GENERAL
Nickname: Bearcats
Colors: Maroon/White
Coach: Forrest Williams
League: 5A Region 4
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #19
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 9
Returning Defensive Starters: 9
2016 JV Record: 5-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes
TOP PLAYERS
Cade Crosby 6'0" 175 Sophomore QB 4.6
Dennis Andrews 5'11" 210 Junior RB 4.5
Tyson Callahan 6'1" 205 Senior LB 4.5
COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Jarius Warren 6'2" 250 Senior SDE
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: OL/WR Experience/Depth, Defensive Experience
Team Weaknesses: Must Change Losing Mentality
RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 5.1
2016 National Rank: #6212
2016 State Rank: #130
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +8.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.4
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -7.5
2017 Starting Power Rating: 13.2
2017 National Rank: #4360
2017 State Rank: #93
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 7.8
Dynasty National Rank: #5655
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 5.4
Dynasty Record: 58-88 (36-57 in league)
HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 3-9
2016 League Record/Finish: 1-6 (7th)
2016 Points For Average: 21
2016 Points Against Average: 34.2
2016 Differential: -13.2
2016 Wins: #5651 Moss Point (20-19), #9709 Vancleave (14-7), #10087 West Harrison (Gulfport) (46-7)
2016 Losses: #753 Picayune (62-21), #993 Hattiesburg (63-7), #1609 St. Stanislaus (Bay St. Louis) (37-24), #2043 Stone (Wiggins) (35-34), #2215 Gulfport (42-0), #3662 South Jones (Ellisville) (25-13), #3699 Pascagoula (30-14), #4747 Pearl River Central (Carriere) (48-28), #5398 Gautier (35-31)
2016 Opponents W-L: 75-67
Recent League Championships: 2010, 2005 (tied for 1st; 4A Region 8)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: 1
Streak List: 11/4/16 West Harrison (Gulfport) (46-7)
SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/17 vs Pass Christian, 9/1 vs Bay (Bay St. Louis), 9/8 Vancleave, 9/15 Greene County (Leakesville), 9/22 vs Pearl River Central (Carriere), 9/29 vs Gautier, 10/6 Wayne County (Waynesboro), 10/13 Picayune, 10/20 West Harrison (Gulfport), 10/27 vs Hattiesburg, 11/3 Stone (Wiggins)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Picayune (36.1), Hattiesburg (33.4), Wayne County (Waynesboro) (33.3)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Bay (Bay St. Louis) (-18.6), Vancleave (-16.9), West Harrison (Gulfport) (-11.8)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 18.5
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 9.1
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -9.4
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #103
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4492
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-5
2017 Projected League Finish: 5th
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%