More [St. Thomas] (Lafayette, LA) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Cougars Colors: Navy/Maroon/Gray Coach: Jim Hightower League: 4A District 4 Playoff Division: II Playoff Division Rank: #3 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 6 Returning Defensive Starters: 1 2017 JV Record: 6-0-2 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Deion Senegal 6'2" 165 Senior WR 4.55 Gregory Mahtook 6'1" 200 Senior DB 4.68 Caleb Holstein 6'4" 215 Junior QB 4.98 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: OL, Have Elite Junior QB Team Weaknesses: Defense Needs Time To Gel, Lost 9 Of Top 10 Tacklers To Graduation RATINGS 2017 Final Power Rating: 40.6 2017 National Rank: #652 2017 State Rank: #15 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -5.5 Non-Senior D1 Talent Rating Bonus: +3.9 2018 Starting Power Rating: 23.4 2018 National Rank: #821 2018 State Rank: #22 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 45.9 Dynasty National Rank: #243 2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 22.5 Dynasty Record: 146-43 (70-9 in league) HISTORICAL 2017 Overall Record: 11-2 2017 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st) 2017 Points For Average: 36.1 2017 Points Against Average: 14.4 2017 Differential: +21.7 2017 Wins: #1381 Rayne (28-21), #1479 Teurlings Catholic (Lafayette) (24-21), #1667 Parkview Baptist (Baton Rouge) (31-29), #2218 Plaquemine (35-0), #3549 Comeaux [Ovey] (Lafayette) (49-0), #3683 Carencro (Lafayette) (53-17), #4225 Westgate (New Iberia) (42-20), #4455 Franklinton (58-16), #7727 Lafayette (45-0), #8293 St. Michael (Baton Rouge) (48-9), #9731 Northside (Lafayette) (42-6) 2017 Losses: #221 Catholic (Baton Rouge) (20-0), #236 De La Salle (New Orleans) (28-14) 2017 Opponents W-L: 76-72 Recent State Championships: 2016 Recent League Championships: 2017, 2016, 2015 (tied for 1st), 2013 (tied for 1st; 4A District 5), 2012 (4A District 5), 2011 (tied for 1st; 4A District 5), 2010 (5A District 4), 2009 (5A District 4), 2006 (4A District 5), 2005 (4A District 5), 2004 (4A District 5), 2003 (tied for 1st; 4A District 5) Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none SCHEDULE 2018 Schedule: 8/31 at Lafayette, 9/7 Comeaux [Ovey] (Lafayette), 9/14 Plaquemine, 9/21 Catholic (Baton Rouge), 9/28 at Franklinton, 10/5 at Westgate (New Iberia), 10/12 Teurlings Catholic (Lafayette), 10/19 at Northside (Lafayette), 10/26 Carencro (Lafayette), 11/2 at Rayne Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Catholic (Baton Rouge) (41.1), Rayne (15.4), Teurlings Catholic (Lafayette) (9.7) Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Northside (Lafayette) (-36.2), Franklinton (-16), Lafayette (-11.8) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 16.1 (24.6 overall) 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 0.1 2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -16 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #66 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2426 2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1 2018 Projected League Finish: 1st 2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 5% |