Opelousas Catholic (Opelousas, LA)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Vikings
Colors: Purple/White
League: 1A District 5 (moving from 2A District 5)
Playoff Division: III
Playoff Division Rank: #11

COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Spencer Gardner 6'6" 270 Senior OT

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 7.8
2016 National Rank: #5585
2016 State Rank: #125
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -6
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: +1
2017 Starting Power Rating: 8.3
2017 National Rank: #5400
2017 State Rank: #126
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 1.1
Dynasty National Rank: #7838
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 7.2
Dynasty Record: 96-63 (51-31 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 7-4
2016 League Record/Finish: 4-3 (4th)
2016 Points For Average: 36
2016 Points Against Average: 18.5
2016 Differential: +17.5
2016 Wins: #8135 West St. Mary (Baldwin) (55-0), #8511 Sacred Heart (Ville Platte) (41-21), #8654 Central Catholic (Morgan City) (34-27), #10737 Jeanerette (56-15), #11687 Delcambre (55-0), #12098 St. Edmund (Eunice) (35-0), #12273 Port Barre (34-0)
2016 Losses: #1257 Notre Dame (Crowley) (44-12), #1836 Catholic (New Iberia) (21-13), #3631 Calvary Baptist Academy (Shreveport) (56-47), #5367 Loreauville (20-14)
2016 Opponents W-L: 65-62
Recent League Championships: 2009 (2A District 6), 2005 (1A District 6)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 9/1 at Northwest (Opelousas), 9/8 Vermilion Catholic (Abbeville), 9/15 at Port Barre, 9/22 North Central (Lebeau), 9/28 False River (New Roads), 10/6 Sacred Heart (Ville Platte), 10/20 Westminster Academy (Opelousas), 10/27 at Slaughter Community Charter (Slaughter), 11/3 at Catholic of Pointe Coupee (New Roads)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Northwest (Opelousas) (12.6), Sacred Heart (Ville Platte) (3.3), Catholic of Pointe Coupee (New Roads) (-6.3)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: North Central (Lebeau) (-52.6), Slaughter Community Charter (Slaughter) (-49.7), Port Barre (-25.3)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -3.5 (2.9 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -18.4
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -14.9
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #263
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #12546
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-1
2017 Projected League Finish: 1st
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 14%



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