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GENERAL
Nickname: Wildcats
Colors: Green/Gold/White
Coach: Dennis Alexander
League: 1A-1 Region III District 9 (moving from 2A-2 Region II District 8)
Playoff Division: 1A-1
Playoff Division Rank: #37

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 5

TOP PLAYERS
Thomas Reynolds OL
Louis Wilson LB
Bob Krudewig OL

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Easier Schedule Moving Down To 1A, Returning Lettermen, JV Talent Moving Up
Team Weaknesses: Recent Success

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 1.1
2011 National Rank: #7664
2011 State Rank: #716
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2012 Starting Power Rating: 0.6
2012 National Rank: #7557
2012 State Rank: #744
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 9.3
Dynasty National Rank: #5036
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 8.7
Dynasty Record: 71-32 (41-12 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 4-6
2011 League Record/Finish: 1-4 (5th)
2011 Points For Average: 13.8
2011 Points Against Average: 18.7
2011 Differential: -4.9
2011 Wins: #6153 Big Sandy (14-0), #8072 Waskom (30-13), #9911 Bowie [James] (Simms) (22-14), #12725 Winona (21-7)
2011 Losses: #639 Tenaha (28-0), #3926 Hughes Springs (34-13), #4730 Harmony (Big Sandy) (34-19), #5838 Elysian Fields (24-13), #6839 Linden-Kildare (Linden) (21-6), #7107 Ore City (12-0)
2011 Opponents W-L: 69-46
Recent League Championships: 2009 (tied for 1st; 2A Region III District 18), 2006 (2A Region III District 18), 2005 (A Region III District 19), 2004 (tied for 1st; A Region III District 19), 2003 (A Region III District 18)
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/31 at West Rusk (New London), 9/7 New Diana (Diana), 9/14 Alba-Golden (Alba), 9/21 at Sabine (Gladewater), 9/28 Bowie [James] (Simms), 10/12 at Timpson, 10/19 at Carlisle (Price), 10/26 Big Sandy, 11/2 at Beckville, 11/9 Joaquin
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Carlisle (Price) (10.3), Big Sandy (7.1), Joaquin (6.5)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Timpson (-21.7), Beckville (-19.5), Sabine (Gladewater) (-11.2)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 6.3
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -4.3
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: -10.6
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #941
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #8994
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2012 Projected League Finish: 4th
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%