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GENERAL
Nickname: Cardinals
Colors: Red/Black/White
Coach: Manny Gomez
League: 5A Region IV District 32 (moving from 5A Region IV District 31)
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #78

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 2
Returning Defensive Starters: 2
Starting Quarterback Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Nathan Prado 5'9" 180 LB 4.50
Omar Hunter 5'11" 185 ATH 4.60
DJ Davis 5'11" 255 OL 4.90

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Recent Success, LB
Team Weaknesses: Graduated Starters, Inexperience

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 41.1
2011 National Rank: #646
2011 State Rank: #85
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -9.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2012 Starting Power Rating: 31.6
2012 National Rank: #1286
2012 State Rank: #176
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 24.3
Dynasty National Rank: #1468
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 7.3
Dynasty Record: 87-25 (53-9 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 13-1
2011 League Record/Finish: 7-0 (1st)
2011 Points For Average: 50.9
2011 Points Against Average: 17.4
2011 Differential: +33.5
2011 Wins: #281 Abilene (45-44), #1528 Warren [Earl] (San Antonio) (53-28), #1985 Del Rio (37-34), #3195 San Benito (49-7), #4400 Los Fresnos (66-14), #5843 Edinburg (42-14), #6363 Pharr-San Juan-Alamo North (Pharr) (48-7), #7253 Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Memorial (Alamo) (49-7), #7808 Carroll [Mary] (Corpus Christi) (72-0), #7803 Pharr-San Juan-Alamo (San Juan) (56-0), #8243 Edinburg North (Edinburg) (35-14), #9049 Harlingen South (Harlingen) (69-7), #12586 Economedes (Edinburg) (65-26)
2011 Losses: #641 Madison [James] (San Antonio) (42-27)
2011 Opponents W-L: 88-73
Recent League Championships: 2011 (5A Region IV District 31), 2010 (5A Region IV District 31), 2009 (5A Region IV District 31), 2005, 2003 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/31 Johnson [Claudia Taylor] (San Antonio), 9/7 at San Benito, 9/14 Rivera (Brownsville), 9/20 at Lopez (Brownsville), 10/5 Los Fresnos, 10/11 at Pace [James] (Brownsville), 10/19 Veterans Memorial (Brownsville), 10/25 at Porter [Gladys] (Brownsville), 11/2 Harlingen South (Harlingen), 11/8 at Hanna (Brownsville)
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Johnson [Claudia Taylor] (San Antonio) (31.4), San Benito (21), Los Fresnos (18.9)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Porter [Gladys] (Brownsville) (-22.7), Lopez (Brownsville) (-14.7), Rivera (Brownsville) (-5.7)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 7.5 (16.7 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 5.2
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: -2.3
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #681
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5760
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1
2012 Projected League Finish: 1st
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 35%