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GENERAL
Nickname: Bearcats
Colors: Royal Blue/Gold/White
Coach: Matthew Jones
League: 1A District 3
Playoff Division: 1A
Playoff Division Rank: #5

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 9
2016 JV Record: 2-0
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Josh Lifson 6'4" 225 Senior TE/OLB 4.8
Jackson Diaz 6'0" 195 Senior QB/LB 4.9
Chris Scott 5'10" 215 Senior LB/FB 4.9

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Defensive Returners/Depth, K Is Back, Senior-Heavy
Team Weaknesses: Must Replace Top RB/WR, C Needs To Be Replaced

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 2.3
2016 National Rank: #6838
2016 State Rank: #91
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +6.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -3.9
2017 Starting Power Rating: 8.8
2017 National Rank: #5286
2017 State Rank: #73
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): -7.9
Dynasty National Rank: #10601
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 16.7
Dynasty Record: 84-72 (23-21 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 10-3
2016 League Record/Finish: 3-0 (1st)
2016 Points For Average: 37.5
2016 Points Against Average: 24.1
2016 Differential: +13.4
2016 Wins: #7946 Holy Cross (Louisville) (34-0), #10210 Washington County (Springfield) (63-28), #10737 Frankfort (33-24), #10737 Frankfort (56-6), #11053 Bethlehem (Bardstown) (48-28), #11772 Atherton (Louisville) (44-29), #11900 Campbellsville (44-23), #12913 Eminence (44-6), #12943 Carroll County (Carrollton) (50-21), #13941 Dayton (42-6)
2016 Losses: #2215 Beechwood (Fort Mitchell) (42-7), #2775 Lexington Christian (Lexington) (56-20), #6594 Adair County (Columbia) (44-3)
2016 Opponents W-L: 76-79
Recent League Championships: 2016, 2014 (tied for 1st; 1A District 2), 2012 (1A District 2)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/18 at Atherton (Louisville), 8/25 Walton-Verona (Walton), 8/31 at Washington County (Springfield), 9/8 Carroll County (Carrollton), 9/15 at Bethlehem (Bardstown), 9/22 Lexington Christian (Lexington), 10/6 at Holy Cross (Louisville), 10/13 vs Rock Creek Academy (Sellersburg, IN), 10/20 at Frankfort, 10/27 Waggener (Louisville)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Lexington Christian (Lexington) (27.3), Waggener (Louisville) (6.9), Holy Cross (Louisville) (3.5)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Rock Creek Academy (Sellersburg, IN) (-66), Carroll County (Carrollton) (-32.7), Atherton (Louisville) (-28.1)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -13.5 (-9.7 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -14.7
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -1.2
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #162
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #11795
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2
2017 Projected League Finish: 1st
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 2%