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1. | Smith • KCM | 3.7 |
2. | Bankhead • BBB | 2.6 |
3. | Strong • KCM | 2.5 |
4. | Brown • KCM | 1.9 |
5. | Paige • KCM | 1.9 |
6. | McKinnis • BBB | 1.5 |
7. | Bostock • BBB | 1.4 |
8. | Cornelius • CAG | 1.2 |
9. | Smith • KCM | 1.1 |
10. | Hyde • MRS | 1.1 |
1. | Strong • KCM | 2.5 |
2. | Brown • KCM | 1.9 |
3. | Bostock • BBB | 1.4 |
4. | Hyde • MRS | 1.1 |
5. | Cleveland • JRC | 1.0 |
6. | Greene • KCM | 0.9 |
7. | Williams • KCM | 0.9 |
8. | Sampson • BBB | 0.8 |
9. | Robinson • MRS | 0.7 |
10. | Lockett • BBB | 0.7 |
1. | Strong • KCM | 2.4 |
2. | Brown • KCM | 2.0 |
3. | Bostock • BBB | 1.3 |
4. | Hyde • MRS | 0.8 |
5. | Greene • KCM | 0.8 |
6. | Cleveland • JRC | 0.8 |
7. | Lockett • BBB | 0.7 |
8. | Williams • KCM | 0.7 |
9. | Robinson • MRS | 0.7 |
10. | Smith • KCM | 0.6 |
1. | Armour • SNS | 0.4 |
2. | Williams • KCM | 0.3 |
3. | Sampson • BBB | 0.3 |
4. | Bankhead • MRS | 0.3 |
5. | Wilson • SNS | 0.2 |
Brown • MRS | 0.2 | |
7. | Duncan • KCM | 0.2 |
8. | Cleveland • JRC | 0.2 |
9. | Longley • MRS | 0.2 |
10. | Allen • KCM | 0.2 |
Horne • CAG | 0.2 |
1. | Bostock • BBB | .466 |
2. | Hyde • MRS | .387 |
3. | Strong • KCM | .348 |
4. | Brown • KCM | .340 |
5. | Lockett • BBB | .333 |
6. | Robinson • MRS | .302 |
7. | Carter • MRS | .299 |
8. | Sampson • BBB | .295 |
9. | Wilson • SNS | .293 |
10. | Hardy • BBB | .290 |
1. | Strong • KCM | .507 |
2. | Bostock • BBB | .494 |
3. | Hyde • MRS | .424 |
4. | Robinson • MRS | .413 |
5. | Brown • KCM | .410 |
6. | Lockett • BBB | .380 |
7. | Ford • SNS | .373 |
8. | Longley • MRS | .364 |
9. | Greene • KCM | .352 |
10. | Wilson • SNS | .346 |
1. | Strong • KCM | .607 |
2. | Bostock • BBB | .603 |
3. | Brown • KCM | .569 |
4. | Hyde • MRS | .532 |
5. | Greene • KCM | .447 |
6. | Robinson • MRS | .429 |
7. | Lockett • BBB | .419 |
8. | Longley • MRS | .404 |
9. | Hardy • BBB | .403 |
10. | Sampson • BBB | .398 |
1. | Strong • KCM | 1.114 |
2. | Bostock • BBB | 1.096 |
3. | Brown • KCM | .979 |
4. | Hyde • MRS | .957 |
5. | Robinson • MRS | .842 |
6. | Lockett • BBB | .799 |
7. | Greene • KCM | .799 |
8. | Longley • MRS | .768 |
9. | Ford • SNS | .757 |
10. | Hardy • BBB | .747 |
1. | Bibbs • KCM | 38 |
Brown • KCM | 38 | |
3. | O'Neil • KCM | 37 |
Simms • KCM | 37 | |
5. | Williams • KCM | 36 |
6. | Allen • KCM | 35 |
Strong • KCM | 35 | |
8. | Greene • KCM | 30 |
9. | Douglas • BBB | 26 |
Lockett • BBB | 26 | |
Sampson • BBB | 26 |
1. | O'Neil • KCM | 149 |
2. | Bibbs • KCM | 145 |
3. | Brown • KCM | 144 |
4. | Simms • KCM | 136 |
5. | Allen • KCM | 131 |
6. | Williams • KCM | 119 |
7. | Strong • KCM | 112 |
8. | Douglas • BBB | 96 |
9. | Greene • KCM | 94 |
10. | Lockett • BBB | 93 |
1. | Bibbs • KCM | 161 |
Brown • KCM | 161 | |
O'Neil • KCM | 161 | |
4. | Simms • KCM | 158 |
5. | Strong • KCM | 151 |
6. | Allen • KCM | 148 |
7. | Williams • KCM | 137 |
8. | Greene • KCM | 106 |
9. | Douglas • BBB | 105 |
10. | Lockett • BBB | 101 |
1. | Brown • KCM | 31 |
2. | Strong • KCM | 29 |
