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GENERAL
Nickname: Cardinals
Colors: Red/Black/White
Coach: Manny Gomez
League: 5A Region IV District 31
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #71

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 3
2010 JV Record: 9-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Brian Blake 5'7" 170 Senior RB 4.45
Randy Bermea 5'9" 165 WR 4.58
Daniel Ramirez 6'1" 190 Senior FS 4.68

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Skill Position Talent
Team Weaknesses: Young OL

RATINGS
2010 Final Power Rating: 32.3
2010 National Rank: #1335
2010 State Rank: #170
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3
2011 Starting Power Rating: 29.5
2011 National Rank: #1389
2011 State Rank: #164
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 23.7
Dynasty National Rank: #1864
2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 7.1
Dynasty Record: 47-14 (30-5 in league)

HISTORICAL
2010 Overall Record: 12-1
2010 League Record/Finish: 7-0 (1st)
2010 Points For Average: 46.2
2010 Points Against Average: 16.9
2010 Differential: +29.3
2010 Wins: #2299 Edinburg (26-14), #3022 United (Laredo) (49-28), #4316 Pharr-San Juan-Alamo North (Pharr) (56-34), #4390 Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Memorial (Alamo) (27-14), #4716 Carroll [Mary] (Corpus Christi) (42-0), #5080 Pharr-San Juan-Alamo (San Juan) (35-14), #8126 Economedes (Edinburg) (60-7), #9178 San Benito (49-14), #9178 San Benito (45-21), #9780 Edinburg North (Edinburg) (59-15), #9929 Harlingen South (Harlingen) (75-21), #12286 Lopez (Brownsville) (47-7)
2010 Losses: #675 Stevens [John Paul] (San Antonio) (31-30)
2010 Opponents W-L: 73-73
Recent League Championships: 2010, 2009, 2005 (5A Region IV District 32), 2003 (tied for 1st; 5A Region IV District 32)
Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: 1
Streak List: 9/3/11 Carroll [Mary] (Corpus Christi) (72-0)

SCHEDULE
2011 Schedule: 9/3 Carroll [Mary] (Corpus Christi), 9/9 San Benito, 9/17 vs Abilene, 9/23 Edinburg, 9/30 at Harlingen South (Harlingen), 10/7 at Pharr-San Juan-Alamo North (Pharr), 10/14 Edinburg North (Edinburg), 10/20 at Economedes (Edinburg), 10/28 Pharr-San Juan-Alamo (San Juan), 11/3 at Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Memorial (Alamo)
Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Abilene (40), Edinburg (22.7), Carroll [Mary] (Corpus Christi) (16.7)
Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Harlingen South (Harlingen) (-7.2), Edinburg North (Edinburg) (-6.6), San Benito (-6.3)
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 3.2 (9.8 overall)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 8.7
2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: +5.5
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #588
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4936
2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1
2011 Projected League Finish: 1st
2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 10%
Opener: 9/3 Carroll [Mary] (Corpus Christi) [projection: 38-21 win]