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GENERAL
Nickname: Wildcats
Colors: Black/Gold
Coach: Robert Valdez
League: 3A District 9
Playoff Division: 3A
Playoff Division Rank: #4

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 3
2020 JV Record: 2-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Shazz Preston 6'1.5" 190 Senior WR 4.45
Daniel Jupiter 5'10" 185 Senior RB 4.5
Alec Mahler 5'10" 180 Senior K 4.8

COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Saivion Jones 6'5" 240 Senior Edge

RATINGS
2020 Final Power Rating: 17.8
2020 National Rank: #2536
2020 State Rank: #44
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +4.3
Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -33.9
2021 Starting Power Rating: 11.8
2021 National Rank: #1801
2021 State Rank: #34
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2020 Rating): 22.6
Dynasty National Rank: #2514
2021 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 10.8
Dynasty Record: 129-91 (51-33 in league)

HISTORICAL
2020 Overall Record: 8-3
2020 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (tied for 1st)
2020 Points For Average: 33.2
2020 Points Against Average: 12.5
2020 Differential: +20.7
2020 Wins: #3671 Sterlington (28-7), #3967 White [Edward Douglas] (Thibodaux) (31-0), #5510 Lutcher (17-14), #7219 Assumption (Napoleonville) (44-0), #7896 Abbeville (43-10), #10394 Patterson (61-3), #11962 Riverdale (Jefferson) (55-6), #12135 Berwick (49-13)
2020 Losses: #997 Destrehan (21-2), #2252 Church Point (14-7), #4265 Donaldsonville (50-28)
2020 Opponents W-L: 53-42
Recent State Championships: 2019
Recent League Championships: 2020 (tied for 1st), 2019, 2010 (3A District 8), 2009 (tied for 1st; 3A District 8), 2007 (2A District 10)
Winning Streak Entering 2021 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2021 Schedule: 9/11 Archbishop Shaw (Marrero), 9/17 at East St. John (Reserve), 9/24 at Assumption (Napoleonville), 10/1 Karr [Edna] (New Orleans), 10/8 Lutcher, 10/15 at Donaldsonville, 10/22 Berwick, 10/29 Patterson, 11/5 at White [Edward Douglas] (Thibodaux)
Highest-Rated 2021 Regular Season Opponents: Karr [Edna] (New Orleans) (32.7), Donaldsonville (3.8), East St. John (Reserve) (3.3)
Lowest-Rated 2021 Regular Season Opponents: Berwick (-40.4), Patterson (-31.8), Assumption (Napoleonville) (-21)
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -3 (1.1 overall)
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -7.3
2021 vs. 2020 Schedule Strength Comparison: -4.3
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #65
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3845
2021 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-2
2021 Projected League Finish: 1st
2021 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 3%