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GENERAL
Nickname: Owls
Colors: Black/Gold
Coach: Jeff Jordan
League: 5A Region II District 11 (moving from 5A Region II District 10)
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #81

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2011 JV Record: 8-1-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Ja'Taveon Green 5'8" 160 Senior WR/DB 4.47
Desmond Mapps 5'10" 170 Senior CB/WR 4.33
Erick Jackson 5'8" 210 Senior S/RB 4.56

ADDITIONAL SENIOR D1 PROSPECT
Nick Horton 6'3" 220 Senior LB 4.50 [SMU]

D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Damien Neroes 6'2" 230 Senior LB 4.70 [SMU]
Seth Russell 6'3" 195 Senior QB 4.45 [Baylor]
London Dial 6'2" 175 Senior DB 4.50
Josh Lambert 5'10" 170 Senior K [West Virginia]

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Skill Position Talent, Speed, Winning Tradition
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience At QB, Young LBs

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 41.6
2011 National Rank: #609
2011 State Rank: #77
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -5.5
2012 Starting Power Rating: 31.1
2012 National Rank: #1342
2012 State Rank: #181
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 38.2
Dynasty National Rank: #228
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 7.1
Dynasty Record: 77-31 (48-11 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 9-3
2011 League Record/Finish: 7-0 (1st)
2011 Points For Average: 34.7
2011 Points Against Average: 13.4
2011 Differential: +21.3
2011 Wins: #812 Rowlett (31-21), #873 Boyd (McKinney) (31-10), #1126 Sachse (41-19), #1452 Berkner [L. V.] (Richardson) (24-7), #2491 South Garland (Garland) (49-0), #2808 Lake Highlands (Dallas) (27-14), #4325 Naaman Forest (Garland) (47-17), #4904 Lakeview Centennial (Garland) (51-0), #8559 North Garland (Garland) (56-0)
2011 Losses: #369 Guyer [John H.] (Denton) (24-21), #586 Mesquite (24-21), #606 Duncanville (25-17)
2011 Opponents W-L: 65-69
Recent League Championships: 2011 (5A Region II District 10), 2009 (5A Region II District 10), 2008 (tied for 1st; 5A Region II District 10), 2005, 2003 (tied for 1st; 5A Region II District 12)
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/30 at Plano East (Plano), 9/6 at Horn [Dr. John] (Mesquite), 9/14 Boyd (McKinney), 9/21 at Coppell, 9/27 Lakeview Centennial (Garland), 10/5 at Rowlett, 10/19 Sachse, 10/26 at South Garland (Garland), 11/2 Naaman Forest (Garland), 11/9 at North Garland (Garland)
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Horn [Dr. John] (Mesquite) (40.6), Boyd (McKinney) (40.1), Plano East (Plano) (37)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: North Garland (Garland) (-9.6), Naaman Forest (Garland) (14.7), Lakeview Centennial (Garland) (15.2)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 22.1 (30.3 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 26.6
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +4.5
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #110
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #640
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5
2012 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%