GENERAL
Nickname: Hornets
Colors: Maroon/White
Coach: Paul Essary
League: 3A Region II District 15 (moving from 3A Region III District 17)
Playoff Division: 3A
Playoff Division Rank: #81
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
TOP PLAYERS
Anthony Sanders 5'11" 185 QB 4.70
Javonte Johnson 6'0" 170 WR 4.90
Chris Jefferson 6'2" 200 DB 4.50
D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Kendall Sanders 6'0" 175 Senior ATH 4.39 [Texas]
Cameron Bailey 6'3" 310 Senior OL 5.00
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: QB, Kicking Game
Team Weaknesses: Young At Skill Positions, Depth
RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 22.8
2011 National Rank: #2754
2011 State Rank: #308
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -5.9
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2012 Starting Power Rating: 15.9
2012 National Rank: #3794
2012 State Rank: #416
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 8.6
Dynasty National Rank: #5270
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 7.3
Dynasty Record: 37-59 (16-27 in league)
HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 5-5
2011 League Record/Finish: 1-3 (tied for 4th)
2011 Points For Average: 32.2
2011 Points Against Average: 24.5
2011 Differential: +7.7
2011 Wins: #3145 Bullard (42-21), #3837 Spring Hill (Longview) (38-14), #4428 Wills Point (34-0), #8331 Diboll (44-12), #12824 Huntington (70-0)
2011 Losses: #79 Chapel Hill (Tyler) (64-7), #851 Nolan Catholic (Fort Worth) (36-34), #2814 Palestine (28-20), #5108 Rusk (38-3), #7821 Brownsboro (32-30)
2011 Opponents W-L: 61-55
Recent League Championships: 2007 (tied for 1st; 3A Region II District 14)
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none
SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/31 at Kaufman, 9/7 Spring Hill (Longview), 9/14 at Gladewater, 9/21 Rusk, 9/28 at Palestine, 10/12 Canton, 10/19 Van, 10/26 at Mabank, 11/2 Mineola, 11/9 at Brownsboro
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Van (37.7), Mineola (29.1), Palestine (28.9)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Brownsboro (-1.4), Mabank (1.3), Kaufman (10.7)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 15.8
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 18
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +2.2
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #313
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2048
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5
2012 Projected League Finish: 4th
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%