| North DeSoto (Stonewall, LA) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Griffins Colors: Red/White/Blue Coach: Dennis Dunn League: 4A District 1 Playoff Division: II Non-Select Playoff Division Rank: #3 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 5 Returning Defensive Starters: 3 2023 JV Record: 9-0 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Luke Delafield 6'2" 175 Junior QB 4.85 Cole Cory 5'9" 170 Senior WR 4.58 Raidon Smith 5'11" 180 Senior DB 4.68 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Balanced Tempo Offense, DL Team Weaknesses: Left Side OL Youth/Inexperience RATINGS 2023 Final Power Rating: 29.1 2023 National Rank: #1291 2023 State Rank: #31 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.5 Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -4 2024 Starting Power Rating: 15.5 2024 National Rank: #1212 2024 State Rank: #32 5-Year Dynasty Rating (Average 2018-2023 Rating): 14.9 5-Year Dynasty National Rank: #2751 2024 Rating vs. 5-Year Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 1.3 5-Year Dynasty Record: 39-20 [38-21 on the field] (23-7 in league) Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2023 Rating): 11.4 Dynasty National Rank: #4908 2024 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 2.2 Dynasty Record: 134-108 [133-109 on the field] (62-47 in league) HISTORICAL 2023 Overall Record: 11-2 2023 League Record/Finish: 7-0 (1st) 2023 Points For Average: 49.9 2023 Points Against Average: 21.5 2023 Differential: +28.4 2023 Wins: #1268 Center (TX) (57-52), #2956 Evangel Christian Academy (Shreveport) (38-28), #3159 Iowa (45-21), #4216 Huntington (Shreveport) (50-24), #4444 Northwood (Shreveport) (64-29), #4711 DeRidder (63-21), #7312 Loyola College Prep (Shreveport) (55-3), #7611 Minden (51-0), #8146 Woodlawn (Shreveport) (57-12), #9259 Washington [Booker T.] (Shreveport) (52-0), #10680 Bossier (Bossier City) (55-8) 2023 Losses: #966 Opelousas (28-20), #1300 Airline (Bossier City) (53-42) 2023 Opponents W-L: 79-71 Recent League Championships: 2023, 2022 (tied for 1st), 2014 (tied for 1st), 2009 (3A District 1), 2008 (tied for 1st; 3A District 2) Winning Streak Entering 2024 Season: none SCHEDULE 2024 Schedule: 9/6 Union Parish (Farmerville), 9/13 at Center (TX), 9/20 West Monroe, 10/4 at Washington [Booker T.] (Shreveport), 10/11 Minden, 10/17 at Southwood (Shreveport), 11/7 at Bossier (Bossier City) Highest-Rated 2024 Regular Season Opponents: Center (TX) (18.6), West Monroe (14.1), Union Parish (Farmerville) (10.4) Lowest-Rated 2024 Regular Season Opponents: Southwood (Shreveport) (-51.6), Bossier (Bossier City) (-46.3), Washington [Booker T.] (Shreveport) (-39.1) 2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 5.6 (7.2 overall) 2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -16.5 2024 vs. 2023 Schedule Strength Comparison: -22.1 2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #107 2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5369 2024 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-2 2024 Projected League Finish: 1st 2024 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 11% |