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GENERAL
Nickname: Hornets
Colors: Black/Gold
Coach: Phil Short
League: 6A Region 2
Playoff Division: 6A
Playoff Division Rank: #21

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2016 JV Record: 4-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Joshua Short 5'11" 175 Senior WR/DB 4.5
Tayvon Littlejohn 6'3" 180 Senior QB 4.7
Zhaire Green 5'8" 155 Senior WR/DB 4.6

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Skill Position Players
Team Weaknesses: Secondary Inexperience

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 18.6
2016 National Rank: #3390
2016 State Rank: #68
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.2
2017 Starting Power Rating: 21.1
2017 National Rank: #2866
2017 State Rank: #63
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 6.4
Dynasty National Rank: #6129
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 14.7
Dynasty Record: 28-128 [27-129 on the field] (13-85 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 3-9
2016 League Record/Finish: 1-6 (7th)
2016 Points For Average: 19.4
2016 Points Against Average: 37.5
2016 Differential: -18.1
2016 Wins: #4305 Greenwood (40-38), #6606 Murrah [William B.] (Jackson) (51-29), #10321 Gentry (Indianola) (36-0)
2016 Losses: #69 Clinton (65-6), #192 Madison Central (Madison) (44-7), #262 Warren Central (Vicksburg) (56-34), #413 Starkville (70-0), #513 Northwest Rankin (Brandon) (42-6), #695 South Panola (Batesville) (22-8), #1460 Clarksdale (32-6), #1651 Callaway (Jackson) (24-13), #2009 Southaven (28-26)
2016 Opponents W-L: 89-63-1
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/19 Gentry (Indianola), 8/25 vs Clarksdale, 9/1 vs South Panola (Batesville), 9/8 vs Greenwood, 9/22 vs Murrah [William B.] (Jackson), 9/29 at Warren Central (Vicksburg), 10/6 vs Starkville, 10/13 at Provine (Jackson), 10/20 vs Northwest Rankin (Brandon), 10/27 vs Clinton, 11/3 at Madison Central (Madison)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Starkville (53.1), Madison Central (Madison) (50.5), Clinton (45.3)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Murrah [William B.] (Jackson) (-6.8), Gentry (Indianola) (-6.8), Greenwood (15.2)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 34.3
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 30
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -4.3
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #17
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #542
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-7
2017 Projected League Finish: 6th
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%