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GENERAL
Nickname: Eagles
Colors: Black/Gold
Coach: Steve Warren
League: 5A Region I District 3
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #39

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 3
Returning Defensive Starters: 3
2010 JV Record: 9-0
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Paxton Grayer 5'10" 185 Senior RB
Lorenzo Martinez 5'10" 240 Senior OL
Jake McMillon 6'2" 225 Sophomore DL

D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Herschel Sims 5'9" 190 Senior RB 4.45 [Oklahoma State]
Ronnell Sims 5'8" 170 Senior WR 4.5 [SMU]
Darius Joseph 6'1" 190 Senior WR [SMU]

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Recent Success
Team Weaknesses: Graduated Starters, Young

RATINGS
2010 Final Power Rating: 51.9
2010 National Rank: #158
2010 State Rank: #24
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -6.5
Senior D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -7.6
Non-Senior D1 Talent Rating Bonus: +2.2
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3
2011 Starting Power Rating: 38.7
2011 National Rank: #562
2011 State Rank: #76
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 51.1
Dynasty National Rank: #57
2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 11.1
Dynasty Record: 55-12 (25-2 in league)

HISTORICAL
2010 Overall Record: 9-4
2010 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (tied for 1st)
2010 Points For Average: 36.5
2010 Points Against Average: 25.6
2010 Differential: +10.9
2010 Wins: #74 Plant [Henry B.] (Tampa, FL) (27-17), #124 Franklinton (LA) (35-20), #235 Midland (28-18), #683 Lee [Robert E.] (Midland) (77-21), #1025 Arlington (31-28), #1250 Coronado (El Paso) (45-28), #1386 Permian (Odessa) (42-14), #1507 Odessa (49-21), #1850 Belton (36-27)
2010 Losses: #37 Cocoa (FL) (24-21), #111 Longview (32-31), #115 Carroll (Southlake) (38-24), #245 Cooper (Abilene) (45-28)
2010 Opponents W-L: 117-47
Recent State Championships: 2009 (5A-II)
Recent League Championships: 2010 (tied for 1st), 2009, 2008, 2006, 2005, 2004
Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2011 Schedule: 8/26 Hanks [J. M.] (El Paso), 9/2 at Trinity (Euless), 9/10 Washington [Booker T.] (Tulsa, OK), 9/17 vs Harlingen, 9/24 at Longview, 10/7 at Odessa, 10/14 Lee [Robert E.] (Midland), 10/21 Midland, 10/28 at Cooper (Abilene), 11/4 at Permian (Odessa)
Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Trinity (Euless) (56.6), Longview (48.3), Cooper (Abilene) (47.7)
Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Hanks [J. M.] (El Paso) (12.1), Permian (Odessa) (23.8), Odessa (28.1)
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 42.2 (43.7 overall)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 36.7
2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: -5.5
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #13
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #70
2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2011 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%
Opener: 8/26 Hanks [J. M.] (El Paso) [projection: 48-20 win]