins: #2514 Picayune (36-34), #4357 Vancleave (34-21), #9388 West Harrison (Gulfport) (28-12)
2015 Losses: #916 Pearl River Central (Carriere) (46-14), #1008 St. Stanislaus (Bay St. Louis) (33-14), #1584 Pascagoula (42-19), #1737 Hattiesburg (48-14), #3044 Moss Point (40-14), #3056 Gautier (33-13), #4094 Biloxi (25-7), #4243 South Jones (Ellisville) (26-21), #4850 Stone (Wiggins) (38-0)
2015 Opponents W-L: 76-73
Recent League Championships: 2010, 2005 (tied for 1st; 4A Region 8)
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 8/19 at Gulfport, 8/26 South Jones (Ellisville), 9/2 at St. Stanislaus (Bay St. Louis), 9/9 at Vancleave, 9/16 vs Moss Point, 9/23 at Pascagoula, 9/30 at Hattiesburg, 10/7 Pearl River Central (Carriere), 10/14 Gautier, 10/21 Picayune, 10/28 vs Stone (Wiggins), 11/4 West Harrison (Gulfport)
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: St. Stanislaus (Bay St. Louis) (50.4), Gulfport (48.1), Hattiesburg (45.8)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: West Harrison (Gulfport) (-16.6), Vancleave (5.6), South Jones (Ellisville) (20.2)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 22.1
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 27.7
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +5.6
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #29
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #794
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 2-10
2016 Projected League Finish: 7th
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%