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GENERAL
Nickname: Lions
Colors: Navy/Old Gold
Coach: Greg Salter
League: 5A District 6
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #12

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 9
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2016 JV Record: 5-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Devin Brumfield 5'11" 215 Senior RB 4.5
Joshua Alfaro 6'3" 215 Senior QB 4.7
KeJohn Batiste 6'2" 180 Senior WR 4.5

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience, School's All-Time Leading Rusher Returns, Top 3 WRs Are Back
Team Weaknesses: Consistency

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 25.1
2016 National Rank: #2342
2016 State Rank: #54
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +5.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.6
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.8
2017 Starting Power Rating: 33.2
2017 National Rank: #1285
2017 State Rank: #36
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 21.8
Dynasty National Rank: #2039
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 11.4
Dynasty Record: 76-74 (49-46 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 5-6
2016 League Record/Finish: 3-4 (tied for 4th)
2016 Points For Average: 23.5
2016 Points Against Average: 20.3
2016 Differential: +3.2
2016 Wins: #1061 Mandeville (17-10), #2503 Slidell (21-3), #4894 Franklinton (49-13), #5534 Salmen (Slidell) (42-6), #7527 Hammond (45-8)
2016 Losses: #349 St. Paul's (Covington) (31-14), #539 Archbishop Rummel (Metairie) (21-0), #1016 Ponchatoula (33-3), #1023 Hahnville (Boutte) (31-17), #3356 Fontainebleau (Mandeville) (33-26), #3356 Northshore (Slidell) (34-24)
2016 Opponents W-L: 67-55
Recent League Championships: 2004 (tied for 1st; 5A District 5)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 9/1 Franklinton, 9/8 at Holy Cross (New Orleans), 9/15 at Dutchtown (Geismar), 9/22 at Ponchatoula, 9/29 Slidell, 10/6 at St. Paul's (Covington), 10/13 Fontainebleau (Mandeville), 10/20 at Northshore (Slidell), 10/27 Hammond, 11/3 Mandeville
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: St. Paul's (Covington) (49.5), Mandeville (40.5), Northshore (Slidell) (30.4)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Hammond (3), Slidell (12.4), Franklinton (13.6)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 25.1 (28.4 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 23
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -2.1
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #34
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1279
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3
2017 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%