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GENERAL
Nickname: Wildcats
Colors: Red/White
Coach: Scott Smith
League: 5A Region II District 9
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #143

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 1
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Kent Perkins 6'6" 295 OL [Texas]
Jonathan Garza 5'7" 210 LB
Darian Morris 6'2" 205 LB

D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Chase Walling 6'6" 270 Senior OL [SMU]

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: OL, LB, Unity
Team Weaknesses: Young

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 22.5
2011 National Rank: #2808
2011 State Rank: #313
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -9.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.7
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2012 Starting Power Rating: 15.7
2012 National Rank: #3847
2012 State Rank: #422
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 26.9
Dynasty National Rank: #1081
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 11.2
Dynasty Record: 55-45 (41-22 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 5-6
2011 League Record/Finish: 4-3 (4th)
2011 Points For Average: 23.7
2011 Points Against Average: 25.1
2011 Differential: -1.4
2011 Wins: #586 Mesquite (34-27), #3764 Richardson (21-14), #5927 White [W. T.] (Dallas) (37-14), #10536 Samuell (Dallas) (49-13), #12017 Sunset (Dallas) (37-6)
2011 Losses: #24 Skyline (Dallas) (37-0), #609 Garland (27-14), #812 Rowlett (53-14), #941 Horn [Dr. John] (Mesquite) (20-0), #1171 Dallas Jesuit (Dallas) (49-42), #1452 Berkner [L. V.] (Richardson) (16-13)
2011 Opponents W-L: 68-58
Recent League Championships: 2008
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/31 at Mesquite, 9/7 Plano West (Plano), 9/14 at Rowlett, 9/28 Berkner [L. V.] (Richardson), 10/5 Skyline (Dallas), 10/12 at Richardson, 10/19 at Dallas Jesuit (Dallas), 10/26 Sunset (Dallas), 11/2 at Pearce [J. J.] (Richardson), 11/9 White [W. T.] (Dallas)
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Skyline (Dallas) (76.4), Mesquite (53.7), Dallas Jesuit (Dallas) (47.6)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Sunset (Dallas) (-28.5), White [W. T.] (Dallas) (8.5), Pearce [J. J.] (Richardson) (15.5)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 23.9 (27.4 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 29.9
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +6
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #63
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #332
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-7
2012 Projected League Finish: 5th
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%