3. | Allen • KCM | 24 |
4. | Lockett • BBB | 22 |
5. | Simms • KCM | 21 |
6. | O'Neil • KCM | 20 |
7. | Williams • KCM | 19 |
8. | Bibbs • KCM | 16 |
9. | Wilson • SNS | 15 |
10. | Greene • KCM | 14 |
Hyde • MRS | 14 |
1. | Brown • KCM | 49 |
2. | Strong • KCM | 39 |
3. | Bostock • BBB | 34 |
4. | Allen • KCM | 33 |
Bibbs • KCM | 33 | |
6. | O'Neil • KCM | 32 |
7. | Lockett • BBB | 31 |
8. | Williams • KCM | 30 |
9. | Sampson • BBB | 26 |
Greene • KCM | 26 |
1. | Brown • KCM | 82 |
2. | Strong • KCM | 68 |
3. | Bostock • BBB | 44 |
4. | Greene • KCM | 42 |
5. | O'Neil • KCM | 41 |
6. | Allen • KCM | 40 |
Williams • KCM | 40 | |
8. | Lockett • BBB | 39 |
9. | Bibbs • KCM | 38 |
10. | Sampson • BBB | 35 |
1. | Brown • KCM | 7 |
2. | Allen • KCM | 5 |
Strong • KCM | 5 | |
Bibbs • KCM | 5 | |
Smith • KCM | 5 | |
6. | Bostock • BBB | 4 |
Rogers • MRS | 4 | |
Robinson • MRS | 4 | |
Carter • MRS | 4 | |
Williams • KCM | 4 | |
Greene • KCM | 4 |
1. | Greene • KCM | 6 |
2. | Brown • KCM | 4 |
3. | Cleveland • JRC | 3 |
Hyde • MRS | 3 | |
Williams • KCM | 3 | |
Strong • KCM | 3 | |
O'Neil • KCM | 3 | |
Riddle • SNS | 3 | |
Bostock • BBB | 3 | |
Sampson • BBB | 3 |
1. | Brown • KCM | 6 |
Strong • KCM | 6 | |
3. | Hardy • BBB | 1 |
Lockett • BBB | 1 | |
Hudson • CAG | 1 | |
Longley • MRS | 1 | |
Bennett • SNS | 1 | |
McAllister • SNS | 1 | |
Lyles • 2TM | 1 | |
Nixon • 2TM | 1 | |
Radcliffe • 2TM | 1 |
1. | Brown • KCM | 32 |
2. | Strong • KCM | 27 |
3. | Greene • KCM | 22 |
4. | Williams • KCM | 18 |
Sampson • BBB | 18 | |
6. | Bibbs • KCM | 17 |
7. | Bostock • BBB | 15 |
8. | Simms • KCM | 12 |
Bankhead • MRS | 12 | |
10. | Lockett • BBB | 11 |
Carter • MRS | 11 | |
Cleveland • JRC | 11 | |
O'Neil • KCM | 11 |
1. | Strong • KCM | 27 |
2. | Simms • KCM | 20 |
3. | Brown • KCM | 16 |
4. | Allen • KCM | 13 |
Williams • KCM | 13 | |
6. | Greene • KCM | 11 |
Robinson • MRS | 11 | |
8. | Bibbs • KCM | 9 |
9. | Longley • MRS | 8 |
10. | O'Neil • KCM | 7 |
Ford • SNS | 7 | |
Taylor • MRS | 7 |
1. | Brown • KCM | 10 |
2. | Simms • KCM | 8 |
Armour • SNS | 8 | |
4. | Wilson • SNS | 6 |
5. | Hyde • MRS | 5 |
O'Neil • KCM | 5 | |
7. | Allen • KCM | 4 |
Crutchfield • CAG | 4 | |
9. | Henderson • CAG | 3 |
Riddle • SNS | 3 | |
Carter • MRS | 3 | |
Lyles • 2TM | 3 |
1. | Brown • KCM | 32 |
2. | Bibbs • KCM | 28 |
3. | Bostock • BBB | 27 |
Allen • KCM | 27 | |
5. | Lockett • BBB | 26 |
O'Neil • KCM | 26 | |
7. | Strong • KCM | 25 |
8. | Williams • KCM | 23 |
9. | Simms • KCM | 21 |
10. | Douglas • BBB | 20 |
Sampson • BBB | 20 |
1. | Strong • KCM | 234 |
2. | Bostock • BBB | 229 |
3. | Brown • KCM | 193 |
4. | Hyde • MRS | 187 |
5. | Robinson • MRS | 153 |
6. | Lockett • BBB | 140 |
7. | Greene • KCM | 140 |
8. | Longley • MRS | 131 |
9. | Ford • SNS | 128 |
10. | Hardy • BBB | 124 |
1. | Brown • KCM | 33 |
2. | Strong • KCM | 32 |
3. | Bostock • BBB | 22 |
4. | Greene • KCM | 15 |
5. | Hyde • MRS | 14 |
Lockett • BBB | 14 | |
7. | Williams • KCM | 13 |
Allen • KCM | 13 | |
Cleveland • JRC | 13 | |
10. | Robinson • MRS | 11 |
