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GENERAL
Nickname: Wildcats
Colors: Black/Gold
Coach: LaVanta Davis
League: 3A District 8 (moving from 3A District 9)
Playoff Division: 3A
Playoff Division Rank: #8

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2021 JV Record: 3-0
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Kaden Williams 5'10" 185 Senior RB/DB 4.43
Jaden Aubert 6'0" 190 Senior DB/RB 4.52
Jace Philip 6'1" 265 Senior OL/DL 4.78

ADDITIONAL D1 PROSPECT
Khai Prean 6'0" 190 Senior WR

COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Shazz Preston 6'0" 190 Senior WR

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: All 5 Starting OL Return, Skill Position Explosiveness/Experience, Defensive Front 7 Experience
Team Weaknesses: Lost Top WR/RB/QB To Graduation, DB Graduation Losses

RATINGS
2021 Final Power Rating: 13
2021 National Rank: #3193
2021 State Rank: #61
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.1
2022 Starting Power Rating: -1.7
2022 National Rank: #3299
2022 State Rank: #63
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2021 Rating): 22.1
Dynasty National Rank: #2489
2022 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 23.8
Dynasty Record: 136-95 (54-35 in league)

HISTORICAL
2021 Overall Record: 7-4
2021 League Record/Finish: 3-2 (3rd)
2021 Points For Average: 27.3
2021 Points Against Average: 26
2021 Differential: +1.3
2021 Wins: #3660 Archbishop Shaw (Marrero) (37-27), #4544 Landry-Walker (New Orleans) (41-26), #4946 Donaldsonville (24-22), #5561 Assumption (Napoleonville) (43-12), #6034 Patterson (21-7), #6457 North Webster (Springhill) (34-20), #8865 Berwick (38-14)
2021 Losses: #613 Karr [Edna] (New Orleans) (56-14), #1099 Madison Prep Academy (Baton Rouge) (33-10), #1279 White [Edward Douglas] (Thibodaux) (28-19), #2271 Lutcher (41-19)
2021 Opponents W-L: 71-46
Recent State Championships: 2019
Recent League Championships: 2020 (tied for 1st; 3A District 9), 2019 (3A District 9), 2010, 2009 (tied for 1st), 2007 (2A District 10)
Winning Streak Entering 2022 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2022 Schedule: 9/2 at East St. John (Reserve), 9/9 West St. John (Edgard), 9/16 Thibodaux, 9/23 Assumption (Napoleonville), 9/30 at Woodlawn (Baton Rouge), 10/7 at Lake Charles College Prep (Lake Charles), 10/14 Patterson, 10/21 at Donaldsonville, 10/28 Berwick, 11/4 at White [Edward Douglas] (Thibodaux)
Highest-Rated 2022 Regular Season Opponents: Woodlawn (Baton Rouge) (26.2), White [Edward Douglas] (Thibodaux) (18.4), Lake Charles College Prep (Lake Charles) (5.7)
Lowest-Rated 2022 Regular Season Opponents: West St. John (Edgard) (-44.8), Berwick (-26.2), Donaldsonville (-25.9)
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 14.3 (10.7 overall)
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -8.7
2022 vs. 2021 Schedule Strength Comparison: -23
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #63
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3407
2022 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2022 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2022 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%