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GENERAL
Nickname: Eagles
Colors: Green/Gold
Coach: Claude Mathis
League: 5A Region I District 7 (moving from 5A Region II District 11)
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #14

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 2
2011 JV Record: 9-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Dontre' Wilson 5'11" 180 RB 4.30 [Oregon]
Taylor Young 5'10" 225 LB 4.60
Sergio Phillips 6'3" 295 OL 5.20 [San Diego State]

ADDITIONAL SENIOR D1 PROSPECTS
Myron Turner 6'0" 175 Senior DB 4.40 [Washington State]
Rickey Daniels 5'8" 155 Senior WR
Taylor Lewis 6'0" 185 Senior CB 4.49 [Kansas]
Brandon McDowell 5'9" 170 Senior WR

D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Curtis Riser 6'5" 300 Senior OL 5.20 [Texas]
Bryson Echols 5'10" 170 Senior DB 4.50 [Texas]
Jalen Mills 6'0" 180 Senior DB 4.50 [LSU]
Michael Richardson 6'2" 220 Senior DE 4.80 [Texas A&M]
Alex Lyons 6'0" 215 Senior LB 4.80 [Rice]
Tony Cook 6'4" 185 Senior WR 4.50 [ULM]
Ridge Jones 5'11" 165 Senior WR 4.32 [New Mexico]
Devin Rushing 5'9" 170 Senior RB 4.6 [Air Force]

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Leadership, Speed, Discipline
Team Weaknesses: Experience On Defense, Depth, P

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 56.9
2011 National Rank: #98
2011 State Rank: #13
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2012 Starting Power Rating: 54.4
2012 National Rank: #109
2012 State Rank: #19
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 42
Dynasty National Rank: #125
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 12.4
Dynasty Record: 78-32 (42-12 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 10-2
2011 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (2nd)
2011 Points For Average: 46.2
2011 Points Against Average: 17.4
2011 Differential: +28.8
2011 Wins: #317 Cedar Hill (45-13), #586 Mesquite (41-16), #613 Leander (43-3), #941 Horn [Dr. John] (Mesquite) (59-53), #1344 North Mesquite (Mesquite) (28-17), #1368 A&M Consolidated (College Station) (54-10), #2826 Lee [Robert E.] (Tyler) (66-13), #3055 Stony Point (Round Rock) (42-7), #3136 Douglass [Frederick A.] (Oklahoma City, OK) (63-0), #4947 Tulsa NOAH HomeSchool (Tulsa, OK) (61-13)
2011 Losses: #24 Skyline (Dallas) (41-31), #88 Longview (23-21)
2011 Opponents W-L: 78-59
Recent League Championships: 2010 (tied for 1st; 5A Region II District 11), 2009 (tied for 1st; 5A Region II District 11), 2008 (5A Region II District 11), 2007 (tied for 1st; 5A Region I District 8), 2004 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/31 at Martin [James] (Arlington), 9/8 vs Jenks (OK), 9/15 vs Trinity (Euless), 9/21 Cedar Hill, 9/28 South Grand Prairie (Grand Prairie), 10/12 at Mansfield Timberview (Arlington), 10/19 Midlothian, 10/26 at Duncanville, 11/2 Grand Prairie, 11/8 at Mansfield
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Mansfield Timberview (Arlington) (64.7), Mansfield (60), Cedar Hill (55)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Grand Prairie (3), Midlothian (23.7), South Grand Prairie (Grand Prairie) (26.7)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 32.7 (38.2 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 41.8
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +9.1
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #3
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #39
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3
2012 Projected League Finish: 4th
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%