Newton County (Decatur, MS)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Cougars Colors: Blue/Orange/White Coach: Gene Mitchell League: 4A Region 5 Playoff Division: 4A Playoff Division Rank: #27 RATINGS 2015 Final Power Rating: 10.1 2015 National Rank: #5596 2015 State Rank: #131 Player Statistics-Based (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.4 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1 2016 Starting Power Rating: 12.5 2016 National Rank: #4876 2016 State Rank: #122 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 12.5 Dynasty National Rank: #4188 2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: even Dynasty Record: 75-67 (41-30 in league) HISTORICAL 2015 Overall Record: 6-5 2015 League Record/Finish: 1-4 (6th) 2015 Points For Average: 23.6 2015 Points Against Average: 18.2 2015 Differential: +5.4 2015 Wins: #5562 Northeast Lauderdale (Meridian) (29-21), #5684 Union (13-12), #6168 Neshoba Central (Philadelphia) (42-19), #7531 Raymond (21-18), #10506 Richland (42-7), #11124 Southeast Lauderdale (Meridian) (43-7) 2015 Losses: #3394 Northeast Jones (Laurel) (38-13), #4482 West Lauderdale (Collinsville) (20-12), #4682 Mendenhall (24-20), #5186 Leake Central (Carthage) (20-18), #6612 Quitman (14-7) 2015 Opponents W-L: 49-77 Recent League Championships: 2008 (3A Region 5), 2007 (3A Region 5), 2003 (tied for 1st; 3A Region 5) Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: 1 Streak List: 9/2/16 Raymond (28-12) SCHEDULE 2016 Schedule: 8/19 Leake Central (Carthage), 8/26 at Neshoba Central (Philadelphia), 9/2 Raymond, 9/9 at Southeast Lauderdale (Meridian), 9/16 Union, 9/23 at Richland, 9/30 Mendenhall, 10/7 at Quitman, 10/14 Northeast Lauderdale (Meridian), 10/21 at West Lauderdale (Collinsville), 10/28 Northeast Jones (Laurel) Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Mendenhall (20.9), West Lauderdale (Collinsville) (17.9), Northeast Lauderdale (Meridian) (15.2) Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Richland (-15.4), Southeast Lauderdale (Meridian) (-7.8), Raymond (-5) 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 6.2 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 5.3 2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: -0.9 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #159 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6206 2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-4 2016 Projected League Finish: 5th 2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% We were unable to contact coach to obtain preview info.