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GENERAL
Nickname: Lions
Colors: Maroon/White
Coach: Michael White
League: 2A Region 7
Playoff Division: 2A
Playoff Division Rank: #1

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 9
Returning Defensive Starters: 9
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Cade Helms 5'10" 190 Senior RB/LB 4.8
Gunner Gilbert 5'10" 240 Senior OL/DL 5.2
Caleb Woodfield 5'10" 265 Senior OL/DL 5.4

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Much Depth/Experience At All Positions, Kicking Game
Team Weaknesses: Speed

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 18.5
2016 National Rank: #3405
2016 State Rank: #49
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +10.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -14.6
2017 Starting Power Rating: 29
2017 National Rank: #1741
2017 State Rank: #23
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): -0.2
Dynasty National Rank: #8293
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 29.2
Dynasty Record: 113-48 (72-23 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 14-1
2016 League Record/Finish: 6-1 (tied for 1st)
2016 Points For Average: 31.6
2016 Points Against Average: 18.9
2016 Differential: +12.7
2016 Wins: #3174 Hampton (27-26), #4656 Centerpoint (Amity) (22-19), #5398 Harmony Grove (Camden) (33-20), #5699 Danville (28-27), #6804 Conway Christian (Conway) (41-29), #8553 Jessieville (24-7), #8964 Foreman (34-33), #9272 Murfreesboro (50-20), #10812 Lamar (14-11), #12195 Lafayette County (Stamps) (37-20), #12484 Mineral Springs (49-18), #12827 Westside (Coal Hill) (49-0), #13676 Spring Hill (Hope) (43-12), #13920 Mountain Pine (2-0)
2016 Losses: #10515 Dierks (42-21)
2016 Opponents W-L: 94-77
Recent State Championships: 2016, 2007
Recent League Championships: 2016 (tied for 1st), 2015, 2013 (tied for 1st; 2A Region 5), 2008, 2007 (2A Region 7 West), 2006 (2A Region 7 West)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: 7 officially, 6 on field
Streak List: 10/28/16 Mountain Pine (2-0), 11/3/16 Lafayette County (Stamps) (37-20), 11/11/16 Westside (Coal Hill) (49-0), 11/18/16 Conway Christian (Conway) (41-29), 11/25/16 Danville (28-27), 12/2/16 Harmony Grove (Camden) (33-20), 12/10/16 Hampton (27-26)

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 9/1 at Leftwich [J. D.] (Magazine), 9/8 at Jessieville, 9/15 Lamar, 9/22 at Mineral Springs, 9/29 Murfreesboro, 10/6 at Spring Hill (Hope), 10/13 Foreman, 10/20 at Dierks, 10/27 Mountain Pine, 11/2 at Lafayette County (Stamps)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Jessieville (-0.1), Foreman (-11), Murfreesboro (-11.5)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Spring Hill (Hope) (-42.4), Mountain Pine (-37.4), Leftwich [J. D.] (Magazine) (-34.8)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -18.5 (-4.3 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -21.8
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -3.3
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #196
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #13087
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 10-0
2017 Projected League Finish: 1st
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 90%