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GENERAL
Nickname: Griffins
Colors: Red/White/Blue
Coach: Scott Abernathy
League: 4A District 1
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #8

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 9
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2017 JV Record: 4-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Johnny Mitchell 6'3" 275 Junior OL 5.2
Aubrey Scott 5'11" 170 Senior RB/WR 4.5
Beau Phillips 6'1" 210 Junior LB 4.7

ADDITIONAL D1 PROSPECT
Jaylon Brown 6'2" 215 Senior OLB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Largest Senior Class In Program History
Team Weaknesses: Depth

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: 17.5
2017 National Rank: #3251
2017 State Rank: #78
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +7.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3.2
Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -0.3
2018 Starting Power Rating: 12.6
2018 National Rank: #1735
2018 State Rank: #46
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 9.6
Dynasty National Rank: #6476
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 3
Dynasty Record: 87-85 (34-38 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 8-4
2017 League Record/Finish: 3-3 (4th)
2017 Points For Average: 27.8
2017 Points Against Average: 25.6
2017 Differential: +2.2
2017 Wins: #3015 Many (21-12), #5488 Assumption (Napoleonville) (28-13), #5615 Minden (28-7), #7306 North Webster (Springhill) (35-7), #7564 Huntington (Shreveport) (38-14), #7959 Natchitoches Central (Natchitoches) (28-7), #9573 Washington [Booker T.] (Shreveport) (35-28), #9618 Bossier (Bossier City) (53-18)
2017 Losses: #400 Easton [Warren] (New Orleans) (54-0), #1454 Benton (34-33), #1493 Northwood (Shreveport) (63-27), #1830 Woodlawn (Shreveport) (50-7)
2017 Opponents W-L: 73-64
Recent League Championships: 2014 (tied for 1st), 2009 (3A District 1), 2008 (tied for 1st; 3A District 2)
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/31 at Natchitoches Central (Natchitoches), 9/7 North Webster (Springhill), 9/14 at Many, 9/21 Northwood (Shreveport), 9/28 Woodlawn (Shreveport), 10/5 at Bossier (Bossier City), 10/11 at Benton, 10/19 Washington [Booker T.] (Shreveport), 10/26 Huntington (Shreveport), 11/2 at Minden
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Northwood (Shreveport) (19.4), Many (11.7), Benton (9.4)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Washington [Booker T.] (Shreveport) (-39.6), Bossier (Bossier City) (-29.1), Huntington (Shreveport) (-19.4)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 7.2 (17.5 overall)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -7.5
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -14.7
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #114
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4353
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2
2018 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 5%