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GENERAL
Nickname: Wranglers
Colors: Orange/White
Coach: Mike Overton
League: 4A Region II District 15
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #18

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 3
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Cranston Jones 5'9" 170 Senior DB
Courtland Smith 5'10" 180 Senior RB
Markeith Thomas 5'11" 255 DL

D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Trevone Boykin 6'0" 185 Senior QB 4.5 [TCU]
Gary Owens 5'9" 165 Senior WR [Tulsa]
Quarmine Thomas 5'9" 160 Senior CB 4.50

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: RB/WR Combination, LB Core, DB
Team Weaknesses: Young QB, Depth On Defense, Inexperienced Kicking Game

RATINGS
2010 Final Power Rating: 45.8
2010 National Rank: #345
2010 State Rank: #48
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.5
Senior D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.3
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3
2011 Starting Power Rating: 38.7
2011 National Rank: #562
2011 State Rank: #76
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 34.2
Dynasty National Rank: #594
2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 5.8
Dynasty Record: 41-19 (27-7 in league)

HISTORICAL
2010 Overall Record: 10-3
2010 League Record/Finish: 6-2 (tied for 1st)
2010 Points For Average: 40
2010 Points Against Average: 33.7
2010 Differential: +6.3
2010 Wins: #200 Poteet [Dr. Ralph H.] (Mesquite) (28-20), #271 Wylie (24-22), #640 Sherman (55-34), #963 Corsicana (41-37), #1061 Red Oak (56-45), #1434 Waxahachie (63-56), #1621 Hendrickson (Pflugerville) (48-39), #2021 Terrell (45-20), #2466 Rockwall (32-28), #4456 Ennis (41-21)
2010 Losses: #271 Wylie (38-31), #1333 Lancaster (42-21), #3347 Forney (36-35)
2010 Opponents W-L: 89-62
Recent League Championships: 2010 (tied for 1st), 2009 (tied for 1st), 2008 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2011 Schedule: 8/25 at Rockwall-Heath (Rockwall), 9/2 at Wylie, 9/9 Corsicana, 9/23 at Lancaster, 9/30 Ennis, 10/7 at Poteet [Dr. Ralph H.] (Mesquite), 10/13 Waxahachie, 10/21 at Terrell, 10/28 Red Oak, 11/4 at Forney
Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Poteet [Dr. Ralph H.] (Mesquite) (48.7), Wylie (48.5), Corsicana (33.8)
Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Ennis (9.7), Forney (12.5), Rockwall-Heath (Rockwall) (24.7)
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 27.3 (34.7 overall)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 29.6
2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: +2.3
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #60
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #369
2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3
2011 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 1%
Opener: 8/25 at Rockwall-Heath (Rockwall) [projection: 44-31 win]