Welsh (LA) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Greyhounds Colors: Red/Black Coach: John Richardson League: 2A District 5 Playoff Division: 2A Playoff Division Rank: #2 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 8 Returning Defensive Starters: 7 2017 JV Record: 5-1 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Da'Ren Zeno 6'0.5" 190 Senior WR/ATH 4.5 John Mayes 5'11.5" 205 Senior OL/DL 4.84 John Daigle 6'3" 255 Senior DE/TE 4.85 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: 5 OL Starters Return, Prolific WR Is Back, Defensive Front 7 Experience Team Weaknesses: Must Replace Record-Breaking QB, Lost 4-Year HB Starter To Graduation RATINGS 2017 Final Power Rating: 31.9 2017 National Rank: #1324 2017 State Rank: #31 General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5 D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.8 2018 Starting Power Rating: 20.6 2018 National Rank: #995 2018 State Rank: #27 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 7.4 Dynasty National Rank: #7124 2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 13.2 Dynasty Record: 114-57 (64-14 in league) HISTORICAL 2017 Overall Record: 13-1 2017 League Record/Finish: 3-1 (2nd) 2017 Points For Average: 36.6 2017 Points Against Average: 16.2 2017 Differential: +20.4 2017 Wins: #1773 Kaplan (27-18), #2148 Jennings (21-13), #2326 St. Helena College & Career Academy (Greensburg) (38-26), #3015 Many (28-18), #4055 Kinder (44-14), #4055 Kinder (20-19), #5537 Independence (35-20), #7926 Avoyelles (Moreauville) (41-8), #8122 Lake Arthur (56-7), #9351 Erath (34-16), #9979 Loreauville (51-7), #10235 Ville Platte (56-6), #10715 Springfield (55-7) 2017 Losses: #440 Notre Dame (Crowley) (48-7) 2017 Opponents W-L: 94-77 Recent State Championships: 2017 Recent League Championships: 2016 (2A District 4), 2012 (tied for 1st; 2A District 4), 2009 (tied for 1st), 2008, 2006 (2A District 6), 2004 Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: 6 Streak List: 11/3/17 Ville Platte (56-6), 11/10/17 Springfield (55-7), 11/17/17 Independence (35-20), 11/24/17 Kinder (44-14), 12/1/17 Many (28-18), 12/8/17 St. Helena College & Career Academy (Greensburg) (38-26) SCHEDULE 2018 Schedule: 8/31 Rayne, 9/7 at Kaplan, 9/14 Loreauville, 9/21 Avoyelles (Moreauville), 9/28 at Erath, 10/5 at Jennings, 10/12 at Lake Arthur, 10/18 Kinder, 10/25 at Notre Dame (Crowley), 11/2 Ville Platte Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Notre Dame (Crowley) (18.2), Jennings (16.2), Rayne (15.4) Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Ville Platte (-37.9), Erath (-28.5), Loreauville (-26.7) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 4 (12.3 overall) 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -7.2 2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -11.2 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #110 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4273 2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1 2018 Projected League Finish: 1st 2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 18% |