Hightower [L. V.] (Missouri City, TX) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Hurricanes Colors: Forest Green/Black/Silver League: 5A Region III District 23 Playoff Division: 5A Playoff Division Rank: #49 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 1 Returning Defensive Starters: 3 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Jaquinn Henderson 5'8" 190 RB Brian Smith 5'9" 165 DB Kelsey Douglas 6'0" 175 DB D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION Bralon Addison 5'10" 180 Senior WR 4.49 [Oregon] Joshua Wilhite 5'10" 185 Senior RB 4.5 [Wake Forest] STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Recent Success, Secondary, RBs Team Weaknesses: Graduated Big Senior Class, Inexperience At QB RATINGS 2011 Final Power Rating: 51.4 2011 National Rank: #206 2011 State Rank: #28 General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -8.5 D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.8 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1 2012 Starting Power Rating: 39.1 2012 National Rank: #653 2012 State Rank: #96 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 32.2 Dynasty National Rank: #558 2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 6.9 Dynasty Record: 88-27 (52-11 in league) HISTORICAL 2011 Overall Record: 13-3 2011 League Record/Finish: 7-0 (1st) 2011 Points For Average: 36.3 2011 Points Against Average: 22.4 2011 Differential: +13.9 2011 Wins: #405 Pearland (35-14), #399 Cy-Fair (Cypress) (21-14), #641 Madison [James] (San Antonio) (54-35), #692 North Shore (Houston) (34-21), #1466 Elkins [Lawrence E.] (Missouri City) (21-14), #2053 Bush [George] (Richmond) (46-39), #2461 Marshall [Thurgood] (Missouri City) (35-13), #3065 Travis (Richmond) (48-28), #3728 Clear Brook (Friendswood) (47-21), #4176 Atascocita (Humble) (31-14), #4324 Austin [Stephen F.] (Sugar Land) (36-13), #4498 Kempner (Sugar Land) (46-20), #5887 Willowridge (Houston) (43-14) 2011 Losses: #14 Carroll (Southlake) (36-29), #116 The Woodlands (21-14), #3641 Eisenhower [Dwight D.] (Houston) (42-41) 2011 Opponents W-L: 115-74 Recent League Championships: 2011, 2009, 2008 (5A Region III District 23A), 2006 (tied for 1st), 2004 (5A Region III District 20) Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none SCHEDULE 2012 Schedule: 8/31 Eisenhower [Dwight D.] (Houston), 9/7 at The Woodlands, 9/14 at Alief Taylor (Houston), 9/28 at Travis (Richmond), 10/4 Austin [Stephen F.] (Sugar Land), 10/11 at Clements (Sugar Land), 10/19 Elkins [Lawrence E.] (Missouri City), 10/25 at Dulles [John Foster] (Sugar Land), 11/3 at Kempner (Sugar Land), 11/9 Bush [George] (Richmond) Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: The Woodlands (54.8), Alief Taylor (Houston) (36.5), Elkins [Lawrence E.] (Missouri City) (25.3) Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Clements (Sugar Land) (-2.4), Kempner (Sugar Land) (6.9), Dulles [John Foster] (Sugar Land) (12.9) 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 16.4 (34.4 overall) 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 20.4 2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +4 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #246 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1567 2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2 2012 Projected League Finish: 1st 2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 3% |