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GENERAL
Nickname: Bearcats
Colors: Red/White
Coach: Brad Laird
League: 5A District 2
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #25

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: 24.1
2015 National Rank: #2725
2015 State Rank: #70
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: +0.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2016 Starting Power Rating: 24.6
2016 National Rank: #2518
2016 State Rank: #63
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 29
Dynasty National Rank: #959
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 4.4
Dynasty Record: 89-59 (45-24 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 6-5
2015 League Record/Finish: 3-2 (3rd)
2015 Points For Average: 28.5
2015 Points Against Average: 25
2015 Differential: +3.5
2015 Wins: #3476 Alexandria (57-56), #4140 Natchitoches Central (Natchitoches) (33-27), #5139 Wossman (Monroe) (13-7), #5913 East Feliciana (Jackson) (24-8), #6533 Pineville (49-0), #11923 Jonesboro-Hodge (Jonesboro) (46-0)
2015 Losses: #221 Neville (Monroe) (28-12), #477 West Monroe (28-14), #1192 Dutchtown (Geismar) (31-17), #1760 Ouachita Parish (Monroe) (48-21), #1948 Airline (Bossier City) (42-27)
2015 Opponents W-L: 78-49
Recent League Championships: 2010 (tied for 1st; 4A District 3)
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 9/2 Neville (Monroe), 9/9 at East Feliciana (Jackson), 9/16 at Airline (Bossier City), 9/23 Jonesboro-Hodge (Jonesboro), 9/30 Wossman (Monroe), 10/7 at West Monroe, 10/14 at Pineville, 10/21 Alexandria, 10/28 Ouachita Parish (Monroe), 11/4 at Natchitoches Central (Natchitoches)
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Neville (Monroe) (60.6), West Monroe (50.8), Ouachita Parish (Monroe) (39)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Jonesboro-Hodge (Jonesboro) (-15.5), East Feliciana (Jackson) (0.2), Wossman (Monroe) (3.9)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 21.1 (23.2 overall)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 19.6
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: -1.5
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #54
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2056
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2016 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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