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GENERAL
Nickname: Wolves
Colors: Royal Blue/Black/Silver
Coach: Mark Byrd
League: 5A Region III District 20
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #160

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 8
2010 JV Record: 5-5
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Germain Ifedi 6'6" 330 Senior OL [Missouri]
Deante Gray 5'10" 170 Senior WR [Stanford]
Benjamin Catalon 5'10" 190 Senior RB [TCU]

D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Jamarcus Williams 6'4" 175 Senior WR 4.5

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Returning Lettermen, Experience, Defensive Front
Team Weaknesses: QB, OLBs

RATINGS
2010 Final Power Rating: -1.2
2010 National Rank: #8421
2010 State Rank: #772
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +7.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +6.6
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3
2011 Starting Power Rating: 11.6
2011 National Rank: #4669
2011 State Rank: #488
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 14.6
Dynasty National Rank: #3826
2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 1.7
Dynasty Record: 30-23 [31-22 on the field] (22-9 in league)

HISTORICAL
2010 Overall Record: 2-8
2010 League Record/Finish: 2-5 (6th)
2010 Points For Average: 25.6
2010 Points Against Average: 32.9
2010 Differential: -7.3
2010 Wins: #12751 Milby [Charles H.] (Houston) (62-28), #13945 Houston Math Science & Tech [Sam] (Houston) (51-0)
2010 Losses: #1038 El Campo (47-26), #1459 Lamar (Houston) (63-12), #2357 Deer Park (35-28), #2439 Taylor [James E.] (Katy) (37-14), #4180 Madison [James] (Houston) (15-7), #4603 Bellaire (24-13), #4956 Chavez [Cesar] (Houston) (54-19), #6791 Westbury (Houston) (26-24)
2010 Opponents W-L: 56-51
Recent League Championships: 2009, 2008 (tied for 1st), 2006, 2004 (5A Region III District 21)
Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: 2
Streak List: 11/4/10 Milby [Charles H.] (Houston) (62-28), 9/2/11 El Campo (46-14)

SCHEDULE
2011 Schedule: 9/2 at El Campo, 9/10 Taylor [James E.] (Katy), 9/16 at Deer Park, 9/24 Westbury (Houston), 10/1 at Lamar (Houston), 10/7 at Madison [James] (Houston), 10/15 at Houston Math Science & Tech [Sam] (Houston), 10/21 Chavez [Cesar] (Houston), 10/29 Bellaire, 11/3 Milby [Charles H.] (Houston)
Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: El Campo (33.2), Deer Park (26.3), Lamar (Houston) (22)
Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Houston Math Science & Tech [Sam] (Houston) (-25.1), Milby [Charles H.] (Houston) (-16.1), Madison [James] (Houston) (9.2)
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 10.3
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 11.4
2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1.1
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #516
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4032
2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-6
2011 Projected League Finish: 4th
2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%
Opener: 9/2 at El Campo [projection: 40-17 loss]