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GENERAL
Nickname: Pioneers
Colors: Navy/Scarlet
Coach: Lewis Cook
League: 2A District 5
Playoff Division: III
Playoff Division Rank: #3

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 3
Returning Defensive Starters: 1
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Secondary Experience, K/P Returns
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: 44.8
2017 National Rank: #440
2017 State Rank: #12
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -11
2018 Starting Power Rating: 18.2
2018 National Rank: #1201
2018 State Rank: #35
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 42
Dynasty National Rank: #399
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 23.8
Dynasty Record: 178-23 (74-2 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 11-1
2017 League Record/Finish: 4-0 (1st)
2017 Points For Average: 40.7
2017 Points Against Average: 11.8
2017 Differential: +28.9
2017 Wins: #413 Catholic (New Iberia) (37-0), #1324 Welsh (48-7), #1479 Teurlings Catholic (Lafayette) (44-7), #1773 Kaplan (35-6), #1809 Riverside Academy (Reserve) (41-31), #3245 Episcopal (Baton Rouge) (45-0), #4055 Kinder (38-37), #4976 Breaux Bridge (38-7), #8122 Lake Arthur (55-7), #10235 Ville Platte (42-0), #10537 Lake Charles College Prep (Lake Charles) (49-6)
2017 Losses: #413 Catholic (New Iberia) (33-16)
2017 Opponents W-L: 90-54
Recent State Championships: 2015, 2009 (3A)
Recent League Championships: 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014 (3A District 6), 2013 (3A District 6), 2012 (3A District 4), 2011 (3A District 4), 2010 (3A District 5), 2009 (3A District 5), 2008 (3A District 5), 2007 (3A District 5), 2005 (tied for 1st; 3A District 5), 2004 (3A District 5), 2003 (3A District 5)
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/31 at LaGrange (Lake Charles), 9/7 Breaux Bridge, 9/14 Teurlings Catholic (Lafayette), 9/21 at Catholic (New Iberia), 9/28 at Kaplan, 10/5 Kinder, 10/12 at Lake Charles College Prep (Lake Charles), 10/19 at Ville Platte, 10/25 Welsh, 11/2 at Lake Arthur
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Catholic (New Iberia) (31.3), Welsh (20.6), Kaplan (14.9)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Ville Platte (-37.9), Lake Charles College Prep (Lake Charles) (-32.3), Lake Arthur (-20.4)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 7.4 (24.5 overall)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -3.5
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -10.9
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #86
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3290
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2
2018 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 2%