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GENERAL
Nickname: Hilltoppers
Colors: Maroon/White
Coach: Ty Hardin
League: 3A Region 4
Playoff Division: 3A
Playoff Division Rank: #5

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 9
2018 JV Record: 4-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

D1 PROSPECT
Calvin McMillian 6'5" 305 Senior OT

RATINGS
2018 Final Power Rating: 20.1
2018 National Rank: #2517
2018 State Rank: #58
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.9
2019 Starting Power Rating: 10.1
2019 National Rank: #1815
2019 State Rank: #46
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2018 Rating): 11.4
Dynasty National Rank: #5705
2019 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 1.3
Dynasty Record: 82-104 (34-50 in league)

HISTORICAL
2018 Overall Record: 11-2
2018 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st)
2018 Points For Average: 31.9
2018 Points Against Average: 16.1
2018 Differential: +15.8
2018 Wins: #3574 Calhoun City (20-7), #4026 Itawamba Agricultural (Fulton) (34-28), #5599 Choctaw County (Ackerman) (54-21), #5932 Amory (41-21), #6026 Palmer [Madison S.] (Marks) (14-12), #6603 South Pontotoc (Pontotoc) (43-21), #6930 Aberdeen (27-14), #8301 Kossuth (41-0), #8989 Hatley (Amory) (33-17), #9087 New Hope (Columbus) (47-14), #9572 Nettleton (46-13)
2018 Losses: #1164 Water Valley (20-8), #1549 Pontotoc (21-7)
2018 Opponents W-L: 87-74
Recent League Championships: 2018
Winning Streak Entering 2019 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2019 Schedule: 8/23 Pontotoc, 8/30 Calhoun City, 9/6 New Hope (Columbus), 9/13 Shannon, 9/19 Eupora, 9/27 Itawamba Agricultural (Fulton), 10/4 Noxubee County (Macon), 10/11 Choctaw County (Ackerman), 10/18 Aberdeen, 10/25 Hatley (Amory)
Highest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Noxubee County (Macon) (9.6), Pontotoc (6.7), Calhoun City (-2.9)
Lowest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Hatley (Amory) (-27.4), Aberdeen (-25.2), New Hope (Columbus) (-18.9)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 7 (4.3 overall)
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -9.1
2019 vs. 2018 Schedule Strength Comparison: -16.1
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #95
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4132
2019 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1
2019 Projected League Finish: 1st
2019 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 30%