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GENERAL
Nickname: Bearcats
Colors: Orange/Black
Coach: Tim Buchanan
League: 4A Region I District 7 (moving from 4A Region I District 5)
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #3

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 2
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2011 JV Record: 10-0
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Gunner Johnson 6'0" 200 Senior LB 4.70
Shea Wood 5'10" 165 Senior FS 4.64
Jordan Mittie 6'2" 205 Junior LB 4.90

D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Johnathan Gray 5'11" 195 Senior RB 4.47 [Texas]
Michal Wilson 6'6" 250 Senior OL 5.2 [Oklahoma State]
Hayden Lambert 6'5" 265 Senior OL

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Winning Tradition, LB
Team Weaknesses: Graduated Key Players, Young At Skill Positions

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 64.5
2011 National Rank: #25
2011 State Rank: #5
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -6.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -8.7
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2012 Starting Power Rating: 49.3
2012 National Rank: #203
2012 State Rank: #32
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 44.9
Dynasty National Rank: #73
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 4.4
Dynasty Record: 108-23 (51-8 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 14-2
2011 League Record/Finish: 7-0 (1st)
2011 Points For Average: 55.3
2011 Points Against Average: 22.1
2011 Differential: +33.2
2011 Wins: #159 Manvel (49-28), #283 Stephenville (33-0), #290 Corsicana (68-28), #711 Summit (Arlington) (59-23), #1064 Randall (Amarillo) (42-14), #2292 Boswell (Fort Worth) (73-30), #2613 Nelson [Byron] (Trophy Club) (50-7), #2877 Birdville (North Richland Hills) (67-42), #3793 Brewer (Fort Worth) (59-14), #4878 Weatherford (50-7), #5329 Azle (49-3), #6451 Timber Creek (Fort Worth) (62-17), #6465 Dunbar [Paul Laurence] (Fort Worth) (59-10), #7978 Springtown (83-21)
2011 Losses: #6 Lake Travis (Austin) (62-35), #283 Stephenville (48-47)
2011 Opponents W-L: 132-64
Recent State Championships: 2011 (4A-II), 2010 (4A-II), 2009 (4A-II)
Recent League Championships: 2011 (4A Region I District 5), 2010 (4A Region I District 5), 2009 (4A Region I District 6), 2008 (4A Region I District 6), 2006 (tied for 1st; 4A Region I District 8)
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: 13
Streak List: 9/22/11 Timber Creek (Fort Worth) (62-17), 9/30/11 Springtown (83-21), 10/7/11 Nelson [Byron] (Trophy Club) (50-7), 10/14/11 Boswell (Fort Worth) (73-30), 10/21/11 Azle (49-3), 10/28/11 Birdville (North Richland Hills) (67-42), 11/4/11 Brewer (Fort Worth) (59-14), 11/10/11 Dunbar [Paul Laurence] (Fort Worth) (59-10), 11/18/11 Summit (Arlington) (59-23), 11/25/11 Randall (Amarillo) (42-14), 12/3/11 Stephenville (33-0), 12/9/11 Corsicana (68-28), 12/17/11 Manvel (49-28)

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/31 vs Highland Park (Dallas), 9/7 at Stephenville, 9/14 Prepa Tech (Monterrey, Mexico), 9/28 Arlington Heights (Fort Worth), 10/4 at South Hills (Fort Worth), 10/12 Wyatt [O. D.] (Fort Worth), 10/18 at Western Hills (Fort Worth), 10/26 Southwest (Fort Worth), 11/2 at Granbury, 11/9 Trimble Tech (Fort Worth)
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Stephenville (53.1), Highland Park (Dallas) (33.5), Southwest (Fort Worth) (31.4)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Western Hills (Fort Worth) (-10.1), Trimble Tech (Fort Worth) (-2.9), South Hills (Fort Worth) (-1.3)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 20 (32.7 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 14.5
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: -5.5
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #424
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2925
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1
2012 Projected League Finish: 1st
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 20%