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GENERAL
Nickname: Bulldogs
Colors: Purple/Gold
Coach: Chris Wolfe
League: 6A District 4
Playoff Division: 6A
Playoff Division Rank: #2

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 9
2020 JV Record: 3-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Selah Brown 6'2.5" 265 Senior DL 4.94
Vinny Anthony 6'0" 170 Senior WR/KR 4.55
Elijah Manning 6'0" 225 Senior LB 4.75

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience
Team Weaknesses: Lost Prolific RB To Graduation, Replacing Top DB

RATINGS
2020 Final Power Rating: 40.5
2020 National Rank: #510
2020 State Rank: #4
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +8.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +4.8
Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.2
2021 Starting Power Rating: 42.3
2021 National Rank: #159
2021 State Rank: #2
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2020 Rating): 44
Dynasty National Rank: #261
2021 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 1.7
Dynasty Record: 182-52 (54-13 in league)

HISTORICAL
2020 Overall Record: 8-2
2020 League Record/Finish: 3-0 (1st)
2020 Points For Average: 42.3
2020 Points Against Average: 12.3
2020 Differential: +30
2020 Wins: #2278 McCracken County (Paducah) (40-13), #3091 Dunbar [Paul Laurence] (Lexington) (49-6), #3507 Pleasure Ridge Park (Louisville) (56-20), #5231 Fern Creek (Louisville) (38-6), #5575 Bullitt East (Mt. Washington) (49-0), #5575 Bullitt East (Mt. Washington) (57-7), #7196 Butler (Louisville) (56-0), #10145 Southern (Louisville) (64-0)
2020 Losses: #28 Trinity (Louisville) (28-0), #28 Trinity (Louisville) (43-14)
2020 Opponents W-L: 47-34
Recent State Championships: 2018, 2015
Recent League Championships: 2020, 2019, 2015 (6A District 3), 2014, 2013 (tied for 1st), 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006 (4A District 4)
Winning Streak Entering 2021 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2021 Schedule: 8/20 Floyd Central (Floyds Knobs, IN), 8/27 Ballard (Louisville), 9/3 at St. Xavier (Louisville), 9/17 Trinity (Louisville), 9/24 Butler (Louisville), 10/1 at Curtis [John] (River Ridge, LA), 10/8 at Southern (Louisville), 10/15 at Fern Creek (Louisville), 10/22 Bullitt East (Mt. Washington), 10/29 DuPont Manual (Louisville)
Highest-Rated 2021 Regular Season Opponents: Trinity (Louisville) (61.1), Curtis [John] (River Ridge, LA) (29.2), St. Xavier (Louisville) (24)
Lowest-Rated 2021 Regular Season Opponents: Southern (Louisville) (-33.9), Fern Creek (Louisville) (-14.8), Bullitt East (Mt. Washington) (-14)
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 9.8 (19.2 overall)
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 6.2
2021 vs. 2020 Schedule Strength Comparison: -3.6
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #5
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1280
2021 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1
2021 Projected League Finish: 1st
2021 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 5%