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GENERAL
Nickname: Eagles
Colors: Purple/White
Coach: W.T. Johnston
League: 2A-1 Region III District 10 (moving from 2A-1 Region II District 10)
Playoff Division: 2A-1
Playoff Division Rank: #22

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 3

TOP PLAYERS
Trevor Holmes 6'0" 215 Senior LB
Brent Spikes 6'1" 195 Senior DB
Dion Seastrunk 6'0" 185 Senior DB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: LBs, Secondary, Recent Success
Team Weaknesses: Young Offense

RATINGS
2010 Final Power Rating: 27.9
2010 National Rank: #1864
2010 State Rank: #234
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -4.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3
2011 Starting Power Rating: 22
2011 National Rank: #2489
2011 State Rank: #291
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 29.1
Dynasty National Rank: #1106
2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 5.7
Dynasty Record: 46-16 (23-4 in league)

HISTORICAL
2010 Overall Record: 8-4
2010 League Record/Finish: 5-2 (3rd)
2010 Points For Average: 37.8
2010 Points Against Average: 28
2010 Differential: +9.8
2010 Wins: #3345 White Oak (69-35), #4005 Woodville (22-21), #4244 Corrigan-Camden (Corrigan) (40-6), #4667 Buna (42-27), #4824 Silsbee (40-26), #7361 Hardin (62-20), #10414 Kountze (55-21), #13382 Warren (50-0)
2010 Losses: #165 Yoe [C. H.] (Cameron) (70-26), #313 Kirbyville (41-6), #1738 Anahuac (31-14), #2450 East Chambers (Winnie) (38-28)
2010 Opponents W-L: 81-55
Recent State Championships: 2005 (2A-I)
Recent League Championships: 2007 (2A Region III District 23), 2006 (2A Region III District 23), 2005 (2A Region III District 24), 2004 (2A Region III District 24)
Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: 1
Streak List: 9/23/11 Buna (41-16)

SCHEDULE
2011 Schedule: 9/2 Kirbyville, 9/9 at Corrigan-Camden (Corrigan), 9/16 at Silsbee, 9/23 Buna, 9/30 at East Chambers (Winnie), 10/7 Woodville, 10/14 Warren, 10/21 at Hardin, 10/28 Anahuac, 11/4 at Kountze
Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Kirbyville (39.4), Anahuac (28.4), East Chambers (Winnie) (25.8)
Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Warren (-19.7), Kountze (-4.5), Hardin (-0.2)
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 7.4 (19.2 overall)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 12.3
2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: +4.9
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #496
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3749
2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3
2011 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 1%
Opener: 9/2 Kirbyville [projection: 42-28 loss]