Houston (MS)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Hilltoppers Colors: Maroon/White Coach: Ty Hardin League: 3A Region 4 Playoff Division: 3A Playoff Division Rank: #8 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 6 Returning Defensive Starters: 7 2017 JV Record: 5-1 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Jalen May 5'10" 165 Senior ATH 4.3 Bobby Townsend 5'10" 215 Senior ATH 4.5 Calvin McMillian 6'5" 290 Junior OL 5.4 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: OL, Defense, Perimeter Skill Team Weaknesses: QB RATINGS 2017 Final Power Rating: 16.1 2017 National Rank: #3491 2017 State Rank: #73 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5 Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.1 2018 Starting Power Rating: 3 2018 National Rank: #3017 2018 State Rank: #64 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 10.9 Dynasty National Rank: #6039 2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 7.9 Dynasty Record: 71-102 (29-50 in league) HISTORICAL 2017 Overall Record: 9-4 2017 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (2nd) 2017 Points For Average: 37.2 2017 Points Against Average: 24.3 2017 Differential: +12.9 2017 Wins: #2211 Calhoun City (50-41), #3864 Itawamba Agricultural (Fulton) (21-13), #6237 North Pontotoc (Ecru) (27-13), #6727 Amory (57-29), #7360 Aberdeen (57-34), #8099 South Pontotoc (Pontotoc) (50-6), #8499 Palmer [Madison S.] (Marks) (49-30), #10393 Nettleton (67-35), #10914 Hatley (Amory) (34-0) 2017 Losses: #1478 Yazoo County (Yazoo City) (26-20), #2619 Pontotoc (41-12), #3345 Choctaw County (Ackerman) (13-12), #4248 New Hope (Columbus) (35-28) 2017 Opponents W-L: 102-60 Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none SCHEDULE 2018 Schedule: 8/17 at Pontotoc, 8/24 at Calhoun City, 8/31 at New Hope (Columbus), 9/7 at Itawamba Agricultural (Fulton), 9/21 at Amory, 9/28 at Choctaw County (Ackerman), 10/5 Hatley (Amory), 10/12 South Pontotoc (Pontotoc), 10/19 Aberdeen, 10/26 Nettleton Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Calhoun City (7.1), Pontotoc (6.1), Itawamba Agricultural (Fulton) (2.1) Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Nettleton (-43.9), Hatley (Amory) (-29.1), South Pontotoc (Pontotoc) (-18.8) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 9.2 (10.4 overall) 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -11.1 2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -20.3 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #123 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5453 2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3 2018 Projected League Finish: 1st 2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 2%