West Marion (Foxworth, MS) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Trojans Colors: Red/White Coach: Brad Duncan League: 3A Region 8 Playoff Division: 3A Playoff Division Rank: #12 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 5 Returning Defensive Starters: 9 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Noland Miller 5'10" 175 Senior WR/DB 4.49 Jerimiah Holmes 5'11" 185 Junior LB/QB 4.9 Jordan Mahaffey 6'2" 220 Junior DL/OL 4.9 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Hard-Working, Have Overachievers Team Weaknesses: Depth, OL Inexperience RATINGS 2017 Final Power Rating: 4.3 2017 National Rank: #5901 2017 State Rank: #122 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +4.5 2018 Starting Power Rating: -6.7 2018 National Rank: #4818 2018 State Rank: #98 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 6.7 Dynasty National Rank: #7320 2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 13.4 Dynasty Record: 89-86 (37-46 in league) HISTORICAL 2017 Overall Record: 6-7 2017 League Record/Finish: 3-2 (3rd) 2017 Points For Average: 21.4 2017 Points Against Average: 24.6 2017 Differential: -3.2 2017 Wins: #5085 Seminary (24-21), #6570 Columbia Academy (Columbia) (58-40), #7511 Columbia (40-0), #8218 Raleigh (22-20), #8218 Raleigh (26-21), #8949 Wesson (28-19) 2017 Losses: #827 Davis County [Jefferson] (Bassfield) (41-0), #2515 Hazlehurst (34-6), #3111 Presbyterian Christian (Hattiesburg) (38-18), #4060 Purvis (24-14), #4205 Tylertown (23-22), #4805 Forrest County Agricultural (Brooklyn) (21-6), #9107 East Marion (Columbia) (18-14) 2017 Opponents W-L: 85-77 Recent League Championships: 2012, 2010 (tied for 1st) Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none SCHEDULE 2018 Schedule: 8/16 Presbyterian Christian (Hattiesburg), 8/24 at Purvis, 8/31 East Marion (Columbia), 9/7 Raleigh, 9/14 Forrest County Agricultural (Brooklyn), 9/21 at Columbia Academy (Columbia), 9/28 Seminary, 10/5 Davis County [Jefferson] (Bassfield), 10/12 Wesson, 10/18 at Columbia, 10/26 at Tylertown Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Davis County [Jefferson] (Bassfield) (23.5), Presbyterian Christian (Hattiesburg) (10), Tylertown (4.2) Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Wesson (-23.7), East Marion (Columbia) (-23.5), Raleigh (-23.3) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 7.1 (11.3 overall) 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -6.7 2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -13.8 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #93 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4129 2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-5 2018 Projected League Finish: 4th 2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |