Hitchcock (TX)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Bulldogs Colors: Red/White Coach: Craig Smith League: 2A-2 Region IV District 13 (moving from 2A-1 Region IV District 14) Playoff Division: 2A-2 Playoff Division Rank: #11 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 7 Returning Defensive Starters: 6 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Deven Molis QB Gray Laskoskie OL TJ Combs LB/TE STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: QB, OL, LB Team Weaknesses: Depth On DL RATINGS 2011 Final Power Rating: 21.5 2011 National Rank: #3008 2011 State Rank: #333 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +4 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1 2012 Starting Power Rating: 25.5 2012 National Rank: #2068 2012 State Rank: #259 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 5.5 Dynasty National Rank: #6317 2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 20 Dynasty Record: 45-44 (28-19 in league) HISTORICAL 2011 Overall Record: 5-4 2011 League Record/Finish: 3-3 (tied for 4th) 2011 Points For Average: 29.3 2011 Points Against Average: 21.6 2011 Differential: +7.7 2011 Wins: #3479 Edna (44-21), #4985 Industrial (Vanderbilt) (22-20), #6802 Danbury (19-0), #9093 Van Vleck (49-20), #11964 Lutheran South (Houston) (47-7) 2011 Losses: #451 Hempstead (33-12), #904 Concordia Lutheran (Tomball) (28-21), #2557 Rice (Altair) (23-22), #2632 Hallettsville (42-28) 2011 Opponents W-L: 60-42 Recent League Championships: 2007 (2A Region IV District 27) Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: 1 Streak List: 11/4/11 Van Vleck (49-20) SCHEDULE 2012 Schedule: 8/31 Pope John XXIII (Katy), 9/14 Northland Christian (Houston), 9/21 at Concordia Lutheran (Tomball), 9/28 vs Van Vleck, 10/5 at KIPP Sunnyside (Houston), 10/12 Danbury, 10/19 at Tidehaven (El Maton), 10/26 Boling, 11/2 at East Bernard, 11/9 Brazos (Wallis) Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Northland Christian (Houston) (39.5), East Bernard (34.5), Concordia Lutheran (Tomball) (25.2) Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Tidehaven (El Maton) (-27.9), Brazos (Wallis) (-6), Van Vleck (-1.8) 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 15.8 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 9.1 2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: -6.7 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #574 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4446 2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3 2012 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 1%