Carthage (TX) GENERAL Nickname: Bulldogs Colors: Red/White Coach: Scott Surratt League: 3A Region III District 18 Playoff Division: 3A Playoff Division Rank: #3 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 6 Returning Defensive Starters: 5 2008 JV Record: 7-2-1 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Deshun Williams 5'11" 260 Senior DL/OL Trevor Murphy 6'2" 225 Senior TE/DL Kendrick Henderson 6'0" 270 Senior C STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Returning OL, Returning DL Team Weaknesses: Replacing Skill Players RATINGS 2008 Final Power Rating: 52.8 2008 National Rank: #81 2008 State Rank: #13 Off-Season Rating Adjustment: -2.5 2009 Starting Power Rating: 50.3 2009 National Rank: #116 2009 State Rank: #19 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2008 Rating): 30.1 Dynasty National Rank: #630 2009 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 20.2 Dynasty Record: 50-21 (20-8 in league) HISTORICAL 2008 Overall Record: 14-2 2008 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st) 2008 Points For Average: 44.1 2008 Points Against Average: 17.6 2008 Differential: +26.5 2008 Wins: #204 Gilmer (31-28), #207 Celina (49-37), #595 Giddings (41-14), #1236 Diboll (62-28), #1579 Rockdale (55-28), #2443 Jacksonville (42-21), #2659 Jasper (56-21), #3097 Lorena (49-14), #3993 Tatum (62-20), #4258 Henderson (33-3), #5054 Atlanta (42-7), #5629 Center (47-0), #5677 Rusk (50-7), #11533 Huntington (48-0) 2008 Losses: #441 Kilgore (33-20), #1489 Nacogdoches (21-18) 2008 Opponents W-L: 96-88 Recent State Championships: 2008 (3A-II) Recent League Championships: 2008, 2007 (3A Region III District 20) Winning Streak Entering 2009 Season: 14 Streak List: 9/26/08 Jacksonville (42-21), 10/3/08 Atlanta (42-7), 10/10/08 Center (47-0), 10/17/08 Rusk (50-7), 10/24/08 Jasper (56-21), 10/31/08 Diboll (62-28), 11/7/08 Huntington (48-0), 11/13/08 Tatum (62-20), 11/21/08 Lorena (49-14), 11/28/08 Rockdale (55-28), 12/6/08 Gilmer (31-28), 12/13/08 Giddings (41-14), 12/19/08 Celina (49-37), 8/28/09 Kilgore (29-17) SCHEDULE 2009 Schedule: 8/28 Kilgore, 9/4 at Henderson, 9/11 at Atlanta, 9/18 Nacogdoches, 9/25 at Jacksonville, 10/9 Center, 10/17 Rusk, 10/23 at Jasper, 10/30 Diboll, 11/6 at Huntington Highest-Rated 2009 Regular Season Opponents: Kilgore (29.7), Nacogdoches (22.4), Jacksonville (17.8) Lowest-Rated 2009 Regular Season Opponents: Huntington (-21.1), Atlanta (6.5), Rusk (11.1) 2008 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 14.7 (26.4 overall) 2009 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 12.6 2009 vs. 2008 Schedule Strength Comparison: -2.1 2009 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #398 2009 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3368 2009 Projected Regular Season Record: 10-0 2009 Projected League Finish: 1st 2009 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 90% Opener: 8/28 Kilgore [projection: 41-19 win]