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GENERAL
Nickname: Apaches
Colors: Orange/Black/White
Coach: Ricky Lock
League: 3A Region IV District 26 (moving from 3A Region IV District 28)
Playoff Division: 3A
Playoff Division Rank: #20

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Jordan Johnson DL/OL
Zach Lopez FS/RB
Cecil Johnson RB/CB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Defensive Returners, RB, Recent Success
Team Weaknesses: Graduated Key Starters

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 37.4
2011 National Rank: #926
2011 State Rank: #118
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2012 Starting Power Rating: 35.9
2012 National Rank: #869
2012 State Rank: #122
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 10
Dynasty National Rank: #4782
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 25.9
Dynasty Record: 49-47 [50-46 on the field] (23-22 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 11-1
2011 League Record/Finish: 6-0 (1st)
2011 Points For Average: 33.6
2011 Points Against Average: 9.3
2011 Differential: +24.3
2011 Wins: #2192 La Vernia (14-9), #2549 Houston [Sam] (San Antonio) (27-0), #2916 Hondo (21-10), #3272 Yoakum (33-0), #3777 Columbus (41-27), #5140 Cuero (28-0), #6597 Luling (35-0), #8510 Lanier (Austin) (45-7), #9383 Pleasanton (48-12), #9655 Miller [Roy] (Corpus Christi) (42-6), #11889 Poteet (55-0)
2011 Losses: #80 Wimberley (40-14)
2011 Opponents W-L: 64-68
Recent League Championships: 2011 (3A Region IV District 28)
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/31 Victoria East (Victoria), 9/7 at Bastrop, 9/21 Lanier (Austin), 9/28 College Station, 10/6 at Houston [Sam] (San Antonio), 10/12 at La Grange, 10/19 Giddings, 10/26 at Yoakum, 11/2 Cuero, 11/9 at Smithville
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Smithville (27.6), Giddings (26), Yoakum (24.6)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Lanier (Austin) (-8.9), Victoria East (Victoria) (9.4), Cuero (9.8)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 3.4 (17.3 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 13.1
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +9.7
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #468
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3301
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1
2012 Projected League Finish: 1st
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 51%