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GENERAL
Nickname: Tornadoes
Colors: Purple/Gold
Coach: Tony Valastro
League: 4A Region III District 24
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #202

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 3
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Ario Holman 5'10" 205 LB 4.60
Joseph Caligone 6'1" 190 DB 4.50
Derrick Decker 6'0" 270 DL 4.90

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Defensive Nucleus, OL
Team Weaknesses: Recent Success, Young At Some Key Positions

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: -1.8
2011 National Rank: #8494
2011 State Rank: #791
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -8
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2012 Starting Power Rating: -9.8
2012 National Rank: #10298
2012 State Rank: #922
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 12
Dynasty National Rank: #4167
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 21.8
Dynasty Record: 29-62 [37-54 on the field] (16-38 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 0-10
2011 League Record/Finish: 0-6 (7th)
2011 Points For Average: 9.8
2011 Points Against Average: 34.9
2011 Differential: -25.1
2011 Wins: none
2011 Losses: #159 Manvel (55-0), #381 Dawson [Glenda] (Pearland) (66-0), #494 La Marque (38-16), #2750 Friendswood (47-21), #2875 Lamar Consolidated (Rosenberg) (14-7), #3321 Texas City (38-20), #4176 Atascocita (Humble) (14-0), #4800 Beaumont Central (Beaumont) (38-21), #6299 Santa Fe (14-0), #8289 Wheatley [Phillis] (Houston) (25-13)
2011 Opponents W-L: 64-55
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/31 at La Marque, 9/14 KIPP Sunnyside (Houston), 9/21 MacArthur (Houston), 9/28 at Lee [Robert E.] (Baytown), 10/5 Galena Park, 10/12 at Santa Fe, 10/19 Texas City, 10/26 at Goose Creek Memorial (Baytown), 11/2 Dawson [Glenda] (Pearland), 11/9 at Friendswood
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Dawson [Glenda] (Pearland) (46.2), La Marque (38.2), Goose Creek Memorial (Baytown) (23.4)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: MacArthur (Houston) (-4.3), Galena Park (-2.5), Santa Fe (1.5)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 24.2
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 14.7
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: -9.5
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #415
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2873
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 1-9
2012 Projected League Finish: 8th
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%