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GENERAL
Nickname: Tigers
Colors: Old Gold/Black
Coach: Keith Hodge
League: 2A District 1
Playoff Division: 2A
Playoff Division Rank: #14

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 8
2016 JV Record: 3-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Hunter Utley 6'1" 185 Sophomore QB 4.9
Reed York 6'0" 265 Senior OL 5.1
Will Lovins 5'11" 175 Junior DB/WR 4.8

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experienced Youth, Offensive Balance, Improved Defensively
Team Weaknesses: Leadership, Lack Explosive Plays Offensively

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: -8.8
2016 National Rank: #9450
2016 State Rank: #127
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -3.8
2017 Starting Power Rating: -5.3
2017 National Rank: #8631
2017 State Rank: #119
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 7.3
Dynasty National Rank: #5836
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 12.6
Dynasty Record: 113-61 (37-13 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 4-8
2016 League Record/Finish: 2-1 (2nd)
2016 Points For Average: 20.5
2016 Points Against Average: 33.6
2016 Differential: -13.1
2016 Wins: #10011 Ballard Memorial (Barlow) (35-32), #10515 McLean County (Calhoun) (40-18), #12040 West Greene (Mosheim, TN) (17-12), #13352 Webster County (Dixon) (55-19)
2016 Losses: #1756 Mayfield (49-7), #3554 Hopkinsville (43-7), #4070 Owensboro Catholic (Owensboro) (47-13), #5676 Graves County (Mayfield) (27-7), #6339 Russellville (33-14), #6429 Marshall County (Benton) (42-3), #6781 Paducah Tilghman (Paducah) (68-46), #8854 Calloway County (Murray) (13-2)
2016 Opponents W-L: 87-54
Recent League Championships: 2011, 2010, 2009
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/18 Graves County (Mayfield), 8/25 vs Calloway County (Murray), 9/1 at Madisonville-North Hopkins (Madisonville), 9/8 Fort Campbell, 9/15 Marshall County (Benton), 9/22 at Russellville, 9/29 at Mayfield, 10/20 at Ballard Memorial (Barlow), 10/27 at Union County (Morganfield)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Mayfield (32.3), Graves County (Mayfield) (15.9), Marshall County (Benton) (3.4)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Fort Campbell (-20.1), Ballard Memorial (Barlow) (-8.1), Union County (Morganfield) (-6.5)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 2.3 (1.4 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 0.9
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -1.4
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #92
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7093
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-6
2017 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%