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GENERAL
Nickname: Golden Wildcats
Colors: Maroon/Gold
Coach: Chester Ford
League: 3A Region 8
Playoff Division: 3A
Playoff Division Rank: #39

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: -8.7
2017 National Rank: #8958
2017 State Rank: #203
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: -12.6
2018 Starting Power Rating: -36.8
2018 National Rank: #11217
2018 State Rank: #263
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 23.1
Dynasty National Rank: #2764
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 59.9
Dynasty Record: 108-73 (50-28 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 3-8
2017 League Record/Finish: 2-3 (4th)
2017 Points For Average: 18.5
2017 Points Against Average: 19.9
2017 Differential: -1.4
2017 Wins: #12927 Sheffield (Memphis) (36-0), #13014 King Prep [Dr. Martin Luther] (Memphis) (38-0), #13154 Hamilton (Memphis) (50-14)
2017 Losses: #1384 Covington (24-12), #2244 Raleigh-Egypt (Memphis) (42-6), #5168 Kirby (Memphis) (33-0), #5317 Memphis Central (Memphis) (15-0), #5492 Houston (Germantown) (32-16), #6779 Memphis East (Memphis) (27-26), #7417 Wooddale (Memphis) (18-14), #8322 Trezevant (Memphis) (14-6)
2017 Opponents W-L: 59-64
Recent League Championships: 2009 (5A District 16), 2007 (tied for 1st; 4A Region 8), 2006 (4A Region 8), 2005 (4A Region 8), 2004 (4A Region 8), 2003 (4A Region 8)
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/17 at Memphis Central (Memphis), 8/24 Kirby (Memphis), 8/31 King Prep [Dr. Martin Luther] (Memphis), 9/6 at Memphis East (Memphis), 9/14 Sheffield (Memphis), 9/21 at Houston (Germantown), 10/5 at Raleigh-Egypt (Memphis), 10/12 Trezevant (Memphis), 10/18 Hamilton (Memphis), 10/26 at Wooddale (Memphis)
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Raleigh-Egypt (Memphis) (2.2), Kirby (Memphis) (-1.2), Houston (Germantown) (-7.5)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Sheffield (Memphis) (-58.1), Hamilton (Memphis) (-53.9), King Prep [Dr. Martin Luther] (Memphis) (-49.5)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -3.4 (4.3 overall)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -23.1
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -19.7
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #207
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #9401
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-7
2018 Projected League Finish: 4th
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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