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GENERAL
Nickname: Pirates
Colors: Purple/White/Gold
Coach: Dante Durr
League: 1A Region 4
Playoff Division: 1A
Playoff Division Rank: #11

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 8
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
LaTravious McNair Senior ATH
Austin Hunt Senior MLB/OL
Brandon Thornton Senior MLB/OL

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Defense
Team Weaknesses: Depth

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: -22.2
2016 National Rank: #11936
2016 State Rank: #244
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +8.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -0.3
2017 Starting Power Rating: -13.7
2017 National Rank: #10383
2017 State Rank: #208
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): -3.6
Dynasty National Rank: #9333
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 10.1
Dynasty Record: 95-76 (70-46 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 4-6
2016 League Record/Finish: 2-4 (5th)
2016 Points For Average: 23.2
2016 Points Against Average: 28.3
2016 Differential: -5.1
2016 Wins: #12710 Salem (Tylertown) (28-14), #13253 West Lincoln (Brookhaven) (40-16), #13399 Enterprise (Brookhaven) (44-8), #14278 Bogue Chitto (40-6)
2016 Losses: #5029 Lumberton (54-6), #6863 Resurrection Catholic (Pascagoula) (42-0), #9466 Stringer (51-28), #10145 Wesson (21-12), #10488 Sacred Heart (Hattiesburg) (35-14), #11030 Mize (36-20)
2016 Opponents W-L: 50-67
Recent State Championships: 2010, 2009
Recent League Championships: 2010 (tied for 1st), 2006, 2005
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: 1
Streak List: 10/28/16 Salem (Tylertown) (28-14)

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/18 at West Lincoln (Brookhaven), 8/25 vs Mize, 9/1 vs St. Patrick (Biloxi), 9/8 Bogue Chitto, 9/15 vs Pelahatchie, 9/22 vs Lumberton, 9/29 vs Salem (Tylertown), 10/6 vs Stringer, 10/13 Resurrection Catholic (Pascagoula), 10/20 Sacred Heart (Hattiesburg), 10/27 vs East Marion (Columbia)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Lumberton (17.6), Resurrection Catholic (Pascagoula) (6.7), Stringer (-4.3)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Bogue Chitto (-41.2), St. Patrick (Biloxi) (-30.4), West Lincoln (Brookhaven) (-30.2)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -16.5
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -15.8
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +0.7
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #231
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #12055
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-5
2017 Projected League Finish: 5th
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%