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GENERAL
Nickname: Bearcats
Colors: Red/White
Coach: Jerrod Baugh
League: 5A District 2
Playoff Division: I Non-Select
Playoff Division Rank: #1

D1 PROSPECTS
Aidan Anding 5'11" 165 Senior CB
Zheric Hill 5'11" 220 Senior LB
Joshua Brantley 6'3" 215 Senior WR

COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Geordan Guidry 6'2" 255 Senior DL
Ahmad Breaux 6'2" 260 Senior DL
Jadon Mayfield 6'0.5" 220 Senior LB

RATINGS
2023 Final Power Rating: 53.5
2023 National Rank: #152
2023 State Rank: #2
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3.8
Historical Reload/Regression Factor: +2.5
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: +2.9
2024 Starting Power Rating: 50.9
2024 National Rank: #94
2024 State Rank: #1
5-Year Dynasty Rating (Average 2018-2023 Rating): 40.3
5-Year Dynasty National Rank: #349
2024 Rating vs. 5-Year Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 10.5
5-Year Dynasty Record: 49-15 (19-3 in league)
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2023 Rating): 36.7
Dynasty National Rank: #573
2024 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 14.1
Dynasty Record: 163-84 (76-30 in league)

HISTORICAL
2023 Overall Record: 13-1
2023 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st)
2023 Points For Average: 33.9
2023 Points Against Average: 15.3
2023 Differential: +18.6
2023 Wins: #240 Lafayette Christian Academy (Lafayette) (29-26), #315 Zachary (31-17), #764 Walker (56-17), #830 Mandeville (28-7), #854 Cabot (AR) (28-17), #1001 Alexandria (35-28), #1168 Neville (Monroe) (14-10), #1476 Westgate (New Iberia) (20-18), #1610 West Monroe (35-28), #1734 Jesuit (New Orleans) (35-7), #3267 Ouachita Parish (Monroe) (49-7), #4559 West Ouachita (West Monroe) (48-6), #7364 Pineville (48-6)
2023 Losses: #505 Easton [Warren] (New Orleans) (20-19)
2023 Opponents W-L: 100-67
Recent State Championships: 2023
Recent League Championships: 2023, 2022, 2021 (tied for 1st), 2020 (tied for 1st), 2010 (tied for 1st; 4A District 3)
Winning Streak Entering 2024 Season: 13
Streak List: 9/8/23 Jesuit (New Orleans) (35-7), 9/15/23 Cabot (AR) (28-17), 9/22/23 Lafayette Christian Academy (Lafayette) (29-26), 9/29/23 Neville (Monroe) (14-10), 10/6/23 Alexandria (35-28), 10/13/23 Pineville (48-6), 10/20/23 West Ouachita (West Monroe) (48-6), 10/27/23 Ouachita Parish (Monroe) (49-7), 11/3/23 West Monroe (35-28), 11/17/23 Westgate (New Iberia) (20-18), 11/24/23 Walker (56-17), 12/1/23 Mandeville (28-7), 12/9/23 Zachary (31-17)

SCHEDULE
2024 Schedule: 9/6 Acadiana (Lafayette), 9/13 Cabot (AR), 9/20 at Longview (TX), 9/28 Legacy (Midland, TX), 10/5 vs Stephenville (TX), 10/11 at Ouachita Parish (Monroe), 10/18 Neville (Monroe), 10/25 at Alexandria, 11/1 Pineville, 11/8 at West Monroe
Highest-Rated 2024 Regular Season Opponents: Longview (TX) (48.5), Legacy (Midland, TX) (42.2), Acadiana (Lafayette) (39.1)
Lowest-Rated 2024 Regular Season Opponents: Pineville (-23.9), Ouachita Parish (Monroe) (5.1), West Monroe (14.1)
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 27.8 (30.5 overall)
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 24.6
2024 vs. 2023 Schedule Strength Comparison: -3.2
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #2
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #214
2024 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1
2024 Projected League Finish: 1st
2024 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 19%



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