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GENERAL
Nickname: Hornets
Colors: Green/White
Coach: Tate Hanna
League: 2A Region 6
Playoff Division: 2A
Playoff Division Rank*: #11

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Kalvin Dinkins 6'3" 290 Junior DE/TE 4.9
Brady McGee 5'10" 165 Junior QB 4.7
J.D. Evans 5'8.5" 155 Senior WR/CB 4.6

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Top Players Return At QB/RB, DL Returns Intact
Team Weaknesses: Replacing 3 OL, Lost All 4 LBs

RATINGS
2019 Final Power Rating: 7.4
2019 National Rank: #4902
2019 State Rank: #105
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment*: +1.5
2020 Starting Power Rating*: -1.7
2020 National Rank*: #4568
2020 State Rank*: #105
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2019 Rating): -0.2
Dynasty National Rank: #9026
2020 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 1.5
Dynasty Record: 104-89 (50-40 in league)

HISTORICAL
2019 Overall Record: 8-3
2019 League Record/Finish: 2-2 (3rd)
2019 Points For Average: 24.4
2019 Points Against Average: 17.5
2019 Differential: +6.9
2019 Wins: #3555 Union (28-22), #6905 Choctaw Central (Philadelphia) (26-9), #7006 Pisgah (Sandhill) (27-7), #7833 Heidelberg (28-14), #9547 Forest (14-13), #9834 Kemper County (DeKalb) (38-32), #10376 Morton (30-14), #12535 Newton (43-14)
2019 Losses: #1407 Scott Central (Forest) (13-7), #1452 Philadelphia (37-15), #4126 Enterprise (18-12)
2019 Opponents W-L: 65-65
Recent League Championships: 2017 (tied for 1st; 2A Region 4), 2014 (tied for 1st; 2A Region 5), 2013 (2A Region 5)
Winning Streak Entering 2020 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2020 Schedule: 9/3 Forest, 9/11 Bogue Chitto, 9/18 vs Pelahatchie, 9/25 at Morton, 10/2 Pisgah (Sandhill), 10/8 Philadelphia, 10/23 at Union, 10/30 at Scott Central (Forest)
Highest-Rated 2020 Regular Season Opponents*: Scott Central (Forest) (28.8), Philadelphia (11.2), Union (5.5)
Lowest-Rated 2020 Regular Season Opponents*: Bogue Chitto (-42.9), Forest (-29), Morton (-21.3)
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -0.1 (0.7 overall)
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength*: -7.7
2020 vs. 2019 Schedule Strength Comparison*: -7.6
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank*: #131
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank*: #4997
2020 Projected Regular Season Record*: 4-4
2020 Projected League Finish*: 4th
2020 Undefeated Regular Season Probability*: less than 1%




*temporary; not finalized until August 6th






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