GENERAL
Nickname: Hornets
Colors: Maroon/White
Coach: Paul Essary
League: 3A Region III District 17
Playoff Division: 3A
Playoff Division Rank: #15
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
TOP PLAYERS
Kendall Sanders 6'1" 175 Senior WR 4.40 [Oklahoma State]
Cameron Bailey 6'3" 310 Senior OL 5.30 [Baylor]
Scott Jordan 6'0" 240 Senior OL 5.20
D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Courtney Whitehead 6'2" 175 Senior WR 4.51 [Air Force]
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Recent Success, WR, Line
Team Weaknesses: Young QB, Depth
RATINGS
2010 Final Power Rating: 39.8
2010 National Rank: #641
2010 State Rank: #90
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -4
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +4.3
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.3
2011 Starting Power Rating: 37.8
2011 National Rank: #612
2011 State Rank: #82
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 16
Dynasty National Rank: #3484
2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 24.1
Dynasty Record: 29-27 (13-11 in league)
HISTORICAL
2010 Overall Record: 11-3
2010 League Record/Finish: 3-1 (2nd)
2010 Points For Average: 41.2
2010 Points Against Average: 21
2010 Differential: +20.2
2010 Wins: #1190 Lorena (31-7), #1227 Spring Hill (Longview) (28-19), #1565 Royal (Brookshire) (29-26), #2909 Brownsboro (63-21), #3851 Wills Point (38-33), #4519 Diboll (56-7), #4519 Diboll (35-24), #6604 Palestine (49-14), #6673 Rusk (49-7), #8858 Bullard (66-20), #11687 Huntington (56-0)
2010 Losses: #142 Chapel Hill (Tyler) (38-35), #179 Coldspring-Oakhurst (Coldspring) (44-14), #509 Nolan Catholic (Fort Worth) (34-28)
2010 Opponents W-L: 94-70
Recent League Championships: 2007 (tied for 1st; 3A Region II District 14)
Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: 1
Streak List: 9/2/11 Spring Hill (Longview) (38-14)
SCHEDULE
2011 Schedule: 8/26 at Nolan Catholic (Fort Worth), 9/2 Spring Hill (Longview), 9/9 at Diboll, 9/16 Wills Point, 9/23 at Palestine, 9/30 Huntington, 10/14 at Bullard, 10/21 Brownsboro, 10/28 at Rusk, 11/4 Chapel Hill (Tyler)
Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Chapel Hill (Tyler) (57.9), Nolan Catholic (Fort Worth) (36.8), Spring Hill (Longview) (27.4)
Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Huntington (-10.5), Palestine (-0.8), Bullard (3)
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 13.8 (24.3 overall)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 17.4
2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: +3.6
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #328
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2280
2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2
2011 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 3%
Opener: 8/26 at Nolan Catholic (Fort Worth) [projection: 28-27 win]