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GENERAL
Nickname: Yellowjackets
Colors: Black/Gold
Coach: Ray Zepeda
League: 4A Region III District 24 (moving from 4A Region III District 19)
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #179

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 3
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Darrow Adams 6'1" 195 QB 4.90
Matthew Jones 5'9" 175 SS
Anthoula Kelly 5'9" 150 ATH 4.50

D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Tyrone Taylor 6'4" 225 Senior DE 4.80 [Texas A&M]
Terrence Crowder 5'10" 210 Senior RB 4.5 [Colorado]

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Returning Defensive Starters, QB
Team Weaknesses: Recent Success, Young At Some Positions

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 0.7
2011 National Rank: #7773
2011 State Rank: #723
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: 0
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.2
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.8
2012 Starting Power Rating: -2.5
2012 National Rank: #8594
2012 State Rank: #812
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 5
Dynasty National Rank: #6484
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 7.5
Dynasty Record: 53-38 (27-30 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 3-7
2011 League Record/Finish: 1-6 (8th)
2011 Points For Average: 19.1
2011 Points Against Average: 36.7
2011 Differential: -17.6
2011 Wins: #5548 Sharpstown (Houston) (28-14), #6235 King [C. E.] (Houston) (45-38), #8404 Rayburn [Sam] (Pasadena) (33-26)
2011 Losses: #1170 Dayton (37-13), #1274 Barbers Hill (Mt. Belvieu) (47-7), #2294 Crosby (42-14), #3723 Goose Creek Memorial (Baytown) (45-13), #4487 Lee [Robert E.] (Baytown) (35-0), #5176 North Forest (Houston) (55-17), #7055 Magnolia (28-21)
2011 Opponents W-L: 55-53
Recent League Championships: 2004 (4A Region III District 19)
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/31 at Magnolia, 9/7 Tomball Memorial (Tomball), 9/14 at Hargrave [Willie J.] (Huffman), 9/28 Friendswood, 10/5 at Ball (Galveston), 10/11 Lee [Robert E.] (Baytown), 10/19 Santa Fe, 10/26 at Texas City, 11/2 Goose Creek Memorial (Baytown), 11/9 at Dawson [Glenda] (Pearland)
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Dawson [Glenda] (Pearland) (46.2), Hargrave [Willie J.] (Huffman) (32.4), Goose Creek Memorial (Baytown) (23.4)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Ball (Galveston) (-9.8), Santa Fe (1.5), Magnolia (4.4)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 15.6
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 14.2
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: -1.4
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #435
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3008
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 2-8
2012 Projected League Finish: 7th
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%