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GENERAL
Nickname: Bulldogs
Colors: Purple/Gold
Coach: Benny Saia
League: 1A District 8
Playoff Division: IV Select
Playoff Division Rank*: #5

RATINGS
2023 Final Power Rating: 8.6
2023 National Rank: #3958
2023 State Rank: #96
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment*: +0.4
Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment*: -0.6
2024 Starting Power Rating*: -0.3
2024 National Rank*: #3223
2024 State Rank*: #78
5-Year Dynasty Rating (Average 2018-2023 Rating): 3.2
5-Year Dynasty National Rank: #4943
2024 Rating vs. 5-Year Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 3.5
5-Year Dynasty Record: 46-10 (20-0 in league)
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2023 Rating): -2.3
Dynasty National Rank: #8898
2024 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: better by 2
Dynasty Record: 136-96 (62-36 in league)

HISTORICAL
2023 Overall Record: 10-3
2023 League Record/Finish: 4-0 (1st)
2023 Points For Average: 46.8
2023 Points Against Average: 19
2023 Differential: +27.8
2023 Wins: #5452 Opelousas Catholic (Opelousas) (77-43), #5452 Opelousas Catholic (Opelousas) (39-28), #8376 Covenant Christian Academy (Houma) (36-3), #8740 White Castle (67-26), #9854 West St. John (Edgard) (45-0), #10258 St. John (Plaquemine) (62-19), #10486 Archbishop Hannan (Covington) (42-16), #11870 East Iberville (St. Gabriel) (65-0), #12771 Central Private (Baker) (48-14), #13211 Ascension Christian (Gonzales) (50-13)
2023 Losses: #3038 Episcopal (Baton Rouge) (17-14), #3036 Vermilion Catholic (Abbeville) (39-35), #3173 Dunham (Baton Rouge) (29-28)
2023 Opponents W-L: 71-73
Recent League Championships: 2023, 2022, 2021 (1A District 7), 2020 (1A District 7), 2019 (1A District 7)
Winning Streak Entering 2024 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2024 Schedule: 9/5 at Bourgeois [H. L.] (Gray), 9/13 at Loreauville, 9/20 Aquinas [St. Thomas] (Hammond), 9/27 at Dunham (Baton Rouge), 10/3 Episcopal (Baton Rouge), 10/11 at Ascension Christian (Gonzales), 10/17 St. John (Plaquemine), 10/24 North Iberville (Rosedale), 11/1 White Castle, 11/8 at East Iberville (St. Gabriel)
Highest-Rated 2024 Regular Season Opponents*: Episcopal (Baton Rouge) (7.3), Dunham (Baton Rouge) (2.8), Loreauville (-11.5)
Lowest-Rated 2024 Regular Season Opponents*: Ascension Christian (Gonzales) (-64.3), North Iberville (Rosedale) (-61.7), East Iberville (St. Gabriel) (-55.3)
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -18 (-13.8 overall)
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength*: -30.6
2024 vs. 2023 Schedule Strength Comparison*: -12.6
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank*: #155
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank*: #5332
2024 Projected Regular Season Record*: 8-2
2024 Projected League Finish*: 1st
2024 Undefeated Regular Season Probability*: 9%



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