| Taft (TX) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Greyhounds Colors: Forest Green/White Coach: Pete Guajardo League: 2A-1 Region IV District 16 (moving from 2A-1 Region II District 16) Playoff Division: 2A-1 Playoff Division Rank: #74 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 6 Returning Defensive Starters: 7 Top Running Back Returning: yes Top OL Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Eli Saldivar 5'10" 180 Senior RB Jonathan Acosta 6'0" 175 Junior QB Jonathan Cantu 5'10" 185 Junior RB STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: RB, Recent Success Team Weaknesses: Inexperience On OL RATINGS 2010 Final Power Rating: -2.1 2010 National Rank: #8615 2010 State Rank: #786 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2 2011 Starting Power Rating: -0.1 2011 National Rank: #8035 2011 State Rank: #744 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): -6.5 Dynasty National Rank: #10058 2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 6.4 Dynasty Record: 27-25 (15-12 in league) HISTORICAL 2010 Overall Record: 7-4 2010 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (tied for 1st) 2010 Points For Average: 23.7 2010 Points Against Average: 14.3 2010 Differential: +9.4 2010 Wins: #9849 Santa Rosa (21-7), #9893 Banquete (22-14), #10842 Odem (37-0), #11301 John Paul II (Corpus Christi) (32-26), #11623 Orange Grove (27-6), #13700 Bishop (41-20), #14089 Falfurrias (47-0) 2010 Losses: #3340 Industrial (Vanderbilt) (13-2), #7596 San Diego (26-14), #8408 St. Joseph (Victoria) (18-0), #9345 Skidmore-Tynan (Skidmore) (27-18) 2010 Opponents W-L: 52-69 Recent League Championships: 2010 (tied for 1st; 2A-1 Region II District 16) Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: 1 Streak List: 9/16/11 St. Joseph (Victoria) (32-7) SCHEDULE 2011 Schedule: 8/26 John Paul II (Corpus Christi), 9/2 at Banquete, 9/9 at Skidmore-Tynan (Skidmore), 9/16 St. Joseph (Victoria), 9/23 at Orange Grove, 10/7 Santa Rosa, 10/14 at Falfurrias, 10/21 Bishop, 10/28 Odem, 11/4 at San Diego Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Skidmore-Tynan (Skidmore) (4), San Diego (3.8), Santa Rosa (-1.4) Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Falfurrias (-37.2), Bishop (-33.4), Orange Grove (-15.7) 2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -16.5 (-7.2 overall) 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -10.8 2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: +5.7 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #1053 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #11865 2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3 2011 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 1% Opener: 8/26 John Paul II (Corpus Christi) [projection: 28-14 win] |