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GENERAL
Nickname: Wildcats
Colors: Blue/White
Coach: Larry Weems
League: 6A Region 3
Playoff Division: 6A
Playoff Division Rank: #15

SENIOR D1 PROSPECTS
Santrell Latham 6'2" 190 Senior LB
Kenderius Glenn 6'1" 180 Senior S

COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Raekwon Davis 6'6.5" 325 Senior DT
Zaire Jones 6'1" 190 Senior DB
Quincy Lenton 6'0" 190 Senior DB
Daniel Crowell 6'1" 195 Senior WR
Julius Turner 6'2" 270 Senior DT

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: 52.9
2015 National Rank: #248
2015 State Rank: #8
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -8.6
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
Player Statistics-Based (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -9.9
2016 Starting Power Rating: 34.4
2016 National Rank: #1286
2016 State Rank: #30
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 43.1
Dynasty National Rank: #150
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 8.7
Dynasty Record: 135-42-1 (76-15 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 8-6
2015 League Record/Finish: 5-2 (tied for 3rd)
2015 Points For Average: 28.4
2015 Points Against Average: 17.8
2015 Differential: +10.6
2015 Wins: #240 Brandon (14-7), #271 Noxubee County (Macon) (28-0), #302 Oak Grove (Hattiesburg) (35-29), #680 Gulfport (42-6), #1664 Pearl (34-13), #2030 Forest Hill (Jackson) (50-20), #2834 Terry (33-0), #9303 Hill [Jim] (Jackson) (42-6)
2015 Losses: #114 South Panola (Batesville) (21-14), #144 Wayne County (Waynesboro) (35-31), #146 Madison Central (Madison) (24-18), #226 Petal (28-7), #226 Petal (36-28), #302 Oak Grove (Hattiesburg) (24-21)
2015 Opponents W-L: 119-68
Recent State Championships: 2008 (5A)
Recent League Championships: 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008 (5A Region 3), 2007 (5A Region 3)
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: 2
Streak List: 8/26/16 South Panola (Batesville) (18-7), 9/2/16 Wayne County (Waynesboro) (40-21)

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 8/19 at Madison Central (Madison), 8/26 South Panola (Batesville), 9/2 Wayne County (Waynesboro), 9/9 at Noxubee County (Macon), 9/16 Starkville, 9/23 vs Hill [Jim] (Jackson), 9/30 at Pearl, 10/7 at Oak Grove (Hattiesburg), 10/14 Brandon, 10/21 vs Petal, 10/28 at Terry, 11/3 at Forest Hill (Jackson)
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Madison Central (Madison) (65.4), Brandon (61.4), Starkville (52.7)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Hill [Jim] (Jackson) (-0.5), Terry (10.6), Pearl (29.9)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 34.6 (44.6 overall)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 38.2
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +3.6
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #5
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #160
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-8
2016 Projected League Finish: 4th
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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