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GENERAL
Nickname: Lions
Colors: Blue/Red/White
Coach: Clint Harper
League: 5A Region II District 16
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #41

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Nico Brown 6'4" 210 Senior WR 4.50
Martel Summers 6'1" 190 Senior DB 4.50

D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Jonathan Henderson 5'9" 180 Senior ATH 4.40 [Texas A&M]
Bradley Njoku 6'2" 195 Senior DB 4.50 [Idaho]

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Secondary, Upperclassmen, Skill Position Talent
Team Weaknesses: Depth On Lines

RATINGS
2010 Final Power Rating: 42.8
2010 National Rank: #479
2010 State Rank: #63
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: 0
Senior D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.2
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3
2011 Starting Power Rating: 38.3
2011 National Rank: #581
2011 State Rank: #79
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 42.5
Dynasty National Rank: #192
2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 2.9
Dynasty Record: 39-22 (25-9 in league)

HISTORICAL
2010 Overall Record: 7-6
2010 League Record/Finish: 5-1 (2nd)
2010 Points For Average: 28
2010 Points Against Average: 25.8
2010 Differential: +2.2
2010 Wins: #603 Klein (14-7), #1342 Westwood (Austin) (36-28), #1717 Georgetown (42-19), #1770 Pflugerville (56-33), #2107 Austin [Stephen F.] (Austin) (24-0), #2545 Round Rock (28-6), #4135 McNeil (Austin) (34-7)
2010 Losses: #19 Stony Point (Round Rock) (16-13), #78 De Soto (56-35), #117 Cedar Park (42-6), #133 Horn [Dr. John] (Mesquite) (43-27), #562 Bowie (Austin) (31-28), #673 Judson (Converse) (47-21)
2010 Opponents W-L: 92-65
Recent League Championships: 2006 (5A Region II District 14), 2005 (5A Region II District 15), 2003 (tied for 1st; 5A Region II District 14)
Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2011 Schedule: 8/26 at De Soto, 9/2 Judson (Converse), 9/9 Cedar Park, 9/15 at Bowie (Austin), 9/23 Georgetown, 10/7 at Round Rock, 10/14 Stony Point (Round Rock), 10/21 at Pflugerville, 10/28 Westwood (Austin), 11/4 at McNeil (Austin)
Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: De Soto (63.5), Cedar Park (49.8), Stony Point (Round Rock) (49.7)
Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: McNeil (Austin) (8.7), Pflugerville (21.4), Round Rock (23.2)
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 33.7 (39.2 overall)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 36.4
2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: +2.7
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #15
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #80
2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2011 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%
Opener: 8/26 at De Soto [projection: 48-22 loss]