Long Beach (MS)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Bearcats Colors: Maroon/White Coach: Philip Pigott League: 5A Region 4 Playoff Division: 5A Playoff Division Rank: #20 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 4 Returning Defensive Starters: 2 2017 JV Record: 3-3 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Cade Crosby 5'11" 180 Junior QB 4.6 Dennis Andrews 5'11" 215 Senior RB 4.5 Logan Matherne 6'0" 175 Senior WR 4.4 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Majority Of Offensive Production Returns, Good Young Skill Position/Secondary Players Team Weaknesses: Kicking Game, Bulk Of Defensive Experience Graduated, Line Inexperience RATINGS 2017 Final Power Rating: 13.2 2017 National Rank: #4022 2017 State Rank: #84 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -4.5 2018 Starting Power Rating: -6.8 2018 National Rank: #4839 2018 State Rank: #99 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 10.9 Dynasty National Rank: #6039 2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 17.7 Dynasty Record: 64-93 (39-61 in league) HISTORICAL 2017 Overall Record: 6-5 2017 League Record/Finish: 3-4 (5th) 2017 Points For Average: 35.8 2017 Points Against Average: 28.6 2017 Differential: +7.2 2017 Wins: #6827 Gautier (48-28), #7039 Pass Christian (27-14), #7719 Pearl River Central (Carriere) (35-20), #7825 Vancleave (50-7), #9526 West Harrison (Gulfport) (56-28), #10782 Bay (Bay St. Louis) (37-7) 2017 Losses: #312 Hattiesburg (48-19), #1317 Picayune (47-26), #2056 Stone (Wiggins) (48-40), #2710 Greene County (Leakesville) (20-14), #2891 Wayne County (Waynesboro) (48-42) 2017 Opponents W-L: 61-67 Recent League Championships: 2010, 2005 (tied for 1st; 4A Region 8) Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none SCHEDULE 2018 Schedule: 8/16 Pass Christian, 8/31 Bay (Bay St. Louis), 9/7 at Vancleave, 9/14 at Greene County (Leakesville), 9/21 Pearl River Central (Carriere), 9/28 Gautier, 10/5 at Wayne County (Waynesboro), 10/12 at Picayune, 10/19 at West Harrison (Gulfport), 10/26 Hattiesburg, 11/2 at Stone (Wiggins) Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Hattiesburg (41.3), Picayune (7.9), Greene County (Leakesville) (3.2) Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Bay (Bay St. Louis) (-43.5), West Harrison (Gulfport) (-27.1), Pearl River Central (Carriere) (-21.1) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 13.9 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -7.9 2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -21.8 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #103 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4477 2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-5 2018 Projected League Finish: 4th 2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%