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GENERAL
Nickname: Tigers
Colors: Orange/White
Coach: Barry Norton
League: 4A Region II District 13
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #65

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 3
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2010 JV Record: 10-0
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Jon Michael McGee 6'3" 260 Senior OL [Oklahoma]
Michael Stanley K

D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Edwin Hooper 6'3" 220 Senior DE 4.8 [Rice]
Kody Sutton 5'9" 185 Senior RB [Wyoming]

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Winning Tradition, OL, Kicking Game
Team Weaknesses: Young, Graduated Big Senior Class

RATINGS
2010 Final Power Rating: 32.2
2010 National Rank: #1348
2010 State Rank: #173
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -6.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3
2011 Starting Power Rating: 22.9
2011 National Rank: #2334
2011 State Rank: #274
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 41
Dynasty National Rank: #227
2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 16.8
Dynasty Record: 40-16-1 (22-6 in league)

HISTORICAL
2010 Overall Record: 6-5
2010 League Record/Finish: 4-2 (3rd)
2010 Points For Average: 34.3
2010 Points Against Average: 24.9
2010 Differential: +9.4
2010 Wins: #2609 Arkansas (Texarkana, AR) (44-20), #4421 Royse City (56-0), #5377 Vidor (47-41), #5861 Denison (27-20), #6421 Mt. Pleasant (45-14), #9744 Greenville (45-6)
2010 Losses: #21 Bentonville (AR) (30-7), #186 Tyler [John] (Tyler) (26-17), #587 Sulphur Springs (52-40), #640 Sherman (39-36), #686 Jacksonville (26-13)
2010 Opponents W-L: 66-61
Recent League Championships: 2006 (4A Region II District 11), 2005 (4A Region II District 12), 2004 (4A Region II District 12), 2003
Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: 1
Streak List: 9/2/11 Jacksonville (31-6)

SCHEDULE
2011 Schedule: 8/27 vs Vidor, 9/2 Jacksonville, 9/9 at Arkansas (Texarkana, AR), 9/16 Bentonville (AR), 9/23 at Royse City, 9/30 Denison, 10/7 at Sherman, 10/14 Greenville, 10/21 at Mt. Pleasant, 10/28 Sulphur Springs
Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Bentonville (AR) (63.3), Sherman (48.4), Sulphur Springs (46.4)
Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Greenville (-0.9), Mt. Pleasant (3), Denison (11.8)
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 20.4 (28.8 overall)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 26
2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: +5.6
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #131
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #738
2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5
2011 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%
Opener: 8/27 vs Vidor [projection: 27-14 win]