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GENERAL
Nickname: Lumberjacks
Colors: Red/Black
Coach: Marvin Dantzler
League: 3A District 8
Playoff Division: 3A
Playoff Division Rank: #10

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Dajon Richard 5'10" 180 Sophomore ATH/WR 4.51
Deontre Nicholas 5'10" 185 Junior RB/DB 4.53
Dillion Giandelone 6'0" 185 Senior QB/DB 4.48

COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Mykel Jones 6'0" 180 Senior WR
Nehemiah Augustus 5'11" 205 Senior LB 4.5

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: OL, Explosive QB

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: 17.5
2015 National Rank: #3941
2015 State Rank: #91
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -4.9
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2016 Starting Power Rating: 14
2016 National Rank: #4513
2016 State Rank: #106
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 23.2
Dynasty National Rank: #1773
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 9.2
Dynasty Record: 116-43 (54-6 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 9-3
2015 League Record/Finish: 6-0 (1st)
2015 Points For Average: 37.1
2015 Points Against Average: 22.9
2015 Differential: +14.2
2015 Wins: #4264 Kaplan (44-24), #4661 Catholic (New Iberia) (42-41), #5559 White [Edward Douglas] (Thibodaux) (40-14), #6637 Erath (43-22), #8689 North Vermilion (Maurice) (62-17), #9211 Ellender [A. J.] (Houma) (56-14), #9858 Ville Platte (21-16), #10708 Berwick (55-7), #11968 Franklin (43-14)
2015 Losses: #743 Hahnville (Boutte) (38-7), #2110 West Feliciana (St. Francisville) (44-19), #4250 Central Lafourche (Raceland) (24-13)
2015 Opponents W-L: 68-68
Recent League Championships: 2015, 2014 (3A District 9), 2013 (3A District 9), 2011 (3A District 9), 2010 (3A District 6), 2008 (3A District 7), 2007 (3A District 7), 2005 (3A District 7)
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 9/2 at Central Lafourche (Raceland), 9/9 Hahnville (Boutte), 9/16 Catholic (New Iberia), 9/23 at Ellender [A. J.] (Houma), 9/30 at Kaplan, 10/7 at Berwick, 10/14 White [Edward Douglas] (Thibodaux), 10/21 at Erath, 10/28 North Vermilion (Maurice), 11/4 Franklin
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Hahnville (Boutte) (41), Catholic (New Iberia) (18.5), White [Edward Douglas] (Thibodaux) (11.8)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Franklin (-19.1), Ellender [A. J.] (Houma) (-13.4), Berwick (-9.9)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 4.2 (7.2 overall)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 5.1
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +0.9
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #142
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6264
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3
2016 Projected League Finish: 1st
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%