North DeSoto (Stonewall, LA) previews home 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% |