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GENERAL
Nickname: Owls
Colors: Royal Blue/Scarlet
Coach: Bobby Alston
League: Division II-AAA West (moving from Division II-AA)
Playoff Division: II-AAA
Playoff Division Rank: #5

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 3
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2016 JV Record: 6-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Maurice Hampton 6'0" 200 Junior WR/DB 4.4
Dorian Hopkins 6'1" 230 Junior RB/LB 4.6
Matthew Rhodes 5'11" 235 Junior LB 4.8

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Outstanding Defensive Core Returns, QB Has Some Experience, K Was 18-21 On FGs Last Season
Team Weaknesses: OL Needs Improvement, Must Find Another Solid WR

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 40
2016 National Rank: #731
2016 State Rank: #15
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.5
Non-Senior D1 Talent Rating Bonus: +2.6
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -5.6
2017 Starting Power Rating: 40.1
2017 National Rank: #738
2017 State Rank: #14
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 44.3
Dynasty National Rank: #132
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 4.2
Dynasty Record: 124-42 (40-14 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 10-1
2016 League Record/Finish: 3-0 (1st)
2016 Points For Average: 30.1
2016 Points Against Average: 11.2
2016 Differential: +18.9
2016 Wins: #695 South Panola (Batesville, MS) (29-0), #1135 Ridgeway (Memphis) (40-22), #1746 Grenada (MS) (27-7), #2009 Briarcrest Christian (Eads) (21-17), #2064 Christian Brothers (Memphis) (27-21), #2874 Memphis Central (Memphis) (19-13), #4264 Olive Branch (MS) (40-21), #6890 Craigmont (Memphis) (28-0), #9423 St. Benedict at Auburndale (Cordova) (43-0), #10560 Kingsbury (Memphis) (45-6)
2016 Losses: #587 Baylor (Chattanooga) (16-12)
2016 Opponents W-L: 66-63
Recent State Championships: 2009 (II-AA), 2008 (II-AA), 2005, 2004
Recent League Championships: 2016 (Division II-AA), 2012 (Division II AA - West), 2011 (Division II AA - West), 2009 (Division II AA - West), 2008 (Division II AA - West)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/18 Ridgeway (Memphis), 8/25 Kingsbury (Memphis), 9/1 at Seminole Ridge (Loxahatchee, FL), 9/8 Bell Academy [Montgomery] (Nashville), 9/15 at South Panola (Batesville, MS), 9/22 Haywood (Brownsville), 9/29 at St. Benedict at Auburndale (Cordova), 10/13 at Briarcrest Christian (Eads), 10/20 Douglass [Frederick] (Memphis), 10/27 Christian Brothers (Memphis)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Bell Academy [Montgomery] (Nashville) (59.3), South Panola (Batesville, MS) (44.4), Briarcrest Christian (Eads) (36.9)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Kingsbury (Memphis) (-18), St. Benedict at Auburndale (Cordova) (-7.7), Douglass [Frederick] (Memphis) (4.4)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 16.1 (23.8 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 21
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +4.9
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #28
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1601
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2
2017 Projected League Finish: 1st
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 1%