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GENERAL
Nickname: Tigers
Colors: Old Gold/Black
Coach: Keith Hodge
League: 2A District 1
Playoff Division: 2A
Playoff Division Rank: #4

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 10
2018 JV Record: 3-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Hunter Utley 6'2" 200 Senior QB 4.85
Jaiden Jackson 6'2" 195 Senior WR/LB 4.56
Sebastian Lawrence 6'1" 270 Junior DL 4.8

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Skill Position Experience, Big-Game Experience, Defensive Returning Starters
Team Weaknesses: OL Inexperience

RATINGS
2018 Final Power Rating: 2.5
2018 National Rank: #5807
2018 State Rank: #76
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +7.5
2019 Starting Power Rating: -5.3
2019 National Rank: #4166
2019 State Rank: #49
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2018 Rating): 7.2
Dynasty National Rank: #6989
2019 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 12.5
Dynasty Record: 126-73 (41-15 in league)

HISTORICAL
2018 Overall Record: 8-5
2018 League Record/Finish: 2-1 (2nd)
2018 Points For Average: 36.7
2018 Points Against Average: 23.4
2018 Differential: +13.3
2018 Wins: #5578 Owensboro Catholic (Owensboro) (41-32), #10094 Calloway County (Murray) (42-6), #10699 Marshall County (Benton) (48-20), #11039 Russellville (59-12), #11683 Todd County Central (Elkton) (50-14), #12136 Ballard Memorial (Barlow) (57-13), #12480 Fort Campbell (38-0), #13452 Webster County (Dixon) (57-7)
2018 Losses: #1226 Mayfield (57-13), #1226 Mayfield (63-28), #3783 Madisonville-North Hopkins (Madisonville) (29-15), #6363 Graves County (Mayfield) (41-21), #7190 Union County (Morganfield) (10-8)
2018 Opponents W-L: 80-74
Recent League Championships: 2011, 2010, 2009
Winning Streak Entering 2019 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2019 Schedule: 8/23 vs Graves County (Mayfield), 8/30 Calloway County (Murray), 9/6 Marshall County (Benton), 9/13 at Union County (Morganfield), 9/20 at Trigg County (Cadiz), 10/4 Fort Campbell, 10/11 at Ballard Memorial (Barlow), 10/18 Caldwell County (Princeton), 10/25 at Mayfield, 11/1 at Fulton County (Hickman)
Highest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Mayfield (18.1), Union County (Morganfield) (-10.6), Caldwell County (Princeton) (-11.6)
Lowest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Ballard Memorial (Barlow) (-51.5), Fulton County (Hickman) (-44), Fort Campbell (-40.7)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -8.1 (-6.4 overall)
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -24.5
2019 vs. 2018 Schedule Strength Comparison: -16.4
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #129
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #9111
2019 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2
2019 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2019 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%