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GENERAL
Nickname: Hornets
Colors: Green/Gold
Coach: Jay Beech
League: 4A Region 7
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #9

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2015 JV Record: 4-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Austin Bolton 5'9" 165 Junior TB 4.5
Chad Hart 5'11" 265 Senior DT 5.1
Jamerrick Waller 6'0" 240 Senior DE 4.75

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience At Skill Positions
Team Weaknesses: Depth

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: 23.8
2015 National Rank: #2786
2015 State Rank: #63
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +5.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2016 Starting Power Rating: 29.3
2016 National Rank: #1851
2016 State Rank: #48
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 6.6
Dynasty National Rank: #6074
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 22.7
Dynasty Record: 51-86 (26-45 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 7-5
2015 League Record/Finish: 3-2 (tied for 2nd)
2015 Points For Average: 27.2
2015 Points Against Average: 19.4
2015 Differential: +7.8
2015 Wins: #3256 McComb (21-20), #4501 Hancock (Kiln) (28-3), #4850 Stone (Wiggins) (35-12), #6049 Columbia (31-21), #8128 Lumberton (42-8), #8613 Greene County (Leakesville) (23-7), #10939 Sumrall (56-3)
2015 Losses: #582 St. Martin (Ocean Springs) (47-20), #916 Pearl River Central (Carriere) (21-13), #1008 St. Stanislaus (Bay St. Louis) (33-21), #4187 Purvis (23-14), #5847 Forrest County Agricultural (Brooklyn) (35-22)
2015 Opponents W-L: 74-68
Recent League Championships: 2014 (tied for 1st; 4A Region 8)
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: 2
Streak List: 8/26/16 Pearl River Central (Carriere) (24-21), 9/2/16 Lumberton (44-12)

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 8/19 St. Martin (Ocean Springs), 8/26 at Pearl River Central (Carriere), 9/2 at Lumberton, 9/9 Stone (Wiggins), 9/16 Hancock (Kiln), 9/30 Greene County (Leakesville), 10/7 Forrest County Agricultural (Brooklyn), 10/14 Sumrall, 10/21 at Purvis, 10/28 Columbia
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: St. Martin (Ocean Springs) (47.5), Pearl River Central (Carriere) (37.1), Purvis (21)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Sumrall (-7.2), Forrest County Agricultural (Brooklyn) (-1.2), Greene County (Leakesville) (0.5)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 9.9 (17.8 overall)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 14.2
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +4.3
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #96
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3480
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2
2016 Projected League Finish: 1st
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 1%