GENERAL
Nickname: Hornets
Colors: Blue/Silver
Coach: Lester Ricard Jr
League: 5A District 4
Playoff Division: I
Playoff Division Rank*: #9
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2019 JV Record: 8-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes
TOP PLAYERS
Mike Brown 5'11" 190 Senior SS 4.57
Jahvon Grigsby 6'0" 180 Senior FS 4.49
Bryce Cage 6'4" 230 Senior DE 4.7
COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Jonathan Horton 6'5" 215 Senior WDE
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Defensive Size/Speed/Experience, Skill Positions, RBs
Team Weaknesses: OL Inexperience
RATINGS
2019 Final Power Rating: 25
2019 National Rank: #1953
2019 State Rank: #42
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment*: 0
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment*: +1.2
2020 Starting Power Rating*: 15.5
2020 National Rank*: #1739
2020 State Rank*: #41
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2019 Rating): 26.1
Dynasty National Rank: #1989
2020 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 10.6
Dynasty Record: 108-74 (50-39 in league)
HISTORICAL
2019 Overall Record: 8-4
2019 League Record/Finish: 2-3 (4th)
2019 Points For Average: 37
2019 Points Against Average: 17.8
2019 Differential: +19.2
2019 Wins: #1254 Captain Shreve (Shreveport) (27-26), #2689 Live Oak (Watson) (20-7), #4453 Southern Lab (Baton Rouge) (41-0), #5935 Denham Springs (60-14), #6759 Natchez (MS) (53-14), #8838 South Plaquemines (Buras) (67-14), #9294 McKinley (Baton Rouge) (35-0), #9294 McKinley (Baton Rouge) (68-7)
2019 Losses: #314 Brother Martin (New Orleans) (47-7), #497 Zachary (20-12), #1259 Walker (35-27), #2049 Central (Baton Rouge) (30-27)
2019 Opponents W-L: 70-68
Recent League Championships: 2016
Winning Streak Entering 2020 Season: none
SCHEDULE
2020 Schedule: 10/2 at Captain Shreve (Shreveport), 10/11 vs St. Helena College & Career Academy (Greensburg), 10/16 at Southern Lab (Baton Rouge), 10/23 Walker, 10/30 at Central (Baton Rouge), 11/7 vs Zachary, 12/4 vs Curtis [John] (River Ridge)
Highest-Rated 2020 Regular Season Opponents*: Curtis [John] (River Ridge) (37.3), Walker (22.1), Zachary (21.5)
Lowest-Rated 2020 Regular Season Opponents*: St. Helena College & Career Academy (Greensburg) (-20.6), Southern Lab (Baton Rouge) (-9.5), Captain Shreve (Shreveport) (6.7)
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 14.1 (14.7 overall)
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength*: 10.3
2020 vs. 2019 Schedule Strength Comparison*: -3.8
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank*: #28
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank*: #1306
2020 Projected Regular Season Record*: 4-3
2020 Projected League Finish*: 3rd
2020 Undefeated Regular Season Probability*: less than 1%
*temporary; not finalized until August 6th
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