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GENERAL
Nickname: Cavaliers
Colors: Red/Black/Silver
Coach: Hank Carter
League: 4A Region IV District 25
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #3

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2010 JV Record: 10-0
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Griffin Gilbert 6'5" 210 Senior WR 4.70 [TCU]
Colin Lagasse 5'11" 190 Senior QB/RB 4.50 [SMU]
Tyler Paulsen 6'1" 220 Senior DE 4.80

D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Taylor Doyle 6'5" 270 Senior OL [Texas]
Michael Brewer 6'1" 175 Senior QB 4.7 [Texas Tech]
Connor Floyd 6'1" 190 Senior WR 4.50 [Tulsa]
Austin Williams 6'2" 225 Senior LB 4.6 [Rice]

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Skill Position Talent, Front 7 On Defense
Team Weaknesses: OL Experience, Kicking Game

RATINGS
2010 Final Power Rating: 60.1
2010 National Rank: #47
2010 State Rank: #10
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5
Senior D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -4
2011 Starting Power Rating: 53.6
2011 National Rank: #83
2011 State Rank: #11
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 53.7
Dynasty National Rank: #30
2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 3.9
Dynasty Record: 69-6 (31-1 in league)

HISTORICAL
2010 Overall Record: 14-2
2010 League Record/Finish: 5-1 (2nd)
2010 Points For Average: 36.9
2010 Points Against Average: 16.8
2010 Differential: +20.1
2010 Wins: #117 Cedar Park (21-20), #128 Ryan [Billy] (Denton) (27-7), #190 Tivy (Kerrville) (48-42), #190 Tivy (Kerrville) (37-33), #339 Friendswood (24-3), #531 Westlake (Austin) (32-21), #1360 Victoria East (Victoria) (59-28), #1510 Vista Ridge (Cedar Park) (42-0), #1621 Hendrickson (Pflugerville) (34-24), #2665 Marble Falls (45-0), #3979 McCallum (Austin) (28-20), #4192 Dripping Springs (38-0), #5228 Vandegrift (Austin) (62-7), #8431 Rouse (Leander) (62-14)
2010 Losses: #46 Aledo (14-10), #117 Cedar Park (35-21)
2010 Opponents W-L: 141-58
Recent State Championships: 2010 (4A-I), 2009 (4A-I), 2008 (4A-I), 2007 (4A-II)
Recent League Championships: 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005 (4A Region IV District 27), 2004 (4A Region IV District 27)
Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: 8
Streak List: 11/11/10 McCallum (Austin) (28-20), 11/19/10 Tivy (Kerrville) (48-42), 11/27/10 Victoria East (Victoria) (59-28), 12/4/10 Cedar Park (21-20), 12/11/10 Friendswood (24-3), 12/18/10 Ryan [Billy] (Denton) (27-7), 8/27/11 Westlake (Austin) (35-7), 9/2/11 Hendrickson (Pflugerville) (43-14)

SCHEDULE
2011 Schedule: 8/27 vs Westlake (Austin), 9/2 Hendrickson (Pflugerville), 9/9 at Aledo, 9/16 at Tivy (Kerrville), 9/23 Dripping Springs, 10/7 at Vandegrift (Austin), 10/14 Vista Ridge (Cedar Park), 10/21 at Rouse (Leander), 10/28 Marble Falls, 11/4 at Cedar Park
Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Aledo (75.2), Cedar Park (49.8), Tivy (Kerrville) (48.1)
Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Rouse (Leander) (4.7), Dripping Springs (13.9), Marble Falls (14.2)
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 28.1 (38 overall)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 32.4
2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: +4.3
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #38
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #213
2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1
2011 Projected League Finish: 1st
2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 3%
Opener: 8/27 vs Westlake (Austin) [projection: 31-14 win]