Weslaco (TX)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Panthers Colors: Purple/White Coach: Tony Villarreal League: 5A Region IV District 32 Playoff Division: 5A Playoff Division Rank: #143 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 8 Returning Defensive Starters: 7 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Jose Montiel 6'1" 215 Senior DE 4.90 Ernest Tafolla 6'0" 205 Senior LB 4.90 Jose Estevanes 5'10" 160 Junior DB 4.80 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Returning Starters, Recent Success, Defensive Nucleus Team Weaknesses: Inexperience At Some Spots RATINGS 2010 Final Power Rating: 15.6 2010 National Rank: #4143 2010 State Rank: #442 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4 2011 Starting Power Rating: 15.7 2011 National Rank: #3731 2011 State Rank: #404 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 9.4 Dynasty National Rank: #5257 2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 7.7 Dynasty Record: 39-20 (25-10 in league) HISTORICAL 2010 Overall Record: 10-2 2010 League Record/Finish: 7-0 (1st) 2010 Points For Average: 42.7 2010 Points Against Average: 17.4 2010 Differential: +25.3 2010 Wins: #5080 Pharr-San Juan-Alamo (San Juan) (35-22), #7509 Los Fresnos (21-14), #7555 Mercedes (42-6), #8655 Pace [James] (Brownsville) (42-7), #9178 San Benito (41-21), #9929 Harlingen South (Harlingen) (63-28), #10357 Rivera (Brownsville) (64-14), #11796 Porter [Gladys] (Brownsville) (53-6), #12286 Lopez (Brownsville) (42-6), #13120 Hanna (Brownsville) (49-0) 2010 Losses: #3344 Alexander [John B.] (Laredo) (28-26), #4158 Alice (57-34) 2010 Opponents W-L: 55-74 Recent League Championships: 2010 Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: 2 Streak List: 8/26/11 Mercedes (16-3), 9/2/11 Alice (28-14) SCHEDULE 2011 Schedule: 8/26 at Mercedes, 9/2 at Alice, 9/9 Harlingen South (Harlingen), 9/23 Los Fresnos, 10/1 at Porter [Gladys] (Brownsville), 10/7 at Lopez (Brownsville), 10/14 San Benito, 10/20 at Hanna (Brownsville), 10/27 Rivera (Brownsville), 11/5 at Pace [James] (Brownsville) Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Alice (10), Mercedes (-1), Los Fresnos (-1.3) Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Hanna (Brownsville) (-25.6), Lopez (Brownsville) (-21.9), Rivera (Brownsville) (-16.8) 2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -7.6 (0 overall) 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -8.7 2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: -1.1 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #1014 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #11297 2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 10-0 2011 Projected League Finish: 1st 2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 61% Opener: 8/26 at Mercedes [projection: 31-14 win]