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GENERAL
Nickname: Wildcats
Colors: Blue/White
League: 6A Region 3
Playoff Division: 6A
Playoff Division Rank: #4

D1 PROSPECTS
Leviticus Madison 6-3 290 Junior DT
Jamond Gordon 6'4" 275 Senior WDE
Xavier Curry 6'0" 205 Senior OLB
Tevarrius Adams 6'1" 185 Senior QB
AJ Hopkins 6'2" 175 Senior S

COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Deuntra Hyman 6'3" 230 Senior WDE
Eli Stringfellow 5'10" 175 Senior WR
Jaquaris Dean 5'9" 160 Senior WR

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: 38.4
2017 National Rank: #805
2017 State Rank: #16
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +6.2
Non-Senior D1 Talent Rating Bonus: +2.6
Player Statistics-Based (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +6.2
2018 Starting Power Rating: 37.8
2018 National Rank: #252
2018 State Rank: #6
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 45.9
Dynasty National Rank: #243
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 8.1
Dynasty Record: 152-53-1 (85-20 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 7-7
2017 League Record/Finish: 4-3 (4th)
2017 Points For Average: 26.6
2017 Points Against Average: 28.6
2017 Differential: -2
2017 Wins: #586 Noxubee County (Macon) (35-20), #946 Petal (28-21), #946 Petal (38-28), #1779 Gulfport (21-14), #2584 Terry (35-27), #4923 George County (Lucedale) (44-0), #9332 Hill [Jim] (Jackson) (48-0)
2017 Losses: #35 Hoover (AL) (42-7), #63 Pearl (52-12), #63 Pearl (34-12), #133 Starkville (40-6), #278 Tupelo (34-25), #934 Brandon (23-20), #1199 Oak Grove (Hattiesburg) (66-41)
2017 Opponents W-L: 124-62
Recent State Championships: 2008 (5A)
Recent League Championships: 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008 (5A Region 3), 2007 (5A Region 3)
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/17 Tupelo, 8/24 vs Davidson [W. P.] (Mobile, AL), 8/31 vs Central (Phenix City, AL), 9/7 Noxubee County (Macon), 9/22 at Hill [Jim] (Jackson), 9/28 Pearl, 10/5 Oak Grove (Hattiesburg), 10/12 Brandon, 10/19 Petal, 10/26 Terry, 11/2 George County (Lucedale)
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Central (Phenix City, AL) (56.5), Tupelo (42.4), Pearl (33.5)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Hill [Jim] (Jackson) (-33.6), Terry (-3.5), George County (Lucedale) (5.3)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 37 (42.6 overall)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 20.1
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -16.9
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #2
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #243
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-2
2018 Projected League Finish: 1st
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 1%



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