GENERAL
Nickname: Lions
Colors: Maroon/White
Coach: Bob Shipley
League: 3A Region I District 5
Playoff Division: 3A
Playoff Division Rank: #6
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 3
Returning Defensive Starters: 3
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
TOP PLAYERS
Kevin Vacarro 5'10" 180 Senior DB 4.50
Stehl Ratliff 5'10" 190 Senior RB 4.60
Ethan Horton 6'2" 210 Senior OLB/QB 4.60
D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Jaxon Shipley 6'0" 170 Senior WR 4.49 [Texas]
Derrick Longoria 6'3" 205 Senior ATH 4.55 [SMU]
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: RB, Winning Tradition, DB
Team Weaknesses: Graduated Key Players, Inexperience
RATINGS
2010 Final Power Rating: 61.3
2010 National Rank: #38
2010 State Rank: #6
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -7
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -5.3
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3
2011 Starting Power Rating: 47.7
2011 National Rank: #184
2011 State Rank: #23
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 36.2
Dynasty National Rank: #455
2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 12.8
Dynasty Record: 40-22 (13-11 in league)
HISTORICAL
2010 Overall Record: 14-1
2010 League Record/Finish: 4-0 (1st)
2010 Points For Average: 53.4
2010 Points Against Average: 16.5
2010 Differential: +36.9
2010 Wins: #202 Monahans (44-14), #383 Snyder (61-20), #653 Stephenville (49-16), #1119 Graham (37-7), #1147 Borger (35-6), #1323 Bridgeport (61-31), #1731 Iowa Park (88-24), #2025 China Spring (65-14), #2282 Wylie (Abilene) (45-7), #2471 Big Spring (56-21), #2870 All Saints (Fort Worth) (59-13), #3584 Gatesville (56-19), #4508 Sweetwater (63-6), #4788 Llano (54-14)
2010 Losses: #26 Carthage (35-28)
2010 Opponents W-L: 115-62
Recent League Championships: 2010, 2009 (tied for 1st; 3A Region I District 2), 2003 (4A Region I District 8)
Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: 2
Streak List: 8/26/11 Gatesville (41-20), 9/2/11 Graham (35-28)
SCHEDULE
2011 Schedule: 8/26 Gatesville, 9/2 at Graham, 9/9 at Stephenville, 9/16 Llano, 9/23 at China Spring, 9/30 All Saints (Fort Worth), 10/7 at Big Spring, 10/14 Snyder, 10/28 at Sweetwater, 11/4 Wylie (Abilene)
Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Snyder (51.8), Stephenville (42.5), Graham (35.5)
Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Llano (8.4), Gatesville (9.9), Sweetwater (16)
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 24.5 (34.5 overall)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 25.8
2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1.3
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #137
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #761
2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1
2011 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 25%
Opener: 8/26 Gatesville [projection: 56-14 win]