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GENERAL
Nickname: Dragons
Colors: Royal Blue/White
Coach: Brad Parmley
League: 4A District 3
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #30

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2017 JV Record: 3-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Lane Armer 5'11" 190 Senior QB
Greg Woodard 5'9" 180 Senior ATH
Chris Grant 5'9" 170 Senior WR

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: QB Is Back, Young Players Have Potential
Team Weaknesses: Filling Holes With Sophomores, Will Be Learning Curve

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: 3.9
2017 National Rank: #5999
2017 State Rank: #143
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5
Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.6
2018 Starting Power Rating: -13.1
2018 National Rank: #6276
2018 State Rank: #150
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 10.2
Dynasty National Rank: #6283
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 23.3
Dynasty Record: 73-83 (29-37 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 6-4
2017 League Record/Finish: 2-2 (tied for 2nd)
2017 Points For Average: 22.2
2017 Points Against Average: 18.4
2017 Differential: +3.8
2017 Wins: #5039 Tioga (35-20), #5845 Washington-Marion (Lake Charles) (25-0), #7163 West Ouachita (West Monroe) (34-23), #7959 Natchitoches Central (Natchitoches) (21-7), #12282 Grant (Dry Prong) (46-14), #13597 Pickering (Leesville) (47-0)
2017 Losses: #2148 Jennings (26-6), #2393 Cecilia (41-8), #2524 Leesville (27-0), #9357 Buckeye (26-0)
2017 Opponents W-L: 52-60
Recent League Championships: 2014 (tied for 1st), 2013, 2012 (tied for 1st; 4A District 4)
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/31 South Beauregard (Longville), 9/7 at Washington-Marion (Lake Charles), 9/14 Jennings, 9/21 Natchitoches Central (Natchitoches), 9/28 Pickering (Leesville), 10/4 at West Ouachita (West Monroe), 10/12 Tioga, 10/19 at Leesville, 10/26 Buckeye, 11/1 at Grant (Dry Prong)
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Jennings (16.2), Washington-Marion (Lake Charles) (1.4), Tioga (-1.4)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Grant (Dry Prong) (-58.2), Pickering (Leesville) (-53.3), South Beauregard (Longville) (-52.7)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -5.6 (6.4 overall)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -20.5
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -14.9
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #197
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #8554
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2018 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%