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GENERAL
Nickname: Lions
Colors: Maroon/White
Coach: Ryan Higdon
League: 3A Region 6 (moving from 2A Region 6)
Playoff Division: 3A
Playoff Division Rank*: #3

RATINGS
2024 Final Power Rating: 21.9
2024 National Rank: #1807
2024 State Rank: #55
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment*: +5.3
Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment*: -3.7
2025 Starting Power Rating*: 11.2
2025 National Rank*: #1761
2025 State Rank*: #45
5-Year Dynasty Rating (Average 2019-2024 Rating): 24.1
5-Year Dynasty National Rank: #1424
2025 Rating vs. 5-Year Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 12.9
5-Year Dynasty Record: 55-12 (23-0 in league)
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2024 Rating): 15.2
Dynasty National Rank: #3765
2025 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 4
Dynasty Record: 163-101 (77-38 in league)

HISTORICAL
2024 Overall Record: 12-2
2024 League Record/Finish: 4-0 (1st)
2024 Points For Average: 30.2
2024 Points Against Average: 8
2024 Differential: +22.2
2024 Wins: #1886 Davis County [Jefferson] (Bassfield) (27-12), #3137 Bay Springs (22-14), #3766 Scott Central (Forest) (18-0), #4105 Mize (21-14), #4944 Newton County (Decatur) (25-6), #5089 Loyd Star (Brookhaven) (36-8), #5289 Pisgah (Sandhill) (28-0), #5742 Taylorsville (26-12), #9902 Pelahatchie (54-0), #10352 Puckett (42-0), #10860 St. Andrew's Episcopal (Ridgeland) (65-6), #11431 Wilkinson County (Woodville) (47-0)
2024 Losses: #894 Heidelberg (26-12), #1031 Magee (14-0)
2024 Opponents W-L: 98-68
Recent State Championships: 2022
Recent League Championships: 2024 (2A Region 6), 2023 (2A Region 6), 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019 (tied for 1st), 2015, 2006 (3A Region 8)
Winning Streak Entering 2025 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2025 Schedule: 8/29 D'Iberville, 9/5 at Newton County (Decatur), 9/12 at Taylorsville, 9/19 Mize, 9/26 Morton, 10/3 McLaurin (Florence), 10/10 Forest, 10/17 Magee, 10/24 Seminary, 10/30 Davis County [Jefferson] (Bassfield)
Highest-Rated 2025 Regular Season Opponents*: D'Iberville (29.8), Forest (10.1), Magee (8.9)
Lowest-Rated 2025 Regular Season Opponents*: McLaurin (Florence) (-47.6), Taylorsville (-18), Newton County (Decatur) (-13.7)
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 0.8 (-0.5 overall)
2025 Regular Season Schedule Strength*: -2
2025 vs. 2024 Schedule Strength Comparison*: -2.8
2025 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank*: #26
2025 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank*: #436
2025 Projected Regular Season Record*: 7-3
2025 Projected League Finish*: 1st
2025 Undefeated Regular Season Probability*: 1%



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