GENERAL
Nickname: Bears
Colors: Orange/Black/White
Coach: Gabe Fertitta
League: 5A District 5
Playoff Division: I
Playoff Division Rank: #6
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 3
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2016 JV Record: 8-0
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no
TOP PLAYERS
Patrick Mensah 5'10" 175 Senior DB/WR 4.55
Vernon Langley 5'11" 170 Senior WR 4.55
L.C. Benjamin 5'11" 195 Sophomore RB 4.6
COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Clyde Edwards-Helaire 5'7" 190 Senior APB
Ben Miles 6'1" 210 Senior FB
Zach Tom 6'4" 270 Senior OT
Aaron Moffitt 6'4" 255 Senior SDE
Tre' Square 6'3" 230 Senior WDE
Chris Cameron 6'3" 225 Senior TE
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: OL/RB, Secondary, LBs
Team Weaknesses: DL
RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 42.6
2016 National Rank: #586
2016 State Rank: #13
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -5.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.7
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -17.1
2017 Starting Power Rating: 33.4
2017 National Rank: #1264
2017 State Rank: #35
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 37.6
Dynasty National Rank: #322
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 4.2
Dynasty Record: 123-41 (67-9 in league)
HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 10-1
2016 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st)
2016 Points For Average: 31.5
2016 Points Against Average: 14.9
2016 Differential: +16.6
2016 Wins: #595 St. Amant (31-28), #612 More [St. Thomas] (Lafayette) (23-12), #648 Zachary (37-3), #1280 Parkview Baptist (Baton Rouge) (24-13), #2152 East Ascension (Gonzales) (37-21), #2652 Teurlings Catholic (Lafayette) (31-14), #4030 McKinley (Baton Rouge) (46-9), #4189 Dutchtown (Geismar) (35-10), #6668 Houston [Sam] (Lake Charles) (35-20), #7421 Broadmoor (Baton Rouge) (48-6)
2016 Losses: #281 Brother Martin (New Orleans) (28-0)
2016 Opponents W-L: 69-60
Recent State Championships: 2015
Recent League Championships: 2016, 2015 (tied for 1st), 2014, 2013 (tied for 1st), 2012, 2007, 2006 (5A District 3), 2005 (5A District 3), 2004 (5A District 4), 2003 (5A District 4)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none
SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 9/1 Parkview Baptist (Baton Rouge), 9/8 at Zachary, 9/15 at University Lab (Baton Rouge), 9/22 More [St. Thomas] (Lafayette), 9/29 at Teurlings Catholic (Lafayette), 10/6 at St. Amant, 10/13 at McKinley (Baton Rouge), 10/20 East Ascension (Gonzales), 10/27 at Dutchtown (Geismar), 11/3 Broadmoor (Baton Rouge), 11/3 at Walker
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Zachary (40.2), More [St. Thomas] (Lafayette) (34.2), St. Amant (34.2)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Broadmoor (Baton Rouge) (1.4), McKinley (Baton Rouge) (13.5), Dutchtown (Geismar) (14.6)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 21.3 (30.6 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 24.8
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +3.5
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #23
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1053
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-3
2017 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%