GENERAL
Nickname: Panthers
Colors: Black/Gold
Coach: David Smith
League: 5A Region II District 13
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #31
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 2
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
TOP PLAYERS
Larenzo Stewart 5'6" 165 RB 4.30
Reid Najvar 6'3" 290 OL 5.30
Javon Shelley 6'2" 230 DE 4.70
D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Nicky Baratti 6'2" 215 Senior ATH 4.55 [Notre Dame]
AJ Hilliard 6'1" 220 Senior LB 4.6 [TCU]
Dashone Smith 5'11" 185 Senior DB 4.6 [UTEP]
Daniel Shaul 6'1" 240 Senior DT [UTEP]
EJ Fatu 5'10" 235 Senior RB
Deshone Smith 6'0" 185 Senior S
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Returning Skill Position Starters, Recent Success
Team Weaknesses: Young Defense, Graduated Big Senior Class
RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 50.7
2011 National Rank: #222
2011 State Rank: #31
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -7.4
Non-Senior D1 Talent Rating Bonus: +3
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2012 Starting Power Rating: 44.8
2012 National Rank: #346
2012 State Rank: #51
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 33
Dynasty National Rank: #493
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 11.8
Dynasty Record: 66-39 (41-20 in league)
HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 9-4
2011 League Record/Finish: 6-1 (1st)
2011 Points For Average: 34.6
2011 Points Against Average: 24.1
2011 Differential: +10.5
2011 Wins: #23 Dekaney [Andy] (Houston) (38-6), #351 Klein Collins (Spring) (34-28), #412 Westlake (Austin) (38-28), #602 Klein Forest (Houston) (45-21), #1368 A&M Consolidated (College Station) (17-9), #1756 Kingwood (48-29), #1981 Klein (40-14), #2069 Spring (49-21), #3698 Tomball (45-21)
2011 Losses: #24 Skyline (Dallas) (42-24), #160 Westfield (Houston) (45-42), #692 North Shore (Houston) (28-13), #4420 Cypress Creek (Houston) (21-17)
2011 Opponents W-L: 93-59
Recent League Championships: 2011, 2008
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none
SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/31 Langham Creek (Houston), 9/7 at Cypress Creek (Houston), 9/15 at Kingwood, 9/22 Dekaney [Andy] (Houston), 9/28 at Klein Collins (Spring), 10/5 Klein, 10/13 at Atascocita (Humble), 10/20 Westfield (Houston), 10/26 at Spring, 11/9 Klein Forest (Houston)
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Dekaney [Andy] (Houston) (56.2), Westfield (Houston) (45.8), Klein Forest (Houston) (41.4)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Cypress Creek (Houston) (11.1), Atascocita (Humble) (15.9), Kingwood (26.7)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 29.2 (40.6 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 32.6
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +3.4
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #38
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #205
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2
2012 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 3%