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GENERAL
Nickname: Wildcats
Colors: Blue/White
League: 6A Region 3
Playoff Division: 6A
Playoff Division Rank: #12

D1 PROSPECT
Deuntra Hyman 6'2.5" 225 Senior WDE

COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Santrell Latham 6'2" 190 Senior OLB
Kenderius Glenn 6'1" 180 Senior S

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 40.3
2016 National Rank: #715
2016 State Rank: #16
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.1
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -0.8
Player Statistics-Based (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -5.8
2017 Starting Power Rating: 35.6
2017 National Rank: #1051
2017 State Rank: #20
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 43.3
Dynasty National Rank: #146
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 7.7
Dynasty Record: 145-46-1 (81-17 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 10-4
2016 League Record/Finish: 5-2 (tied for 3rd)
2016 Points For Average: 25.6
2016 Points Against Average: 20.9
2016 Differential: +4.7
2016 Wins: #413 Starkville (20-10), #676 Petal (26-7), #695 South Panola (Batesville) (18-7), #1273 Noxubee County (Macon) (27-19), #1692 Oak Grove (Hattiesburg) (25-14), #2096 Wayne County (Waynesboro) (40-21), #2096 George County (Lucedale) (33-26), #3396 Terry (34-0), #4046 Forest Hill (Jackson) (36-13), #8264 Hill [Jim] (Jackson) (52-34)
2016 Losses: #192 Madison Central (Madison) (13-10), #272 Pearl (44-6), #272 Pearl (34-13), #407 Brandon (51-18)
2016 Opponents W-L: 103-80-1
Recent State Championships: 2008 (5A)
Recent League Championships: 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008 (5A Region 3), 2007 (5A Region 3)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/18 at Tupelo, 9/1 at Hoover (AL), 9/9 at Noxubee County (Macon), 9/15 at Starkville, 9/22 Hill [Jim] (Jackson), 9/29 vs Pearl, 10/6 Oak Grove (Hattiesburg), 10/13 at Brandon, 10/20 vs Petal, 10/27 Terry, 11/2 at George County (Lucedale)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Hoover (AL) (67.6), Pearl (58.1), Tupelo (57.7)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Hill [Jim] (Jackson) (-5.4), George County (Lucedale) (16.5), Terry (18.2)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 31.4 (36.5 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 36.9
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +5.5
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #2
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #181
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-6
2017 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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