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GENERAL
Nickname: Golden Tors
Colors: Blue/Gold
Coach: Jeff Wainwright
League: 5A District 3
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #10

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes

D1 PROSPECTS
Hayden Hagler 6'3" 225 Senior TE
Jake LaFleur 6'1" 205 Senior ILB

COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Christian Trahan 6'3" 235 Senior TE

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: 31.3
2017 National Rank: #1396
2017 State Rank: #34
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +4
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.9
2018 Starting Power Rating: 20.6
2018 National Rank: #995
2018 State Rank: #27
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 33.8
Dynasty National Rank: #1054
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 13.2
Dynasty Record: 92-70 [90-72 on the field] (48-37 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 7-3
2017 League Record/Finish: 6-1 (tied for 1st)
2017 Points For Average: 36.6
2017 Points Against Average: 21.2
2017 Differential: +15.4
2017 Wins: #543 Acadiana (Lafayette) (38-28), #3468 Byrd [C. E.] (Shreveport) (22-9), #3549 Comeaux [Ovey] (Lafayette) (38-17), #4274 LaGrange (Lake Charles) (55-7), #4348 Houston [Sam] (Lake Charles) (56-28), #4374 New Iberia (37-7), #7727 Lafayette (51-14)
2017 Losses: #667 Barbe [Alfred M.] (Lake Charles) (45-38), #1117 Live Oak (Watson) (23-10), #1516 Ouachita Parish (Monroe) (34-21)
2017 Opponents W-L: 57-55
Recent League Championships: 2017 (tied for 1st), 2016 (tied for 1st), 2007, 2006 (tied for 1st; 5A District 2), 2003 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/31 Carencro (Lafayette), 9/7 Ouachita Parish (Monroe), 9/14 at Byrd [C. E.] (Shreveport), 9/21 at Houston [Sam] (Lake Charles), 9/28 at Lafayette, 10/5 Barbe [Alfred M.] (Lake Charles), 10/12 LaGrange (Lake Charles), 10/19 Acadiana (Lafayette), 10/26 at New Iberia, 11/2 at Comeaux [Ovey] (Lafayette)
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Acadiana (Lafayette) (25), Barbe [Alfred M.] (Lake Charles) (23.7), Ouachita Parish (Monroe) (4.1)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Lafayette (-11.8), LaGrange (Lake Charles) (-9.8), Carencro (Lafayette) (-8.8)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 19.3 (26.6 overall)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 0.9
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -18.4
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #56
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2278
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1
2018 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 13%