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GENERAL
Nickname: Lions
Colors: Blue/Red
Coach: Dickey Meeks
League: 3A Region II District 16
Playoff Division: 3A
Playoff Division Rank: #4

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2010 JV Record: 10-0
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
LaBradford Barnes 5'10" 165 Senior QB 4.80
LaMarcus Brown 5'11" 175 Senior WR 4.60
Anthony Brister 6'2" 245 Senior OL/DL 4.90

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experienced Starters
Team Weaknesses: Replacing Key Players

RATINGS
2010 Final Power Rating: 55.3
2010 National Rank: #103
2010 State Rank: #15
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.6
2011 Starting Power Rating: 52.3
2011 National Rank: #101
2011 State Rank: #13
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 24.7
Dynasty National Rank: #1691
2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 30.1
Dynasty Record: 24-31 (9-20 in league)

HISTORICAL
2010 Overall Record: 13-2
2010 League Record/Finish: 3-2 (3rd)
2010 Points For Average: 37.3
2010 Points Against Average: 20.1
2010 Differential: +17.2
2010 Wins: #142 Chapel Hill (Tyler) (28-21), #460 Lovejoy (Lucas) (36-14), #784 Lindale (42-28), #865 Alvarado (20-13), #1007 Liberty-Eylau (Texarkana) (37-13), #1109 Pittsburg (35-32), #1227 Spring Hill (Longview) (34-25), #1877 Kilgore (31-21), #2100 Center (46-25), #3033 Gladewater (52-7), #3578 North Lamar (Paris) (49-12), #5223 Pine Tree (Longview) (41-0), #6421 Mt. Pleasant (47-19)
2010 Losses: #26 Carthage (43-33), #348 Gilmer (29-28)
2010 Opponents W-L: 104-72
Recent State Championships: 2010 (3A-I)
Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: 11
Streak List: 11/5/10 Gladewater (52-7), 11/13/10 North Lamar (Paris) (49-12), 11/19/10 Lindale (42-28), 11/26/10 Lovejoy (Lucas) (36-14), 12/3/10 Alvarado (20-13), 12/10/10 Chapel Hill (Tyler) (28-21), 8/26/11 Mt. Pleasant (47-28), 9/2/11 Pine Tree (Longview) (58-27), 9/9/11 Kilgore (35-7), 9/16/11 Center (51-15), 9/23/11 Liberty-Eylau (Texarkana) (56-13)

SCHEDULE
2011 Schedule: 8/26 at Mt. Pleasant, 9/2 Pine Tree (Longview), 9/9 Kilgore, 9/16 at Center, 9/23 Liberty-Eylau (Texarkana), 10/7 at Spring Hill (Longview), 10/14 Pittsburg, 10/21 at Carthage, 10/28 at Gilmer, 11/4 Gladewater
Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Carthage (58.2), Gilmer (41.9), Kilgore (34.3)
Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Mt. Pleasant (3), Pine Tree (Longview) (9.4), Gladewater (18.2)
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 25.9 (35 overall)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 28.2
2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: +2.3
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #86
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #492
2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1
2011 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 21%
Opener: 8/26 at Mt. Pleasant [projection: 49-0 win]