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GENERAL
Nickname: Hilltoppers
Colors: Maroon/White
Coach: Baylor Dampeer
League: 4A Region 2 (moving from 4A Region 3)
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank*: #13

RATINGS
2024 Final Power Rating: 22.1
2024 National Rank: #1781
2024 State Rank: #54
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment*: -4.1
Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment*: -3.4
2025 Starting Power Rating*: 4.4
2025 National Rank*: #2514
2025 State Rank*: #67
5-Year Dynasty Rating (Average 2019-2024 Rating): 22.6
5-Year Dynasty National Rank: #1586
2025 Rating vs. 5-Year Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 18.2
5-Year Dynasty Record: 44-16 (16-6 in league)
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2024 Rating): 14.4
Dynasty National Rank: #3946
2025 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 10
Dynasty Record: 135-124 (52-58 in league)

HISTORICAL
2024 Overall Record: 8-3
2024 League Record/Finish: 3-1 (2nd)
2024 Points For Average: 30.5
2024 Points Against Average: 20.5
2024 Differential: +10
2024 Wins: #1653 Shannon (7-6), #2565 Kosciusko (28-27), #3410 Northside (Shelby) (37-18), #3680 Greenwood (47-28), #4147 Saltillo (45-6), #4269 Columbus (42-8), #5667 Caledonia (60-33), #7708 South Pontotoc (Pontotoc) (41-0)
2024 Losses: #368 Louisville (32-14), #1381 New Hope (Columbus) (42-7), #1591 West Lauderdale (Collinsville) (25-7)
2024 Opponents W-L: 74-55
Recent League Championships: 2022, 2018 (3A Region 4)
Winning Streak Entering 2025 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2025 Schedule: 8/29 Columbus, 9/5 Pontotoc, 9/12 at Corinth, 9/19 Winona, 9/26 at New Hope (Columbus), 10/3 Amory, 10/10 Shannon, 10/17 at Itawamba Agricultural (Fulton), 10/24 at Mooreville
Highest-Rated 2025 Regular Season Opponents*: Shannon (14.8), New Hope (Columbus) (12.2), Corinth (10.1)
Lowest-Rated 2025 Regular Season Opponents*: Mooreville (-20.4), Columbus (-3.4), Winona (0.4)
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 19.4 (11.6 overall)
2025 Regular Season Schedule Strength*: 3.2
2025 vs. 2024 Schedule Strength Comparison*: -16.2
2025 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank*: #15
2025 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank*: #288
2025 Projected Regular Season Record*: 5-4
2025 Projected League Finish*: 3rd
2025 Undefeated Regular Season Probability*: less than 1%



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