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GENERAL
Nickname: Lions
Colors: Navy/Gold
Coach: Bart Epperson
League: Freelance (moving from Southwest Prep I)
Playoff Division: none

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Ardis Graham WR
Will Perkins LB
Cameron Kline WR

D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Ty Montgomery 6'1" 195 Senior WR 4.60 [Stanford]

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: WRs
Team Weaknesses: Recent Success, Defense

RATINGS
2010 Final Power Rating: 13
2010 National Rank: #4761
2010 State Rank: #491
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.7
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -0.1
2011 Starting Power Rating: 8.2
2011 National Rank: #5456
2011 State Rank: #553
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 21.4
Dynasty National Rank: #2305
2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 13.1
Dynasty Record: 26-21 (18-12 in league)

HISTORICAL
2010 Overall Record: 3-6
2010 League Record/Finish: 2-4 (5th)
2010 Points For Average: 23
2010 Points Against Average: 32.8
2010 Differential: -9.8
2010 Wins: #5544 Casady (Oklahoma City, OK) (21-14), #6311 Episcopal (Dallas) (38-27), #9300 Greenhill (Addison) (41-7)
2010 Losses: #411 Kinkaid (Houston) (58-10), #491 Holland Hall (Tulsa, OK) (48-20), #1414 St. John's (Houston) (42-14), #1599 Fort Worth Country Day (Fort Worth) (42-26), #2764 Episcopal (Bellaire) (13-11), #4247 Bishop Dunne (Dallas) (44-26)
2010 Opponents W-L: 55-37
Recent State Championships: 2008 (Southwest Prep I), 2007 (Southwest Prep I), 2004 (Southwestern Prep I)
Recent League Championships: 2007 (Southwest Prep I), 2004 (Southwest Preparatory I South), 2003 (tied for 1st; Southwest Preparatory I North)
Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: 2
Streak List: 10/29/10 Greenhill (Addison) (41-7), 9/2/11 Bishop Dunne (Dallas) (42-21)

SCHEDULE
2011 Schedule: 9/2 Bishop Dunne (Dallas), 9/9 at Fort Worth Country Day (Fort Worth), 9/16 at Episcopal (Bellaire), 9/23 St. John's (Houston), 9/30 at Holland Hall (Tulsa, OK), 10/6 Casady (Oklahoma City, OK), 10/14 Episcopal (Dallas), 10/21 Kinkaid (Houston), 10/28 at Greenhill (Addison)
Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Kinkaid (Houston) (53.8), Holland Hall (Tulsa, OK) (40.7), Episcopal (Bellaire) (25)
Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Greenhill (Addison) (0.7), Episcopal (Dallas) (6), Casady (Oklahoma City, OK) (9.6)
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 21.9
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 22.4
2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: +0.5
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #208
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1252
2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 2-7
2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%
Opener: 9/2 Bishop Dunne (Dallas) [projection: 35-22 loss]