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GENERAL
Nickname: Lions
Colors: Red/Black
Coach: James Thurman
League: 1A District 1
Playoff Division: 1A
Playoff Division Rank: #8

COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Keldrick Carper 6'3" 185 Senior S

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: -16.1
2016 National Rank: #10899
2016 State Rank: #229
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.9
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -0.9
Player Statistics-Based (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +7.7
2017 Starting Power Rating: -9.3
2017 National Rank: #9477
2017 State Rank: #201
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): -13.9
Dynasty National Rank: #12065
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 4.6
Dynasty Record: 73-83 [72-84 on the field] (38-37 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 6-7
2016 League Record/Finish: 2-5 (6th)
2016 Points For Average: 20.3
2016 Points Against Average: 24.4
2016 Differential: -4.1
2016 Wins: #11118 St. Mary (Natchitoches) (30-12), #11283 Oberlin (14-6), #12796 Homer (28-14), #13665 Ringgold (26-12), #13741 South Cameron (Creole) (44-14), #13992 Lakeside (Sibley) (60-26)
2016 Losses: #3488 Haynesville (40-8), #3554 Haughton (37-0), #5979 Cedar Creek (Ruston) (32-6), #6528 Oak Grove (46-20), #7738 Arcadia (32-0), #10600 D'Arbonne Woods (Farmerville) (24-16), #12057 Lincoln Prep (Grambling) (22-12)
2016 Opponents W-L: 77-77
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 9/1 University Academy of Central Louisiana (Alexandria), 9/3 vs University Lab (Baton Rouge), 9/8 at Bolton (Alexandria), 9/15 at Northwood (Shreveport), 9/22 at Ringgold, 9/29 Green Oaks (Shreveport), 10/6 at Jonesboro-Hodge (Jonesboro), 10/13 Arcadia, 10/20 at Haynesville, 10/27 Lincoln Prep (Grambling), 11/3 Homer
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: University Lab (Baton Rouge) (34.2), Haynesville (16.5), Northwood (Shreveport) (8.6)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: University Academy of Central Louisiana (Alexandria) (-37.8), Ringgold (-34.6), Homer (-32.8)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -14.4 (-12.6 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -9.5
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +4.9
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #232
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #10436
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-5
2017 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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