Canton (MS)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Tigers Colors: Blue/Gold Coach: Calvin Bolton League: 5A Region 2 Playoff Division: 5A Playoff Division Rank: #23 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 8 Returning Defensive Starters: 2 2017 JV Record: 5-0 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Thomas Simmons 6'2" 325 Senior OL/NG Jontarious Brown 6'2.5" 200 Senior QB Jeremiah Brown 6'5" 315 Senior OL/NG STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: 4 Returning OL Starters, 3-Year QB Starter Team Weaknesses: Defensive Youth RATINGS 2017 Final Power Rating: 5.4 2017 National Rank: #5659 2017 State Rank: #116 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5 2018 Starting Power Rating: -9.6 2018 National Rank: #5437 2018 State Rank: #121 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 9.9 Dynasty National Rank: #6376 2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 19.5 Dynasty Record: 65-101 [69-97 on the field] (41-62 in league) HISTORICAL 2017 Overall Record: 5-7 2017 League Record/Finish: 1-6 (tied for 7th) 2017 Points For Average: 25 2017 Points Against Average: 31.8 2017 Differential: -6.8 2017 Wins: #5875 Jackson [Velma] (Camden) (37-26), #5868 Neshoba Central (Philadelphia) (42-41), #5958 Leake Central (Carthage) (34-30), #8143 Wingfield (Jackson) (31-27), #9332 Hill [Jim] (Jackson) (41-0) 2017 Losses: #1503 Cleveland Central (Cleveland) (55-14), #2194 Germantown (Madison) (48-0), #2515 Hazlehurst (20-18), #3064 Vicksburg (40-14), #3801 Callaway (Jackson) (28-24), #4467 Ridgeland (45-26), #5844 Holmes County Central (Lexington) (22-19) 2017 Opponents W-L: 63-78 Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none SCHEDULE 2018 Schedule: 8/17 Hazlehurst, 8/24 at Jackson [Velma] (Camden), 8/31 at Hill [Jim] (Jackson), 9/7 at Leake Central (Carthage), 9/14 Wingfield (Jackson), 9/21 at Ridgeland, 9/28 at Holmes County Central (Lexington), 10/5 at Neshoba Central (Philadelphia), 10/12 Callaway (Jackson), 10/19 Vicksburg, 10/26 at Germantown (Madison), 11/2 at Cleveland Central (Cleveland) Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Germantown (Madison) (5.2), Cleveland Central (Cleveland) (2.4), Ridgeland (1.8) Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Hill [Jim] (Jackson) (-33.6), Wingfield (Jackson) (-26), Holmes County Central (Lexington) (-6.5) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 14.3 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -6.6 2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -20.9 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #91 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4102 2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-8 2018 Projected League Finish: 8th 2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%