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GENERAL
Nickname: Cavaliers
Colors: Red/Black/Silver
Coach: Hank Carter
League: 5A Region II District 15 (moving from 4A Region IV District 25)
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #2

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2011 JV Record: 9-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Baker Mayfield 6'2" 195 Senior QB 4.80
Varshaun Nixon 5'11" 190 Junior RB 4.50
Brock Kenyon 6'1" 185 Senior CB 4.60

ADDITIONAL SENIOR D1 PROSPECT
Hunter Siddons 6'5" 270 Senior OL [North Texas]

D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Griffin Gilbert 6'5" 200 Senior TE 4.62 [TCU]
Colin Lagasse 5'10" 185 Senior ATH 4.50 [SMU]

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Skill Position Experience, Recent Success, OL
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience At ILB, Ss

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 69.7
2011 National Rank: #6
2011 State Rank: #1
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.3
Historical "Reload Factor" Bonus: +0.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.4
2012 Starting Power Rating: 69.4
2012 National Rank: #13
2012 State Rank: #2
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 42.9
Dynasty National Rank: #105
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 26.5
Dynasty Record: 106-17 (49-5 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 16-0
2011 League Record/Finish: 6-0 (1st)
2011 Points For Average: 45.3
2011 Points Against Average: 14.3
2011 Differential: +31
2011 Wins: #25 Aledo (62-35), #104 Midway (Waco) (22-7), #220 Cedar Park (24-21), #220 Cedar Park (14-9), #309 Smithson Valley (Spring Branch) (42-21), #381 Dawson [Glenda] (Pearland) (45-14), #412 Westlake (Austin) (35-7), #527 Tivy (Kerrville) (56-14), #883 Hendrickson (Pflugerville) (43-14), #1016 Dripping Springs (54-16), #1293 Vandegrift (Austin) (42-10), #2792 Vista Ridge (Cedar Park) (51-20), #3399 Rouse (Leander) (62-19), #3847 Flour Bluff (Corpus Christi) (58-15), #3872 McCallum (Austin) (58-7), #3915 Marble Falls (57-0)
2011 Losses: none
2011 Opponents W-L: 140-62-1
Recent State Championships: 2011 (4A-I), 2010 (4A-I), 2009 (4A-I), 2008 (4A-I), 2007 (4A-II)
Recent League Championships: 2011 (4A Region IV District 25), 2009 (4A Region IV District 25), 2008 (4A Region IV District 25), 2007 (4A Region IV District 25), 2006 (4A Region IV District 25), 2005 (4A Region IV District 27), 2004 (4A Region IV District 27)
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: 22
Streak List: 11/11/10 McCallum (Austin) (28-20), 11/19/10 Tivy (Kerrville) (48-42), 11/27/10 Victoria East (Victoria) (59-28), 12/4/10 Cedar Park (21-20), 12/11/10 Friendswood (24-3), 12/18/10 Ryan [Billy] (Denton) (27-7), 8/27/11 Westlake (Austin) (35-7), 9/2/11 Hendrickson (Pflugerville) (43-14), 9/9/11 Aledo (62-35), 9/16/11 Tivy (Kerrville) (56-14), 9/23/11 Dripping Springs (54-16), 10/7/11 Vandegrift (Austin) (42-10), 10/14/11 Vista Ridge (Cedar Park) (51-20), 10/21/11 Rouse (Leander) (62-19), 10/28/11 Marble Falls (57-0), 11/4/11 Cedar Park (24-21), 11/10/11 McCallum (Austin) (58-7), 11/18/11 Smithson Valley (Spring Branch) (42-21), 11/25/11 Flour Bluff (Corpus Christi) (58-15), 12/2/11 Cedar Park (14-9), 12/9/11 Dawson [Glenda] (Pearland) (45-14), 12/16/11 Midway (Waco) (22-7)

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/31 at Judson (Converse), 9/7 Canyon (New Braunfels), 9/14 at Westwood (Austin), 9/21 A&M Consolidated (College Station), 9/28 Austin [Stephen F.] (Austin), 10/5 at Bowie (Austin), 10/12 Akins (Austin), 10/19 at Anderson (Austin), 10/26 Del Valle, 11/2 at Westlake (Austin)
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Westwood (Austin) (44.9), Westlake (Austin) (42.1), Judson (Converse) (35.9)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Akins (Austin) (-7.4), Del Valle (2.2), Austin [Stephen F.] (Austin) (8.2)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 32.7 (38.7 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 19.9
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: -12.8
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #264
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1674
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 10-0
2012 Projected League Finish: 1st
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 90%