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GENERAL
Nickname: Wildcats
Colors: Royal Blue/Gold
Coach: Roc Batten
League: Division II-AA Middle
Playoff Division: II-AA
Playoff Division Rank*: #11

COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Garnett Hollis 6'1" 185 Senior CB
Antonio Stevens 6'2" 185 Senior S
Briston Bennett 6'0" 165 Senior CB
Nick Semptimphelter 6'1" 185 Senior QB
Kaleb Seay 6'0" 200 Senior RB

RATINGS
2019 Final Power Rating: 18.9
2019 National Rank: #2797
2019 State Rank: #62
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment*: -3.4
Player Statistics-Based (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment*: -11.7
2020 Starting Power Rating*: -6.8
2020 National Rank*: #5644
2020 State Rank*: #135
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2019 Rating): 24.7
Dynasty National Rank: #2212
2020 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 31.5
Dynasty Record: 111-83-1 (42-49 in league)

HISTORICAL
2019 Overall Record: 8-4
2019 League Record/Finish: 2-2 (tied for 2nd)
2019 Points For Average: 30.3
2019 Points Against Average: 15.3
2019 Differential: +15
2019 Wins: #2927 Lipscomb Academy (Nashville) (17-14), #3069 Father Ryan (Nashville) (34-28), #6482 Franklin-Simpson (Franklin, KY) (35-16), #6682 Lincoln County (Fayetteville) (48-0), #7566 Goodpasture Christian (Madison) (42-7), #7645 McGavock (Nashville) (48-21), #8708 Spring Hill (Columbia) (42-0), #9396 First Assembly Christian (Cordova) (49-6)
2019 Losses: #1013 Evangelical Christian (Cordova) (13-9), #1636 Christ Presbyterian Academy (Nashville) (28-0), #2346 East Nashville (Nashville) (34-26), #4212 Franklin Road Academy (Nashville) (16-14)
2019 Opponents W-L: 69-72
Recent State Championships: 2003
Winning Streak Entering 2020 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2020 Schedule: 8/21 vs McGavock (Nashville), 8/29 Wilson Central (Lebanon), 9/4 at Goodpasture Christian (Madison), 9/11 vs Nashville Christian (Nashville), 9/18 Christ Presbyterian Academy (Nashville), 9/25 vs McCallie (Chattanooga), 10/9 at Franklin Road Academy (Nashville), 10/15 vs Lincoln County (Fayetteville), 10/30 Lipscomb Academy (Nashville), 11/6 at Northpoint Christian (Southaven, MS), 11/13 at Evangelical Christian (Cordova)
Highest-Rated 2020 Regular Season Opponents*: McCallie (Chattanooga) (49.1), Evangelical Christian (Cordova) (23.4), Christ Presbyterian Academy (Nashville) (23.1)
Lowest-Rated 2020 Regular Season Opponents*: Northpoint Christian (Southaven, MS) (-27.3), McGavock (Nashville) (-21.7), Lincoln County (Fayetteville) (-20.4)
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 8.7 (8.5 overall)
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength*: 3.5
2020 vs. 2019 Schedule Strength Comparison*: -5.2
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank*: #48
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank*: #2342
2020 Projected Regular Season Record*: 4-7
2020 Projected League Finish*: 4th
2020 Undefeated Regular Season Probability*: less than 1%



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