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GENERAL
Nickname: Wolves
Colors: Red/White/Black
Coach: Sam Messina
League: 3A District 7 (moving from 4A District 8)
Playoff Division: 3A
Playoff Division Rank: #6

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2016 JV Record: 6-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Demetrius Hookfin 5'10" 175 Senior QB 4.5
Alex Williams 5'11" 180 Senior RB 4.6
Shawn Toefield 6'0" 185 Sophomore ILB 4.5

COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Jabari Coston 6'3" 175 Senior WR
Evan Johnson 5'8" 170 Senior APB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Entire OL Returns, Experience, Senior Leadership
Team Weaknesses: Skill Position/Line Depth

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 21
2016 National Rank: #2984
2016 State Rank: #69
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +4.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.1
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1
2017 Starting Power Rating: 24.4
2017 National Rank: #2356
2017 State Rank: #57
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 10
Dynasty National Rank: #4951
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 14.4
Dynasty Record: 88-67 (48-24 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 9-3
2016 League Record/Finish: 4-0 (1st)
2016 Points For Average: 32.2
2016 Points Against Average: 23.5
2016 Differential: +8.7
2016 Wins: #1364 Amite (36-26), #4894 Franklinton (50-34), #5367 Lakeshore (Mandeville) (42-36), #5534 Salmen (Slidell) (23-21), #5612 Kentwood (37-32), #6528 St. Martinville (42-7), #9148 Pearl River (30-21), #9335 Bogalusa (35-6), #11743 Riverdale (Jefferson) (54-6)
2016 Losses: #1016 Ponchatoula (45-30), #1557 Carencro (Lafayette) (28-7), #5903 St. Michael (Baton Rouge) (20-0)
2016 Opponents W-L: 72-65
Recent League Championships: 2016 (4A District 8), 2013 (tied for 1st; 3A District 8), 2012 (tied for 1st; 3A District 8)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 9/1 at Kentwood, 9/8 Amite, 9/15 at Ponchatoula, 9/22 at Lakeshore (Mandeville), 9/29 Salmen (Slidell), 10/5 Port Allen, 10/13 at Bogalusa, 10/20 Sumner [Jewel M.] (Kentwood), 10/27 at Archbishop Hannan (Covington), 11/3 Albany
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Amite (34.5), Ponchatoula (24.2), Lakeshore (Mandeville) (18.2)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Archbishop Hannan (Covington) (-15.4), Bogalusa (-11.2), Port Allen (-1.5)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 7.5 (12.4 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 8.2
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +0.7
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #115
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4773
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2
2017 Projected League Finish: 1st
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 3%