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GENERAL
Nickname: Wildcats
Colors: Maroon/White
Coach: Lance Angel
League: 3A Region III District 20
Playoff Division: 3A
Playoff Division Rank: #65

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Kenneth Green 5'10" 175 QB/DB
Decory Chivers 5'8" 160 RB
Terrance Simon 5'9" 175 RB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: RBs, Recent Success
Team Weaknesses: Depth On OL, LBs

RATINGS
2009 Final Power Rating: 20.1
2009 National Rank: #3118
2009 State Rank: #324
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -4.5
Senior D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -3.4
2010 Starting Power Rating: 15.7
2010 National Rank: #3799
2010 State Rank: #360
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2009 Rating): 21.5
Dynasty National Rank: #1756
2010 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 2.4
Dynasty Record: 51-28 (25-10 in league)

HISTORICAL
2009 Overall Record: 6-5
2009 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (tied for 1st)
2009 Points For Average: 32.4
2009 Points Against Average: 27.3
2009 Differential: +5.1
2009 Wins: #3301 Brownsboro (42-26), #4316 Van (40-28), #5338 Rusk (33-7), #6276 Westwood (Palestine) (49-7), #7922 Crockett (54-35), #8677 Fairfield (38-35)
2009 Losses: #831 Navasota (28-20), #1073 Jacksonville (31-28), #1180 Mexia (36-14), #1949 Kilgore (38-24), #6565 Athens (29-14)
2009 Opponents W-L: 61-57
Recent League Championships: 2009 (tied for 1st), 2006 (3A Region III District 19), 2004 (tied for 1st; 3A Region III District 21)
Winning Streak Entering 2010 Season: 1
Streak List: 11/5/10 Westwood (Palestine) (37-20)

SCHEDULE
2010 Schedule: 8/27 Brownsboro, 9/3 at Pittsburg, 9/10 Van, 9/17 Mabank, 9/24 at Athens, 10/8 at Groesbeck, 10/15 Mexia, 10/22 at Fairfield, 10/29 at Madisonville, 11/5 Westwood (Palestine)
Highest-Rated 2010 Regular Season Opponents: Pittsburg (43.1), Mexia (33), Brownsboro (24.1)
Lowest-Rated 2010 Regular Season Opponents: Groesbeck (-3.5), Westwood (Palestine) (0.5), Fairfield (5.7)
2009 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 15.3 (18.2 overall)
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 15.9
2010 vs. 2009 Schedule Strength Comparison: +0.6
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #386
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3340
2010 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2010 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2010 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%
Opener: 8/27 Brownsboro [projection: 31-28 loss]







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