Marshall [Thurgood] (Missouri City, TX) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Buffalos Colors: Black/Yellow Coach: James Williams League: 5A Region III District 23 (moving from 5A Region III District 23A) Playoff Division: 5A Playoff Division Rank: #146 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 7 Returning Defensive Starters: 6 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Ryan Flannigan 6'1" 205 Senior LB 4.60 [Texas Tech] Josh Gibson 6'0" 175 Senior DB 4.40 [Arkansas] Deon Hollins 6'2" 220 Junior DE 4.70 ADDITIONAL SENIOR D1 PROSPECTS Vershad Jackson 5'11" 175 Senior DB 4.4 [Washington State] Rashad Jackson 5'11" 175 Senior ATH [Washington State] D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION DeAndre Washington 5'8.5" 175 Senior ATH 4.5 [Texas Tech] Tyler White 5'9" 170 Senior WR 4.5 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: DL, Speed, Secondary Team Weaknesses: Young RBs, Depth On OL RATINGS 2010 Final Power Rating: 11 2010 National Rank: #5199 2010 State Rank: #527 General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3 D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.3 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3 2011 Starting Power Rating: 15 2011 National Rank: #3883 2011 State Rank: #418 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 12.1 Dynasty National Rank: #4494 2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 4.2 Dynasty Record: 22-30 (16-17 in league) HISTORICAL 2010 Overall Record: 3-7 2010 League Record/Finish: 1-3 (4th) 2010 Points For Average: 21.2 2010 Points Against Average: 27.6 2010 Differential: -6.4 2010 Wins: #2979 Dulles [John Foster] (Sugar Land) (46-38), #7346 Austin [Stephen F.] (Sugar Land) (27-10), #7381 Willowridge (Houston) (37-15) 2010 Losses: #746 Hightower [L. V.] (Missouri City) (41-26), #1032 Dekaney [Andy] (Houston) (30-14), #1931 Elkins [Lawrence E.] (Missouri City) (21-14), #2213 Kempner (Sugar Land) (41-7), #2636 Klein Forest (Houston) (42-13), #3996 Alief Elsik (Houston) (21-14), #4778 Clements (Sugar Land) (17-14) 2010 Opponents W-L: 44-61 Recent League Championships: 2006 (tied for 1st), 2005 (5A Region III District 20) Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: none SCHEDULE 2011 Schedule: 8/26 at Dekaney [Andy] (Houston), 9/1 Klein Forest (Houston), 9/9 at Alief Elsik (Houston), 9/17 Clements (Sugar Land), 9/24 at Dulles [John Foster] (Sugar Land), 10/7 Kempner (Sugar Land), 10/14 at Hightower [L. V.] (Missouri City), 10/21 Elkins [Lawrence E.] (Missouri City), 10/28 at Willowridge (Houston) Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Dekaney [Andy] (Houston) (46.7), Hightower [L. V.] (Missouri City) (43.2), Elkins [Lawrence E.] (Missouri City) (34.8) Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Willowridge (Houston) (5.8), Dulles [John Foster] (Sugar Land) (9.9), Clements (Sugar Land) (11.2) 2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 20.6 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 24.7 2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: +4.1 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #165 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #919 2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-6 2011 Projected League Finish: 6th 2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% Opener: 8/26 at Dekaney [Andy] (Houston) [projection: 42-8 loss] |