Alief Taylor (Houston, TX)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Lions
Colors: Red/White
Coach: J.D. Jordan
League: 5A Region III District 18
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #57

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2011 JV Record: 7-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Torrodney Prevot 6'4" 210 Senior DE/OLB 4.50 [USC]
Ogbonnia Okoronkwo 6'2" 225 Senior DT/DE 4.60 [Oklahoma State]
Keenen Brown 6'3" 190 Junior WR 4.50

ADDITIONAL SENIOR D1 PROSPECTS
Trevorris Johnson 5'11" 205 Senior RB 4.51 [TCU]
Jonathan Wiggins 6'3" 200 Senior DB 4.5 [Texas A&M]

D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Greg Allen 6'0" 170 Senior DB 4.60 [Kansas]

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Speed, Quickness, Athleticism
Team Weaknesses: Size

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 24.6
2011 National Rank: #2466
2011 State Rank: #282
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +9.4
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2012 Starting Power Rating: 36.5
2012 National Rank: #823
2012 State Rank: #116
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 18.6
Dynasty National Rank: #2473
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 17.9
Dynasty Record: 58-40 (33-25 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 7-5
2011 League Record/Finish: 4-2 (tied for 2nd)
2011 Points For Average: 19.7
2011 Points Against Average: 18
2011 Differential: +1.7
2011 Wins: #2373 Langham Creek (Houston) (48-47), #3165 Alief Elsik (Houston) (9-0), #3641 Eisenhower [Dwight D.] (Houston) (26-14), #4535 Conroe (21-14), #5340 Dulles [John Foster] (Sugar Land) (46-13), #9241 Alief Hastings (Houston) (17-0), #9461 MacArthur (Houston) (42-14)
2011 Losses: #143 Katy (31-0), #694 Memorial (Houston) (27-7), #2801 Dobie [J. Frank] (Houston) (14-13), #3982 Nimitz [Chester W.] (Houston) (21-0), #4771 Aldine (Houston) (21-7)
2011 Opponents W-L: 63-69
Recent League Championships: 2010
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/31 Bellaire, 9/7 at Katy, 9/14 Hightower [L. V.] (Missouri City), 9/22 Angleton, 9/28 at Alief Elsik (Houston), 10/11 Nimitz [Chester W.] (Houston), 10/20 at Eisenhower [Dwight D.] (Houston), 10/27 Aldine (Houston), 11/3 at MacArthur (Houston), 11/9 Alief Hastings (Houston)
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Katy (56.1), Angleton (46), Hightower [L. V.] (Missouri City) (39.1)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Alief Hastings (Houston) (-6.4), MacArthur (Houston) (-4.3), Aldine (Houston) (12.5)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 12.2 (21.1 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 21.9
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +9.7
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #220
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1319
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3
2012 Projected League Finish: 1st
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%