GENERAL
Nickname: Wildcats
Colors: Scarlet/Royal Blue
Coach: Henry Johnson
League: 4A Region 3 (moving from 5A Region 1)
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #2
D1 PROSPECT
Esaias Furdge 6'0" 185 Senior CB
COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Cordarrius Bailey 6'4" 210 Senior WDE
RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 31.7
2016 National Rank: #1469
2016 State Rank: #31
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.2
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -7.4
Player Statistics-Based (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +4.2
2017 Starting Power Rating: 37.1
2017 National Rank: #933
2017 State Rank: #16
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 28
Dynasty National Rank: #1100
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 9.1
Dynasty Record: 102-70 (60-32 in league)
HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 9-5
2016 League Record/Finish: 4-3 (4th)
2016 Points For Average: 29.7
2016 Points Against Average: 13.6
2016 Differential: +16.1
2016 Wins: #2064 Germantown (Madison) (32-17), #2530 New Hope (Columbus) (42-13), #3376 Greenville (32-6), #4305 Greenwood (35-6), #6500 Saltillo (32-7), #6553 Center Hill (Olive Branch) (45-20), #6804 Lewisburg (Olive Branch) (47-0), #9620 Rosa Fort (Tunica) (53-0), #10321 Gentry (Indianola) (37-13)
2016 Losses: #135 West Point (20-17), #239 Tupelo (20-6), #931 Oxford (27-13), #1248 Lake Cormorant (24-13), #1248 Lake Cormorant (17-12)
2016 Opponents W-L: 89-85
Recent League Championships: 2007 (tied for 1st; 4A Region 2), 2006 (4A Region 2), 2004 (tied for 1st; 4A Region 2), 2003 (4A Region 2)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none
SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/18 at Warren Central (Vicksburg), 8/25 vs Greenville, 9/1 at Tupelo, 9/8 at South Panola (Batesville), 9/15 Cleveland Central (Cleveland), 9/22 vs Shannon, 9/29 vs Yazoo City, 10/6 vs Coahoma County (Clarksdale), 10/13 at Gentry (Indianola), 10/20 at Rosa Fort (Tunica), 10/27 vs Greenwood
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Tupelo (57.7), South Panola (Batesville) (44.4), Warren Central (Vicksburg) (42.2)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Coahoma County (Clarksdale) (-29.5), Yazoo City (-14.6), Gentry (Indianola) (-6.8)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 14.3 (23.6 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 14.4
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +0.1
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #68
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2995
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-3
2017 Projected League Finish: 1st
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%
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