GENERAL
Nickname: Hornets
Colors: Green/White
Coach: Tate Hanna
League: 2A Region 4 (moving from 2A Region 6)
Playoff Division: 2A
Playoff Division Rank: #30
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2016 JV Record: 1-9
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes
TOP PLAYERS
Zeke Chapman 6'3" 260 Senior DL/TE
Dez Harris 6'1" 185 Senior OLB/WR
Marq Qualls 5'10" 165 Senior S/RB
COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Jay Jimison 6'0" 185 Senior CB
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Younger Players Received Much Playing Time Last Season, Nearly All Skill Position Players Returning, OL Experience
Team Weaknesses: New QB, OL Depth
RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: -18.7
2016 National Rank: #11380
2016 State Rank: #231
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.4
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.9
2017 Starting Power Rating: -17.6
2017 National Rank: #11081
2017 State Rank: #225
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): -2.3
Dynasty National Rank: #8945
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 15.3
Dynasty Record: 81-78 (44-34 in league)
HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 1-9
2016 League Record/Finish: 0-5 (6th)
2016 Points For Average: 19.1
2016 Points Against Average: 35.6
2016 Differential: -16.5
2016 Wins: #11395 Sebastopol (40-12)
2016 Losses: #4283 Union (35-13), #5439 Nanih Waiya (Louisville) (48-19), #5636 Newton (34-7), #5877 Pisgah (Sandhill) (45-13), #5951 St. Joseph Catholic (Madison) (30-6), #6429 Puckett (34-6), #7329 Scott Central (Forest) (14-7), #9848 Richland (48-27), #10583 Pelahatchie (56-53)
2016 Opponents W-L: 76-47
Recent League Championships: 2014 (tied for 1st; 2A Region 5), 2013 (2A Region 5)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none
SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/18 at Pelahatchie, 8/25 vs Sebastopol, 9/1 at Clarkdale (Meridian), 9/8 vs Pisgah (Sandhill), 9/15 vs Choctaw Central (Philadelphia), 9/22 at Richland, 9/29 at Union, 10/13 vs Scott Central (Forest), 10/20 at Philadelphia, 10/27 vs Newton, 10/27 Newton (IL)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Philadelphia (26.3), Newton (IL) (24), Union (14.8)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Clarkdale (Meridian) (-27.6), Sebastopol (-23.6), Choctaw Central (Philadelphia) (-14.4)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 2.2
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 0.6
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -1.6
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #151
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7188
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 2-9
2017 Projected League Finish: 5th
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%