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GENERAL
Nickname: Bearcats
Colors: Red/White
Coach: Brad Laird
League: 5A District 2
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #13

COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Ray Parker 6'5" 270 Senior OT

RATINGS
2018 Final Power Rating: 40.8
2018 National Rank: #530
2018 State Rank: #18
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.1
Player Statistics-Based (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -6.1
2019 Starting Power Rating: 18.2
2019 National Rank: #1057
2019 State Rank: #35
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2018 Rating): 35.6
Dynasty National Rank: #835
2019 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 17.4
Dynasty Record: 114-69 (57-27 in league)

HISTORICAL
2018 Overall Record: 9-4
2018 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (2nd)
2018 Points For Average: 34.7
2018 Points Against Average: 29.5
2018 Differential: +5.2
2018 Wins: #404 Neville (Monroe) (41-7), #989 Ouachita Parish (Monroe) (23-20), #1029 Alexandria (40-28), #1029 Alexandria (61-60), #2124 Airline (Bossier City) (36-19), #2429 Comeaux [Ovey] (Lafayette) (28-18), #3420 Pineville (42-16), #3789 Natchitoches Central (Natchitoches) (62-32), #5300 West Ouachita (West Monroe) (48-21)
2018 Losses: #24 Longview (TX) (56-28), #59 West Monroe (34-0), #59 West Monroe (45-21), #566 Acadiana (Lafayette) (28-21)
2018 Opponents W-L: 106-54
Recent League Championships: 2010 (tied for 1st; 4A District 3)
Winning Streak Entering 2019 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2019 Schedule: 9/6 at Neville (Monroe), 9/13 at Acadiana (Lafayette), 9/19 Airline (Bossier City), 9/28 at Archbishop Rummel (Metairie), 10/4 Woodlawn (Shreveport), 10/11 Pineville, 10/18 Ouachita Parish (Monroe), 10/25 at Alexandria, 11/1 West Ouachita (West Monroe), 11/7 at West Monroe
Highest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: West Monroe (47.2), Archbishop Rummel (Metairie) (35.2), Alexandria (30)
Lowest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Pineville (-11.1), West Ouachita (West Monroe) (-3.1), Woodlawn (Shreveport) (-2.4)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 36.5 (35.3 overall)
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 16.4
2019 vs. 2018 Schedule Strength Comparison: -20.1
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #12
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #332
2019 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5
2019 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2019 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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