Lovejoy (Lucas, TX) GENERAL Nickname: Leopards Coach: Jim Puckett League: 3A Region II District 13 Playoff Division: 3A Playoff Division Rank: #45 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 11 Returning Defensive Starters: 11 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Jeremy Russell 6'4" 310 OL Drew Carson 6'3" 295 OL Tim Esfandiari 6'1" 285 OL STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Returning Letterman, Recent Success, OL Team Weaknesses: Secondary, Defensive Front RATINGS 2008 Final Power Rating: 4.7 2008 National Rank: #6725 2008 State Rank: #602 Off-Season Rating Adjustment: +15.5 2009 Starting Power Rating: 20.2 2009 National Rank: #2847 2009 State Rank: #284 HISTORICAL 2008 Overall Record: 5-6 2008 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (2nd) 2008 Points For Average: 26.6 2008 Points Against Average: 29.9 2008 Differential: -3.3 2008 Wins: #6470 Community (Nevada) (54-44), #10292 Rains (Emory) (20-14), #10388 Ford (Quinlan) (44-34), #11590 Princeton (27-0), #12712 Anna (46-19) 2008 Losses: #786 Pottsboro (42-21), #1715 Van (31-14), #2551 Sanger (42-20), #3316 Liberty (Frisco) (35-7), #4424 Melissa (33-23), #5973 Farmersville (35-17) 2008 Opponents W-L: 62-60 Winning Streak Entering 2009 Season: 1 Streak List: 8/28/09 Sanger (16-7) SCHEDULE 2009 Schedule: 8/28 at Sanger, 9/4 Melissa, 9/11 Liberty (Frisco), 9/18 Pottsboro, 9/25 at Anna, 10/9 at Farmersville, 10/16 Ford (Quinlan), 10/23 at Princeton, 10/30 at Community (Nevada), 11/6 Rains (Emory) Highest-Rated 2009 Regular Season Opponents: Sanger (24.7), Farmersville (17), Liberty (Frisco) (16.3) Lowest-Rated 2009 Regular Season Opponents: Anna (-24.6), Princeton (-15.4), Rains (Emory) (-7.3) 2008 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 1.7 (8.8 overall) 2009 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 3.6 2009 vs. 2008 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1.9 2009 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #656 2009 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6912 2009 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2 2009 Projected League Finish: 1st 2009 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 5% Opener: 8/28 at Sanger [projection: 31-26 loss]