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GENERAL
Nickname: Golden Tors
Colors: Blue/Gold
Coach: Jeff Wainwright
League: 5A District 3
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #13

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no

D1 PROSPECT
Christian Trahan 6'3" 235 Senior TE

COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Byron Walker 5'10" 185 Senior QB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Entire Special Teams Return
Team Weaknesses: Must Replace School's All-Time Leading Passer/Rusher

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 33.7
2016 National Rank: #1273
2016 State Rank: #31
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.1
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -0.6
2017 Starting Power Rating: 32.3
2017 National Rank: #1372
2017 State Rank: #39
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 28.2
Dynasty National Rank: #1072
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 4.1
Dynasty Record: 85-67 [83-69 on the field] (42-36 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 9-3
2016 League Record/Finish: 5-1 (tied for 1st)
2016 Points For Average: 38.2
2016 Points Against Average: 32.8
2016 Differential: +5.4
2016 Wins: #612 More [St. Thomas] (Lafayette) (38-35), #753 Acadiana (Lafayette) (forfeit), #1908 Iowa (31-21), #2834 Airline (Bossier City) (45-35), #3430 Comeaux [Ovey] (Lafayette) (42-41), #5305 New Iberia (44-17), #6668 Houston [Sam] (Lake Charles) (42-28), #6999 Lafayette (69-24), #7602 Washington-Marion (Lake Charles) (44-14)
2016 Losses: #72 Landry-Walker (New Orleans) (50-28), #281 Brother Martin (New Orleans) (58-13), #1033 Barbe [Alfred M.] (Lake Charles) (38-24)
2016 Opponents W-L: 80-60
Recent League Championships: 2016 (tied for 1st), 2007, 2006 (tied for 1st; 5A District 2), 2003 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 9/1 at Carencro (Lafayette), 9/8 at Ouachita Parish (Monroe), 9/15 Byrd [C. E.] (Shreveport), 9/22 Houston [Sam] (Lake Charles), 9/29 Lafayette, 10/6 at Barbe [Alfred M.] (Lake Charles), 10/13 at LaGrange (Lake Charles), 10/20 at Acadiana (Lafayette), 10/27 New Iberia, 11/3 Comeaux [Ovey] (Lafayette)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Acadiana (Lafayette) (39.6), Barbe [Alfred M.] (Lake Charles) (31.7), Ouachita Parish (Monroe) (29)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Houston [Sam] (Lake Charles) (-1.5), Lafayette (3.8), New Iberia (9.1)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 20.3 (30.3 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 17.9
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -2.4
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #58
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2174
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2
2017 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 3%