Long Beach (MS) previews home 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% |