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GENERAL
Nickname: Bearcats
Colors: Red/White
Coach: Brad Laird
League: 5A District 2
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #9

D1 PROSPECT
Ray Parker 6'4" 280 Senior OT

COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
DeAndre Marcus 6'0" 205 Senior RB

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: 34.9
2017 National Rank: #1049
2017 State Rank: #24
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.4
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: +1.8
2018 Starting Power Rating: 23.5
2018 National Rank: #811
2018 State Rank: #21
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 35.2
Dynasty National Rank: #925
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 11.7
Dynasty Record: 105-65 (53-26 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 8-3
2017 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (2nd)
2017 Points For Average: 31.4
2017 Points Against Average: 20.3
2017 Differential: +11.1
2017 Wins: #1006 Airline (Bossier City) (36-18), #1349 Neville (Monroe) (19-10), #1516 Ouachita Parish (Monroe) (31-28), #3456 East St. John (Reserve) (35-25), #4893 Alexandria (56-14), #7163 West Ouachita (West Monroe) (32-21), #7959 Natchitoches Central (Natchitoches) (41-7), #8526 Pineville (54-21)
2017 Losses: #238 West Monroe (28-14), #510 Hahnville (Boutte) (23-21), #543 Acadiana (Lafayette) (28-6)
2017 Opponents W-L: 78-54
Recent League Championships: 2010 (tied for 1st; 4A District 3)
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/31 Neville (Monroe), 9/7 Acadiana (Lafayette), 9/14 at Airline (Bossier City), 9/21 Longview (TX), 9/28 at West Ouachita (West Monroe), 10/5 West Monroe, 10/12 at Ouachita Parish (Monroe), 10/19 at Alexandria, 10/26 Natchitoches Central (Natchitoches), 11/2 at Pineville
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Longview (TX) (54.4), West Monroe (36.1), Acadiana (Lafayette) (25)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Pineville (-30.2), Natchitoches Central (Natchitoches) (-17.5), West Ouachita (West Monroe) (-16.9)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 20.1 (27.9 overall)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 8.9
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -11.2
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #19
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1028
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3
2018 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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