| Wesson (MS) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Cobras Colors: Royal Blue/White Coach: Jeremy Loy League: 3A Region 8 (moving from 3A Region 7) Playoff Division: 3A Playoff Division Rank: #32 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 5 Returning Defensive Starters: 7 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Dell Thigpen 5'8" 175 Senior RB/SB 4.45 L.J. Guess 5'9" 175 SS 4.7 Damien Smith 5'8" 165 Sophomore CB/SB 4.55 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Returning 7 Starters Defensively, Offense Is In Second Year Of System Team Weaknesses: Line Size RATINGS 2016 Final Power Rating: -12.1 2016 National Rank: #10148 2016 State Rank: #211 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -3.9 2017 Starting Power Rating: -11.6 2017 National Rank: #9983 2017 State Rank: #200 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): -0.9 Dynasty National Rank: #8503 2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 10.7 Dynasty Record: 78-72 (37-35 in league) HISTORICAL 2016 Overall Record: 4-7 2016 League Record/Finish: 0-5 (6th) 2016 Points For Average: 29.5 2016 Points Against Average: 39.3 2016 Differential: -9.8 2016 Wins: #9272 Raymond (33-32), #11932 Mount Olive (21-12), #13941 McLaurin (Florence) (14-12), #14278 Bogue Chitto (39-20) 2016 Losses: #1598 Hazlehurst (58-21), #2681 Wilkinson County (Woodville) (80-47), #3174 Seminary (46-34), #6668 Franklin County (Meadville) (49-33), #6753 Port Gibson (34-13), #8317 Jefferson County (Fayette) (48-34), #8726 Sumrall (41-35) 2016 Opponents W-L: 54-72 Recent League Championships: 2010 (tied for 1st; 2A Region 6) Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none SCHEDULE 2017 Schedule: 8/18 vs Crystal Springs, 8/25 at Sumrall, 9/1 vs Bogue Chitto, 9/8 at Loyd Star (Brookhaven), 9/15 at Richland, 9/22 Mize, 9/29 at Columbia, 10/6 Davis County [Jefferson] (Bassfield), 10/6 vs Seminary, 10/13 vs West Marion (Foxworth), 10/20 vs Tylertown, 10/27 vs Davis County [Jefferson] (Bassfield) Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Seminary (25.3), Tylertown (24.7), West Marion (Foxworth) (5.7) Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Bogue Chitto (-41.2), Loyd Star (Brookhaven) (-30.9), Mize (-24.9) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -2.7 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -6.9 2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -4.2 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #189 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #9643 2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-7 2017 Projected League Finish: 5th 2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |