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GENERAL
Nickname: Tigers
Colors: Burnt Orange/Black
Coach: Joshua Abell
League: 5A District 4
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #19

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 3
2017 JV Record: 6-4
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
William Neal 6'1" 185 Senior RB/LB 4.89
Isaiah Hester 6'2" 215 Senior QB
Anthony Teague 5'11" 170 Junior RB/LB 4.78

COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Damon Durrah 5'10" 165 Senior CB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Returning Skill Position Players, Leadership, Hungry Young Players
Team Weaknesses: Young/Inexperienced Lines, Replacing Many Starters

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: 5.8
2017 National Rank: #5565
2017 State Rank: #76
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.4
2018 Starting Power Rating: -13.6
2018 National Rank: #6384
2018 State Rank: #88
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 19.1
Dynasty National Rank: #3699
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 32.7
Dynasty Record: 93-78 (35-29 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 6-5
2017 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (2nd)
2017 Points For Average: 25.9
2017 Points Against Average: 16.1
2017 Differential: +9.8
2017 Wins: #3685 DuPont Manual (Louisville) (14-10), #9059 Atherton (Louisville) (32-14), #9761 Southern (Louisville) (28-13), #10746 Iroquois (Louisville) (49-14), #11381 Fairdale (50-13), #12189 Seneca (Louisville) (52-0)
2017 Losses: #1383 Butler (Louisville) (28-20), #1617 Central (Louisville) (29-0), #1887 DeSales (Louisville) (21-13), #4147 Anderson County (Lawrenceburg) (14-7), #4877 Doss (Louisville) (21-20)
2017 Opponents W-L: 65-63
Recent League Championships: 2016, 2015, 2013 (tied for 1st; 6A District 5)
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/17 at Seneca (Louisville), 8/24 at DuPont Manual (Louisville), 9/1 at Central (Louisville), 9/7 Butler (Louisville), 9/14 DeSales (Louisville), 9/21 at Atherton (Louisville), 9/28 Iroquois (Louisville), 10/4 at Doss (Louisville), 10/12 Southern (Louisville), 10/19 at Fairdale
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Butler (Louisville) (25), Central (Louisville) (15.7), DeSales (Louisville) (10.6)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Seneca (Louisville) (-57), Fairdale (-44.7), Iroquois (Louisville) (-43.6)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 5.4 (8.1 overall)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -16.7
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -22.1
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #91
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7339
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5
2018 Projected League Finish: 1st
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%