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GENERAL
Nickname: Eagles
Colors: Green/Gold
Coach: Steven Fitzhugh
League: 2A District 2
Playoff Division: III
Playoff Division Rank: #8

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2015 JV Record: 6-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Grant Fitzhugh 6'1" 180 Senior QB/DB 4.5
Cade Spikes 5'11" 205 Senior FB/LB 4.8
John-Ivan Morris 6'0" 175 Senior WR/DB 4.7

COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Che Manning 6'1" 275 Senior OL

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Skill Position/Secondary Returners, Nearly All LBs/DBs Are Back, 2nd-Team All-State K Returns
Team Weaknesses: All New Line Starters

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: 18.1
2015 National Rank: #3825
2015 State Rank: #89
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.1
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2016 Starting Power Rating: 16.5
2016 National Rank: #3962
2016 State Rank: #89
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 15.5
Dynasty National Rank: #3412
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 1
Dynasty Record: 129-41 (44-13 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 9-2
2015 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st)
2015 Points For Average: 36.2
2015 Points Against Average: 16.1
2015 Differential: +20.1
2015 Wins: #3347 Mangham (52-18), #4777 Rayville (42-24), #5058 Sterlington (21-19), #7168 Ferriday (23-14), #8396 Cedar Creek (Ruston) (30-6), #10074 D'Arbonne Woods (Farmerville) (41-0), #10821 Block (Jonesville) (33-13), #11936 General Trass (Lake Providence) (49-6), #14356 Lakeside (Sibley) (44-0)
2015 Losses: #2738 Metairie Park Country Day (Metairie) (42-35), #3476 Alexandria (35-28)
2015 Opponents W-L: 63-67
Recent State Championships: 2014 (IV), 2012 (1A), 2011 (1A)
Recent League Championships: 2015, 2012 (1A District 2), 2011 (1A District 2), 2010 (1A District 2), 2008 (1A District 2)
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: 1
Streak List: 9/2/16 Block (Jonesville) (52-6)

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 9/2 at Block (Jonesville), 9/9 at D'Arbonne Woods (Farmerville), 9/16 at Cedar Creek (Ruston), 9/23 Lakeside (Sibley), 9/30 Alexandria, 10/6 Sterlington, 10/14 at Rayville, 10/21 at Mangham, 10/28 General Trass (Lake Providence), 11/4 Ferriday
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Mangham (22.8), Ferriday (13.5), Rayville (12.9)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Lakeside (Sibley) (-46.6), General Trass (Lake Providence) (-17.1), Block (Jonesville) (-10.8)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -4.7 (2.3 overall)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -1.9
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +2.8
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #195
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #8586
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2
2016 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 4%