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GENERAL
Nickname: Wildcats
Colors: Blue/White
Coach: Scott Shaffett
League: 1A District 8
Playoff Division: 1A
Playoff Division Rank: #13

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 10
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Damon Kirsh 5'10" 220 Senior LB 4.7
Jaylon Jefferson 6'2" 290 Senior DT 5.4

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Very Experienced Defensively, DL Size
Team Weaknesses: OL Holes To Fill

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: -15.9
2015 National Rank: #11228
2015 State Rank: #234
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2016 Starting Power Rating: -12.9
2016 National Rank: #10630
2016 State Rank: #224
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): -11.4
Dynasty National Rank: #11535
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 1.5
Dynasty Record: 52-85 (26-36 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 7-5
2015 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (2nd)
2015 Points For Average: 31.4
2015 Points Against Average: 22.4
2015 Differential: +9
2015 Wins: #12206 Pine (Franklinton) (39-17), #12612 St. Patrick (Biloxi, MS) (35-3), #13617 Tensas (St. Joseph) (48-8), #13763 Houma Christian (Houma) (41-17), #13964 St. Martin's Episcopal (Metairie) (44-12), #14308 Ridgewood (Metairie) (47-18), #14507 Crescent City Christian (Metairie) (46-0)
2015 Losses: #5376 Haynesville (61-20), #8413 South Plaquemines (Buras) (50-9), #10066 Catholic of Pointe Coupee (New Roads) (35-14), #10708 Berwick (21-20), #11278 Covenant Christian Academy (Houma) (27-14)
2015 Opponents W-L: 49-80
Recent League Championships: 2009 (tied for 1st; 1A District 6), 2005 (tied for 1st; 2A District 9)
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: 1
Streak List: 9/2/16 St. Patrick (Biloxi, MS) (39-0)

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 9/2 St. Patrick (Biloxi, MS), 9/9 at Pine (Franklinton), 9/23 Catholic of Pointe Coupee (New Roads), 9/30 at South Plaquemines (Buras), 10/14 at Covenant Christian Academy (Houma), 10/21 at Ridgewood (Metairie), 10/28 St. Martin's Episcopal (Metairie), 11/4 Houma Christian (Houma)
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: South Plaquemines (Buras) (-2.4), Catholic of Pointe Coupee (New Roads) (-11.1), Covenant Christian Academy (Houma) (-21.6)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Ridgewood (Metairie) (-49.9), St. Martin's Episcopal (Metairie) (-48), St. Patrick (Biloxi, MS) (-31)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -28.4 (-22.1 overall)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -27
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1.4
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #294
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #13561
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-2
2016 Projected League Finish: 1st
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 4%