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GENERAL
Nickname: Bears
Colors: Orange/Black
Coach: Brandon Easterly
League: 2A-2 Region III District 9 (moving from 2A-2 Region II District 7)
Playoff Division: 2A-2
Playoff Division Rank: #20

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

TOP PLAYERS
Shaquille Wherry RB
Jerry Dale Clark LB
Cade Palmore OL

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Recent Success, RB
Team Weaknesses: Graduated Many Starters, Young At Some Key Positions

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 23
2011 National Rank: #2717
2011 State Rank: #305
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -6.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.6
2012 Starting Power Rating: 16.5
2012 National Rank: #3676
2012 State Rank: #403
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 8
Dynasty National Rank: #5484
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 8.5
Dynasty Record: 55-45 (33-22 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 9-2
2011 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st)
2011 Points For Average: 36
2011 Points Against Average: 10.7
2011 Differential: +25.3
2011 Wins: #2907 Pewitt [Paul H.] (Omaha) (26-13), #3926 Hughes Springs (34-7), #4970 Hooks (41-14), #5826 Cooper (21-7), #7887 Prairiland (Pattonville) (35-0), #8158 Como-Pickton (Como) (43-0), #10730 Rivercrest (Bogata) (55-0), #11421 Chisum (Paris) (54-0), #12463 Queen City (54-0)
2011 Losses: #743 New Boston (48-6), #4043 Lone Oak (29-27)
2011 Opponents W-L: 55-67
Recent League Championships: 2011 (2A-2 Region II District 7), 2007 (tied for 1st; 2A Region II District 15), 2006 (2A Region II District 15)
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/31 New Boston, 9/7 at Queen City, 9/14 at Hooks, 9/28 at Pewitt [Paul H.] (Omaha), 10/5 Linden-Kildare (Linden), 10/12 at Elysian Fields, 10/19 at Ore City, 10/26 Waskom, 11/2 at Hughes Springs, 11/9 New Diana (Diana)
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: New Boston (42.2), Hughes Springs (19.9), Elysian Fields (19.9)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Queen City (-15.5), New Diana (Diana) (-5.9), Ore City (-0.7)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 3.3 (7 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 9.9
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +6.6
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #554
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4195
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2012 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%