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GENERAL
Nickname: Vikings
Colors: Blue/Silver
Coach: Steve Hohenberger
League: 5A Region I District 6
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #134

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 3
Returning Defensive Starters: 2
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Mark Espinosa 5'11" 190 Senior LB 4.70
Steven Stewart 5'8" 180 Senior TB/DB 4.70
Greg Carter 6'3" 230 Sophomore DE 4.70

D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
JJ Gaines 5'10" 165 Senior ATH 4.50 [Texas Tech]

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: LB, Line
Team Weaknesses: Graduated Large Senior Class

RATINGS
2010 Final Power Rating: 29
2010 National Rank: #1722
2010 State Rank: #213
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -7
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.1
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3
2011 Starting Power Rating: 18.6
2011 National Rank: #3144
2011 State Rank: #365
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 17.2
Dynasty National Rank: #3191
2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 2.7
Dynasty Record: 17-35 (11-23 in league)

HISTORICAL
2010 Overall Record: 6-5
2010 League Record/Finish: 4-4 (tied for 4th)
2010 Points For Average: 27.3
2010 Points Against Average: 29.8
2010 Differential: -2.5
2010 Wins: #1492 Grapevine (35-21), #1598 Richland (North Richland Hills) (24-16), #2038 MacArthur (Irving) (34-28), #3392 Pearce [J. J.] (Richardson) (35-31), #6316 Irving (49-14), #6476 North Crowley (Fort Worth) (38-20)
2010 Losses: #17 Trinity (Euless) (56-7), #241 Heritage (Colleyville) (40-13), #607 Duncanville (31-24), #1039 Bell [L. D.] (Hurst) (43-14), #6347 Haltom (Haltom City) (28-27)
2010 Opponents W-L: 61-61
Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2011 Schedule: 8/25 at North Crowley (Fort Worth), 9/2 Pearce [J. J.] (Richardson), 9/9 Heritage (Colleyville), 9/16 at Bell [L. D.] (Hurst), 9/22 Haltom (Haltom City), 10/7 at Grapevine, 10/14 Trinity (Euless), 10/21 at MacArthur (Irving), 10/28 Richland (North Richland Hills), 11/4 at Irving
Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Trinity (Euless) (56.6), Heritage (Colleyville) (44.5), Grapevine (34.4)
Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: North Crowley (Fort Worth) (3.2), Haltom (Haltom City) (6.1), Irving (6.8)
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 24.4 (29.8 overall)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 24.8
2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: +0.4
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #159
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #903
2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-6
2011 Projected League Finish: 7th
2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%
Opener: 8/25 at North Crowley (Fort Worth) [projection: 35-20 win]