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GENERAL
Nickname: Black Cats
Colors: Royal Blue/Gold
Coach: Dan Burk
League: 4A Region III District 23
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #150

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 1
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Larry Cunningham 6'5" 190 WR 4.60
Jadon Morales 6'0" 205 LB 4.70
Alex MacLennan 6'2" 250 OL/DL 4.90

D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Derek Brown 6'3" 215 Senior ATH 4.5 [Rice]
John De La Rosa 6'6" 295 Senior OL [UTEP]

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Passing Game, New Coaches/System
Team Weaknesses: Young Defense, Recent Success

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 14.1
2011 National Rank: #4562
2011 State Rank: #473
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -4
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.1
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2012 Starting Power Rating: 7
2012 National Rank: #5924
2012 State Rank: #620
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 18.4
Dynasty National Rank: #2512
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 11.4
Dynasty Record: 45-51 (24-25 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 3-7
2011 League Record/Finish: 1-5 (6th)
2011 Points For Average: 17.4
2011 Points Against Average: 23.8
2011 Differential: -6.4
2011 Wins: #5551 Yates [Jack] (Houston) (12-6), #6164 Brazosport (Freeport) (40-37), #9552 Victoria West (Victoria) (12-7)
2011 Losses: #382 Angleton (28-7), #809 Columbia (West Columbia) (14-9), #850 Terry [B. F.] (Rosenberg) (45-7), #1427 El Campo (38-32), #2313 Sweeny (30-28), #2875 Lamar Consolidated (Rosenberg) (14-10), #3739 Foster (Richmond) (19-17)
2011 Opponents W-L: 66-48
Recent League Championships: 2004 (tied for 1st; 4A Region III District 24), 2003 (4A Region III District 24)
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/31 vs Sweeny, 9/14 El Campo, 9/21 at Victoria West (Victoria), 9/28 at Brazosport (Freeport), 10/5 Columbia (West Columbia), 10/12 Foster (Richmond), 10/18 at Terry [B. F.] (Rosenberg), 10/26 Angleton, 11/3 at Lamar Consolidated (Rosenberg), 11/9 George Ranch (Richmond)
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Terry [B. F.] (Rosenberg) (48.3), Angleton (46), Columbia (West Columbia) (35.7)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: George Ranch (Richmond) (-22.7), Victoria West (Victoria) (-6.2), Brazosport (Freeport) (4.6)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 23.2
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 20.3
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: -2.9
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #251
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1597
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-7
2012 Projected League Finish: 5th
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%