| Houston (MS) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Hilltoppers Colors: Maroon/White Coach: Ty Hardin League: 3A Region 4 (moving from 4A Region 4) Playoff Division: 3A Playoff Division Rank: #6 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 11 Returning Defensive Starters: 5 2016 JV Record: 2-2 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Urriah Shephard 6'2" 210 Senior QB/LB 4.5 Zykiel Virges 6'2" 175 Senior WR/DB 4.4 Jalen May 5'10" 165 Junior WR/DB 4.3 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Offensive Firepower, QB Play, Athleticism/Speed Team Weaknesses: New Defense, Youth, Replacing 2 All-State Players Defensively RATINGS 2016 Final Power Rating: 18 2016 National Rank: #3499 2016 State Rank: #70 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +7.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -5.3 2017 Starting Power Rating: 25.5 2017 National Rank: #2206 2017 State Rank: #47 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 8.5 Dynasty National Rank: #5435 2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 17 Dynasty Record: 62-98 (25-49 in league) HISTORICAL 2016 Overall Record: 8-4 2016 League Record/Finish: 3-2 (3rd) 2016 Points For Average: 27.9 2016 Points Against Average: 16.7 2016 Differential: +11.2 2016 Wins: #1474 Calhoun City (21-7), #4826 East Webster (Maben) (31-14), #6159 Caledonia (41-17), #7032 Leake Central (Carthage) (42-14), #7155 Choctaw County (Ackerman) (40-7), #7843 Eupora (30-7), #8216 Kosciusko (32-15), #10191 Okolona (35-6) 2016 Losses: #1006 Pontotoc (24-14), #1273 Noxubee County (Macon) (41-7), #2593 Louisville (27-23), #4488 Cleveland (21-19) 2016 Opponents W-L: 83-66 Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none SCHEDULE 2017 Schedule: 8/18 vs Pontotoc, 8/25 vs Calhoun City, 9/1 vs New Hope (Columbus), 9/8 at Itawamba Agricultural (Fulton), 9/22 Amory, 9/29 vs Choctaw County (Ackerman), 10/6 vs Hatley (Amory), 10/13 South Pontotoc (Pontotoc), 10/20 vs Aberdeen, 10/26 Nettleton Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Calhoun City (34.1), Pontotoc (29.3), Amory (12.6) Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Hatley (Amory) (-26.1), Nettleton (-23.4), Choctaw County (Ackerman) (-10.1) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 12.3 (13.7 overall) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 2.9 2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -9.4 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #137 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6499 2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2 2017 Projected League Finish: 1st 2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 4% |