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GENERAL
Nickname: Wildcats
Colors: Blue/Gold
Coach: Larry Minter
League: 1A-1 Region III District 9
Playoff Division: 1A-1
Playoff Division Rank: #22

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Taurus Keppard FS
Joshua Jackson WR
Dillon Branson LB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience, LB Core
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience At QB

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 7.1
2011 National Rank: #6152
2011 State Rank: #606
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: 0
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.4
2012 Starting Power Rating: 7.1
2012 National Rank: #5904
2012 State Rank: #616
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 2.5
Dynasty National Rank: #7323
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 4.6
Dynasty Record: 69-41 (32-17 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 9-4
2011 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (2nd)
2011 Points For Average: 32.3
2011 Points Against Average: 20.8
2011 Differential: +11.5
2011 Wins: #8158 Como-Pickton (Como) (40-33), #8345 Normangee (30-8), #9857 Grapeland (25-24), #9883 Maud (47-24), #9911 Bowie [James] (Simms) (43-12), #10627 Union Grove (Gladewater) (46-30), #10964 Boles (Quinlan) (51-10), #11342 Overton (58-16), #13777 Hawkins (56-0)
2011 Losses: #1366 Garrison (37-6), #5169 Carlisle (Price) (43-6), #7665 Harleton (14-0), #8072 Waskom (19-12)
2011 Opponents W-L: 72-68
Recent League Championships: 2010 (tied for 1st; 1A-1 Region II District 9), 2004 (tied for 1st; A Region III District 19), 2003 (2A Region III District 19)
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/31 at Hawkins, 9/7 Winona, 9/14 at West Rusk (New London), 9/21 Union Grove (Gladewater), 9/28 at Maud, 10/12 at Beckville, 10/19 Joaquin, 10/26 at Harleton, 11/2 Carlisle (Price), 11/9 at Timpson
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Carlisle (Price) (10.3), Joaquin (6.5), West Rusk (New London) (5)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Hawkins (-34.2), Winona (-22.2), Timpson (-21.7)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -6.4 (-1.4 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -9.5
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: -3.1
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #1036
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #10419
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2
2012 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 8%