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GENERAL
Nickname: Yellowjackets
Colors: Black/Gold
Coach: Bill Lee
League: 6A Region 2
Playoff Division: 6A
Playoff Division Rank: #5

SENIOR D1 PROSPECT
Willie Gay 6'1.5" 215 Senior LB

COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
A.J. Brown 6'1" 220 Senior WR 4.5
Kobe Jones 6'4" 265 Senior DT
Lorenzo Dantzler 6'2" 240 Senior DE 4.7
Maleke Bell 6'2" 260 Senior SDE

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: 67.9
2015 National Rank: #30
2015 State Rank: #1
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
Player Statistics-Based (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -11.7
2016 Starting Power Rating: 52.7
2016 National Rank: #246
2016 State Rank: #6
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 39.5
Dynasty National Rank: #251
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 13.2
Dynasty Record: 107-59 (64-27 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 14-1
2015 League Record/Finish: 7-0 (1st)
2015 Points For Average: 34.3
2015 Points Against Average: 11.1
2015 Differential: +23.2
2015 Wins: #146 Madison Central (Madison) (28-20), #146 Madison Central (Madison) (28-10), #226 Petal (27-7), #230 Oxford (20-7), #266 Warren Central (Vicksburg) (28-10), #281 Clinton (45-7), #281 Clinton (45-27), #476 West Point (16-0), #761 Northwest Rankin (Brandon) (30-7), #994 Olive Branch (46-24), #2285 Callaway (Jackson) (49-7), #2728 Murrah [William B.] (Jackson) (42-14), #6614 Greenville (42-0), #6810 KIPP Collegiate (Memphis, TN) (48-0)
2015 Losses: #271 Noxubee County (Macon) (26-20)
2015 Opponents W-L: 119-80
Recent State Championships: 2015, 2012 (5A)
Recent League Championships: 2015, 2014, 2013 (tied for 1st), 2012 (5A Region 2), 2011 (5A Region 2)
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: 17
Streak List: 8/28/15 Oxford (20-7), 9/4/15 West Point (16-0), 9/11/15 KIPP Collegiate (Memphis, TN) (48-0), 9/25/15 Callaway (Jackson) (49-7), 10/2/15 Northwest Rankin (Brandon) (30-7), 10/9/15 Greenville (42-0), 10/16/15 Madison Central (Madison) (28-10), 10/23/15 Murrah [William B.] (Jackson) (42-14), 10/30/15 Warren Central (Vicksburg) (28-10), 11/6/15 Clinton (45-7), 11/13/15 Olive Branch (46-24), 11/20/15 Clinton (45-27), 11/27/15 Madison Central (Madison) (28-20), 12/4/15 Petal (27-7), 8/19/16 Noxubee County (Macon) (24-21), 8/26/16 Oxford (28-16), 9/2/16 West Point (28-6)

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 8/19 Noxubee County (Macon), 8/26 at Oxford, 9/2 West Point, 9/16 at Meridian, 9/23 Callaway (Jackson), 9/30 at Northwest Rankin (Brandon), 10/7 Greenville, 10/14 at Madison Central (Madison), 10/21 Murrah [William B.] (Jackson), 10/28 Warren Central (Vicksburg), 11/4 at Clinton
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Madison Central (Madison) (65.4), Clinton (65), West Point (52.2)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Greenville (-0.3), Murrah [William B.] (Jackson) (26.5), Meridian (34.4)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 33.1 (43.5 overall)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 42.1
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +9
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #2
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #71
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-3
2016 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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