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GENERAL
Nickname: Falcons
Coach: Steven Flowers
League: 2A-1 Region I District 1
Playoff Division: 2A-1
Playoff Division Rank: #29

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 1
Returning Defensive Starters: 3
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Dreagan Patterson RB/LB
Beau Danforth LB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: RB, Recent Success
Team Weaknesses: Graduated Large Senior Class

RATINGS
2010 Final Power Rating: 25.4
2010 National Rank: #2265
2010 State Rank: #270
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -7.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3
2011 Starting Power Rating: 16.6
2011 National Rank: #3561
2011 State Rank: #394
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 24.5
Dynasty National Rank: #1726
2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 6.6
Dynasty Record: 45-14 (23-6 in league)

HISTORICAL
2010 Overall Record: 7-4
2010 League Record/Finish: 6-1 (tied for 1st)
2010 Points For Average: 30.8
2010 Points Against Average: 22.3
2010 Differential: +8.5
2010 Wins: #1133 Muleshoe (27-20), #2943 Roosevelt (Lubbock) (66-39), #3927 Stratford (30-14), #4868 River Road (Amarillo) (33-12), #5543 Friona (47-33), #7837 Childress (39-7), #10477 Slaton (49-0)
2010 Losses: #367 Littlefield (28-14), #993 Wall (28-6), #1147 Borger (29-7), #5253 Perryton (35-21)
2010 Opponents W-L: 66-57
Recent League Championships: 2010 (tied for 1st), 2009 (2A Region I District 1), 2008 (2A Region I District 1)
Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2011 Schedule: 8/26 at Stratford, 9/2 Perryton, 9/9 at Borger, 9/23 Slaton, 9/30 at Muleshoe, 10/7 Friona, 10/14 at Littlefield, 10/21 River Road (Amarillo), 10/28 at Childress, 11/4 Roosevelt (Lubbock)
Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Littlefield (40.8), Muleshoe (36), Borger (28.2)
Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Slaton (-13.9), Childress (4.4), Friona (5.6)
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 13.1 (20.8 overall)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 14.4
2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1.3
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #429
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3083
2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2011 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%
Opener: 8/26 at Stratford [projection: 21-19 win]