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GENERAL
Nickname: Panthers
Colors: Purple/Gold
Coach: John Outlaw
League: 5A Region II District 14
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #52

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

TOP PLAYERS
Tommy Mark 6'2" 250 DE
Jamarcus Walker 5'9" 170 RB

D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Darrell Thomas-Kelly 6'3" 220 Senior DE 4.65 [Arkansas]
Travoskey Garrett 6'2" 190 Senior DB 4.60 [TCU]
Deauntre Smiley 6'2" 185 Senior QB 4.5
Jackson Randle 6'2" 235 Senior DE [ULM]

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: RB/WR Combination, DL, LB
Team Weaknesses: OL, Secondary

RATINGS
2010 Final Power Rating: 43.9
2010 National Rank: #420
2010 State Rank: #57
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.5
Senior D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -4.6
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3
2011 Starting Power Rating: 35.4
2011 National Rank: #792
2011 State Rank: #105
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 43.6
Dynasty National Rank: #157
2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 6.8
Dynasty Record: 44-13 (23-3 in league)

HISTORICAL
2010 Overall Record: 9-2
2010 League Record/Finish: 5-1 (2nd)
2010 Points For Average: 45.2
2010 Points Against Average: 25.4
2010 Differential: +19.8
2010 Wins: #111 Longview (28-21), #186 Tyler [John] (Tyler) (17-14), #1163 Lee [Robert E.] (Tyler) (54-21), #1808 Oak Ridge (Conroe) (49-28), #2538 Nacogdoches (72-20), #3585 Kingwood (56-46), #4809 College Park (The Woodlands) (63-12), #4907 Atascocita (Humble) (45-10), #7694 Conroe (42-14)
2010 Losses: #410 The Woodlands (49-33), #603 Klein (44-38)
2010 Opponents W-L: 61-64
Recent League Championships: 2008, 2007 (5A Region II District 15), 2006 (5A Region II District 15), 2005, 2004, 2003 (5A Region II District 11)
Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: 1
Streak List: 9/23/11 Conroe (49-6)

SCHEDULE
2011 Schedule: 8/26 Tyler [John] (Tyler), 9/2 at Lee [Robert E.] (Tyler), 9/9 at Nacogdoches, 9/16 at Longview, 9/23 Conroe, 10/1 at Atascocita (Humble), 10/7 The Woodlands, 10/22 at Oak Ridge (Conroe), 10/28 Kingwood, 11/4 at College Park (The Woodlands)
Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Longview (48.3), Tyler [John] (Tyler) (44.5), The Woodlands (37.4)
Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Conroe (-4.5), Atascocita (Humble) (6.7), College Park (The Woodlands) (13.3)
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 29.4 (30.3 overall)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 24.3
2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: -5.1
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #174
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #980
2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3
2011 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 1%
Opener: 8/26 Tyler [John] (Tyler) [projection: 38-31 loss]