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GENERAL
Nickname: Tigers
Colors: Black/Orange
Coach: Craig Clayton
League: 4A District 1
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #11

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 8
2018 JV Record: 5-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Jay Bland 6'0" 180 QB 4.65
Denarius Barnes 5'11" 220 Senior NG/RB 4.7
Erick Grubbs 5'11" 215 Senior ILB 4.7

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Top 5 Leading Tacklers Return, Physical/Stout Defensive Front, Returning QB
Team Weaknesses: RB/OL Depth

RATINGS
2018 Final Power Rating: 2
2018 National Rank: #5930
2018 State Rank: #79
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +5.5
Non-Senior D1 Talent Rating Bonus: +3.1
2019 Starting Power Rating: -4.7
2019 National Rank: #4049
2019 State Rank: #47
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2018 Rating): 14
Dynasty National Rank: #4946
2019 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 18.7
Dynasty Record: 96-93 [99-90 on the field] (41-25 in league)

HISTORICAL
2018 Overall Record: 5-7
2018 League Record/Finish: 2-2 (3rd)
2018 Points For Average: 17.6
2018 Points Against Average: 21
2018 Differential: -3.4
2018 Wins: #5112 Caldwell County (Princeton) (35-20), #7156 Warren East (Bowling Green) (24-0), #8590 Greenwood (Bowling Green) (36-29), #10094 Calloway County (Murray) (23-12), #11817 Hopkins County Central (Madisonville) (43-0)
2018 Losses: #188 South Warren (Bowling Green) (49-17), #1226 Mayfield (35-7), #3276 Paducah Tilghman (Paducah) (47-13), #3783 Madisonville-North Hopkins (Madisonville) (14-0), #3783 Madisonville-North Hopkins (Madisonville) (20-0), #3925 Logan County (Russellville) (10-6), #5589 Christian County (Hopkinsville) (16-7)
2018 Opponents W-L: 96-52
Recent League Championships: 2016, 2015, 2005 (3A District 1), 2004 (3A District 1)
Winning Streak Entering 2019 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2019 Schedule: 8/23 at Kenwood (Clarksville, TN), 8/30 Mayfield, 9/6 Caldwell County (Princeton), 9/13 at Henderson County (Henderson), 9/20 at Christian County (Hopkinsville), 9/27 Calloway County (Murray), 10/3 Logan County (Russellville), 10/11 at Madisonville-North Hopkins (Madisonville), 10/25 at Hopkins County Central (Madisonville), 11/1 Paducah Tilghman (Paducah)
Highest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Mayfield (18.1), Madisonville-North Hopkins (Madisonville) (0.5), Logan County (Russellville) (-2.6)
Lowest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Hopkins County Central (Madisonville) (-47.3), Calloway County (Murray) (-32.7), Kenwood (Clarksville, TN) (-24)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 12.1 (6.7 overall)
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -11.6
2019 vs. 2018 Schedule Strength Comparison: -23.7
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #55
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4817
2019 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2019 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2019 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%