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GENERAL
Nickname: Wildcats
Colors: Black/Gold
Coach: LaVanta Davis
League: 3A District 8
Playoff Division: III Non-Select
Playoff Division Rank: #3

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2022 JV Record: 2-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Brayden Williams 5'11" 185 Senior QB 4.65
Kobe Brown 5'10" 170 Senior WR/ATH 4.42
Garry White 6'1" 175 Junior CB 4.4

COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Khai Prean 6'0" 190 Senior WR

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Defense, QB
Team Weaknesses: Rebuilding Lines, Youth, Inexperience

RATINGS
2022 Final Power Rating: 21.9
2022 National Rank: #2002
2022 State Rank: #44
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1
2023 Starting Power Rating: 0.4
2023 National Rank: #2568
2023 State Rank: #54
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2022 Rating): 21.9
Dynasty National Rank: #1776
2023 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 21.5
Dynasty Record: 47-15 (18-6 in league)

HISTORICAL
2022 Overall Record: 10-3
2022 League Record/Finish: 3-1 (2nd)
2022 Points For Average: 39.3
2022 Points Against Average: 23.5
2022 Differential: +15.8
2022 Wins: #2408 Woodlawn (Baton Rouge) (30-27), #4011 Avoyelles (Moreauville) (48-24), #4633 Lake Charles College Prep (Lake Charles) (46-27), #4734 Patterson (55-13), #5226 Thibodaux (49-25), #5288 Berwick (61-47), #5753 Loreauville (41-14), #5960 Assumption (Napoleonville) (33-7), #9263 Donaldsonville (41-12), #11867 West St. John (Edgard) (48-0)
2022 Losses: #812 Many (32-13), #1631 White [Edward Douglas] (Thibodaux) (49-26), #1815 East St. John (Reserve) (28-20)
2022 Opponents W-L: 88-63
Recent State Championships: 2019 (3A)
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 2023 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2023 Schedule: 9/1 East St. John (Reserve), 9/8 at West St. John (Edgard), 9/15 at Thibodaux, 9/22 at Assumption (Napoleonville), 9/29 Woodlawn (Baton Rouge), 10/6 Lake Charles College Prep (Lake Charles), 10/13 at Patterson, 10/20 Donaldsonville, 10/27 at Berwick, 11/3 White [Edward Douglas] (Thibodaux)
Highest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: White [Edward Douglas] (Thibodaux) (9.8), East St. John (Reserve) (2.8), Woodlawn (Baton Rouge) (-1.5)
Lowest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: West St. John (Edgard) (-54.9), Donaldsonville (-32.5), Assumption (Napoleonville) (-21.7)
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 1.9 (7.1 overall)
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -15.7
2023 vs. 2022 Schedule Strength Comparison: -17.6
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #81
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4362
2023 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2
2023 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2023 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 3%