Kemper County (DeKalb, MS)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Wildcats
Colors: Blue/Gold
Coach: Chris Jones
League: 3A Region 5
Playoff Division: 3A
Playoff Division Rank: #3

COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
John Dale 6'6" 300 Senior OT
Gus Nave 5'10" 175 Senior CB

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 41.7
2016 National Rank: #627
2016 State Rank: #13
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.1
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1
Player Statistics-Based (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -11.9
2017 Starting Power Rating: 28.7
2017 National Rank: #1773
2017 State Rank: #41
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 3.6
Dynasty National Rank: #7028
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 25.1
Dynasty Record: 81-82 (37-37 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 15-1
2016 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st)
2016 Points For Average: 35.6
2016 Points Against Average: 15.9
2016 Differential: +19.7
2016 Wins: #970 West Florida (Pensacola, FL) (14-9), #1122 Raleigh (28-20), #1273 Noxubee County (Macon) (26-21), #1336 Charleston (12-8), #2593 Louisville (32-27), #2681 Wilkinson County (Woodville) (36-16), #3174 Seminary (48-23), #3325 Forest (40-26), #4264 Quitman (48-20), #4517 Philadelphia (38-15), #5162 Southeast Lauderdale (Meridian) (36-20), #6070 Neshoba Central (Philadelphia) (29-10), #7155 Choctaw County (Ackerman) (40-7), #9423 Crystal Springs (58-0), #11707 Choctaw Central (Philadelphia) (72-6)
2016 Losses: #829 Columbus (26-12)
2016 Opponents W-L: 115-89
Recent State Championships: 2016
Recent League Championships: 2016, 2015
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: 15
Streak List: 8/26/16 Quitman (48-20), 9/2/16 Louisville (32-27), 9/9/16 West Florida (Pensacola, FL) (14-9), 9/16/16 Neshoba Central (Philadelphia) (29-10), 9/23/16 Noxubee County (Macon) (26-21), 9/30/16 Choctaw County (Ackerman) (40-7), 10/7/16 Choctaw Central (Philadelphia) (72-6), 10/14/16 Southeast Lauderdale (Meridian) (36-20), 10/21/16 Forest (40-26), 10/28/16 Philadelphia (38-15), 11/4/16 Crystal Springs (58-0), 11/11/16 Wilkinson County (Woodville) (36-16), 11/18/16 Seminary (48-23), 11/25/16 Raleigh (28-20), 12/3/16 Charleston (12-8)

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/18 vs Northeast Lauderdale (Meridian), 8/25 at Quitman, 9/1 vs Louisville, 9/8 at Philadelphia, 9/15 West Lauderdale (Collinsville), 9/22 Wilkinson County (Woodville), 9/29 at Morton, 10/13 vs Choctaw Central (Philadelphia), 10/20 vs Southeast Lauderdale (Meridian), 10/27 vs Forest
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Louisville (28.9), Philadelphia (26.3), Forest (26.3)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Choctaw Central (Philadelphia) (-14.4), Northeast Lauderdale (Meridian) (-5.7), Morton (3.6)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 15.6 (20.4 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 13.4
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -2.2
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #76
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3246
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2
2017 Projected League Finish: 1st
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 8%



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