Sampson • BBB | 11 |
1. | Strong • KCM | 22 |
2. | Brown • KCM | 16 |
3. | Bostock • BBB | 11 |
4. | Cleveland • JRC | 7 |
5. | Hyde • MRS | 6 |
6. | Robinson • MRS | 5 |
7. | Lockett • BBB | 4 |
8. | Greene • KCM | 4 |
9. | Smith • KCM | 3 |
10. | Parker • SNS | 3 |
1. | Strong • KCM | 2.2 |
2. | Brown • KCM | 1.7 |
3. | Bostock • BBB | 1.1 |
4. | Cleveland • JRC | 0.7 |
5. | Hyde • MRS | 0.6 |
6. | Robinson • MRS | 0.5 |
7. | Lockett • BBB | 0.5 |
8. | Greene • KCM | 0.4 |
9. | Smith • KCM | 0.3 |
10. | Hudson • CAG | 0.3 |
Parker • SNS | 0.3 |
1. | Brown • KCM | 17 |
2. | Strong • KCM | 14 |
3. | Greene • KCM | 10 |
4. | Williams • KCM | 7 |
Bostock • BBB | 7 | |
6. | Allen • KCM | 6 |
Sampson • BBB | 6 | |
O'Neil • KCM | 6 | |
Robinson • MRS | 6 | |
Hyde • MRS | 6 |
1. | Strong • KCM | 75 |
2. | Brown • KCM | 66 |
3. | Allen • KCM | 46 |
Simms • KCM | 46 | |
Williams • KCM | 46 | |
6. | Bibbs • KCM | 44 |
7. | O'Neil • KCM | 39 |
8. | Bostock • BBB | 38 |
Lockett • BBB | 38 | |
10. | Greene • KCM | 37 |
1. | Bostock • BBB | .897 |
2. | Strong • KCM | .873 |
3. | Hyde • MRS | .831 |
4. | Brown • KCM | .829 |
5. | Robinson • MRS | .711 |
6. | Lockett • BBB | .682 |
7. | Greene • KCM | .667 |
8. | Hardy • BBB | .639 |
9. | Longley • MRS | .627 |
10. | Ford • SNS | .603 |
1. | Strong • KCM | 9 |
2. | Williams • KCM | 3 |
Byas • MRS | 3 | |
4. | Lockett • BBB | 2 |
Bankhead • MRS | 2 | |
Bibbs • KCM | 2 | |
Wilson • SNS | 2 | |
8. | Paige • KCM | 1 |
Douglas • BBB | 1 | |
Brown • KCM | 1 | |
Woods • JRC | 1 | |
Turner • JRC | 1 | |
Scott • JRC | 1 | |
Robinson • JRC | 1 | |
Ray • JRC | 1 | |
Mitchell • JRC | 1 | |
Young • CAG | 1 | |
Wilson • BBB | 1 | |
Walker • BBB | 1 | |
Bankhead • BBB | 1 | |
Snead • KCM | 1 | |
Sampson • 2TM | 1 | |
Nixon • 2TM | 1 | |
Lyles • 2TM | 1 | |
James • 2TM | 1 | |
Davenport • 2TM | 1 | |
Simms • KCM | 1 | |
Robinson • MRS | 1 | |
Brown • MRS | 1 | |
Young • KCM | 1 | |
Smith • SNS | 1 |
1. | Bostock • BBB | 7 |
2. | Bankhead • MRS | 6 |
3. | Sampson • BBB | 5 |
Bibbs • KCM | 5 | |
O'Neil • KCM | 5 | |
6. | Bankhead • BBB | 4 |
Brown • MRS | 4 | |
Allen • KCM | 4 | |
9. | Strong • KCM | 3 |
Gipson • BBB | 3 | |
Warren • SNS | 3 | |
Douglas • BBB | 3 | |
Mayweather • SNS | 3 |
1. | Tatum • BBB | 1 |
Hudson • CAG | 1 | |
Brown • KCM | 1 | |
Greene • KCM | 1 | |
Strong • KCM | 1 | |
Ford • SNS | 1 |
1. | Brown • KCM | 7.5 |
2. | Strong • KCM | 3.0 |
3. | Lyles • 2TM | 1.5 |
4. | Lockett • BBB | 1.3 |
McAllister • SNS | 1.3 | |
6. | Hardy • BBB | 1.0 |
Hudson • CAG | 1.0 | |
Longley • MRS | 1.0 | |
Radcliffe • 2TM | 1.0 |
1. | Strong • KCM | 18.7 |
2. | Brown • KCM | 24.0 |
3. | Longley • MRS | 47.0 |
4. | Lyles • 2TM | 58.0 |
5. | Hardy • BBB | 62.0 |
6. | Lockett • BBB | 93.0 |
1. | O'Neil • KCM | 122 |
2. | Bibbs • KCM | 117 |
3. | Simms • KCM | 112 |
4. | Allen • KCM | 102 |
5. | Brown • KCM | 95 |
6. | Williams • KCM | 91 |
7. | Strong • KCM | 76 |
8. | Douglas • BBB | 74 |
9. | Greene • KCM | 70 |
10. | Sampson • BBB | 68 |
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