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GENERAL
Nickname: Dragons
Colors: Royal Blue/White
Coach: Brad Parmley
League: 4A District 3
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank*: #8

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 8
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
James Williams 6'3" 295 Senior OL
K.J. Gooden 6'3" 175 Senior QB/ATH
Derron Griffin 6'3" 210 Senior DE/LB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Defensive/QB Experience

RATINGS
2019 Final Power Rating: 16.6
2019 National Rank: #3195
2019 State Rank: #67
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment*: +3.5
Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment*: -4.3
2020 Starting Power Rating*: 9.4
2020 National Rank*: #2563
2020 State Rank*: #53
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2019 Rating): 10.4
Dynasty National Rank: #5852
2020 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 1
Dynasty Record: 87-92 (34-40 in league)

HISTORICAL
2019 Overall Record: 8-4
2019 League Record/Finish: 3-1 (2nd)
2019 Points For Average: 22.8
2019 Points Against Average: 18.9
2019 Differential: +3.9
2019 Wins: #2868 Jennings (21-6), #3948 Leesville (24-21), #4371 Minden (14-13), #4812 Green Oaks (Shreveport) (22-16), #5160 Cecilia (31-23), #6202 Peabody (Alexandria) (44-18), #7650 South Beauregard (Longville) (27-3), #9878 Bolton (Alexandria) (13-9)
2019 Losses: #1039 Neville (Monroe) (33-14), #2475 Tioga (30-21), #6498 Iowa (13-3), #8660 Washington-Marion (Lake Charles) (42-40)
2019 Opponents W-L: 70-67
Recent League Championships: 2014 (tied for 1st), 2013, 2012 (tied for 1st; 4A District 4)
Winning Streak Entering 2020 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2020 Schedule: 10/2 vs Jennings, 10/16 at Iowa, 11/6 Peabody (Alexandria), 11/13 at Tioga, 11/20 Cecilia, 11/27 Lakeshore (Mandeville), 12/4 at Carencro (Lafayette)
Highest-Rated 2020 Regular Season Opponents*: Carencro (Lafayette) (38.2), Tioga (16.6), Lakeshore (Mandeville) (15.1)
Lowest-Rated 2020 Regular Season Opponents*: Peabody (Alexandria) (-10.8), Cecilia (-5.4), Iowa (0.7)
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 3.8 (9.3 overall)
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength*: 9.7
2020 vs. 2019 Schedule Strength Comparison*: +5.9
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank*: #31
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank*: #1377
2020 Projected Regular Season Record*: 4-3
2020 Projected League Finish*: 2nd
2020 Undefeated Regular Season Probability*: less than 1%




*temporary; not finalized until August 6th






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