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GENERAL
Nickname: Dragons
Colors: Royal Blue/White
Coach: Brad Parmley
League: 4A District 3
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #29

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 8
2018 JV Record: 4-4
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

RATINGS
2018 Final Power Rating: 7
2018 National Rank: #4830
2018 State Rank: #132
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5
Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2019 Starting Power Rating: -8.8
2019 National Rank: #4891
2019 State Rank: #138
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2018 Rating): 10
Dynasty National Rank: #6114
2019 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 18.8
Dynasty Record: 79-88 (31-39 in league)

HISTORICAL
2018 Overall Record: 6-5
2018 League Record/Finish: 2-2 (3rd)
2018 Points For Average: 31.6
2018 Points Against Average: 26.2
2018 Differential: +5.4
2018 Wins: #3789 Natchitoches Central (Natchitoches) (28-14), #5937 Washington-Marion (Lake Charles) (45-44), #6393 South Beauregard (Longville) (41-12), #10117 Buckeye (27-20), #12044 Pickering (Leesville) (55-0), #12368 Grant (Dry Prong) (48-8)
2018 Losses: #909 Lakeshore (Mandeville) (45-21), #1320 Leesville (26-7), #2764 Tioga (42-39), #4562 Jennings (42-21), #5300 West Ouachita (West Monroe) (35-16)
2018 Opponents W-L: 55-66
Recent League Championships: 2014 (tied for 1st), 2013, 2012 (tied for 1st; 4A District 4)
Winning Streak Entering 2019 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2019 Schedule: 9/6 at South Beauregard (Longville), 9/13 Washington-Marion (Lake Charles), 9/20 at Jennings, 9/27 Green Oaks (Shreveport), 10/3 Iowa, 10/11 at Bolton (Alexandria), 10/18 Leesville, 10/25 at Peabody (Alexandria), 11/1 Tioga, 11/8 at Cecilia
Highest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Leesville (18.9), Tioga (9.7), Green Oaks (Shreveport) (-4.2)
Lowest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Bolton (Alexandria) (-30.1), Peabody (Alexandria) (-23.1), South Beauregard (Longville) (-16.1)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 1 (6 overall)
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -8.4
2019 vs. 2018 Schedule Strength Comparison: -9.4
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #121
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3958
2019 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5
2019 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2019 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%