Lamar (Arlington, TX) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Vikings Colors: Navy Blue/Gold Coach: Trent Fuller League: 5A Region I District 3 (moving from 5A Region I District 4) Playoff Division: 5A Playoff Division Rank: #72 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 7 Returning Defensive Starters: 2 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Daquan Thomas 5'11" 165 Senior WR 4.50 Cameron Smith 5'9" 155 Junior RB 4.50 Kavonta Mayweather 6'2" 200 Senior WR 4.60 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Returning Offensive Starters, WRs Team Weaknesses: Young Defense, Graduated Big Senior Class RATINGS 2011 Final Power Rating: 35.9 2011 National Rank: #1055 2011 State Rank: #130 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.2 2012 Starting Power Rating: 32.9 2012 National Rank: #1166 2012 State Rank: #159 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 29.3 Dynasty National Rank: #808 2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 3.6 Dynasty Record: 57-41 (34-25 in league) HISTORICAL 2011 Overall Record: 6-5 2011 League Record/Finish: 6-1 (tied for 1st) 2011 Points For Average: 29.6 2011 Points Against Average: 21.7 2011 Differential: +7.9 2011 Wins: #216 Bowie (Arlington) (21-20), #1070 Arlington (41-24), #3329 North Crowley (Fort Worth) (40-27), #4878 Weatherford (42-0), #8035 Houston [Sam] (Arlington) (34-0), #9873 Paschal [R. L.] (Fort Worth) (52-12) 2011 Losses: #76 Martin [James] (Arlington) (41-20), #119 Mansfield Timberview (Arlington) (35-21), #153 Marcus (Flower Mound) (27-7), #529 Cooper (Abilene) (27-24), #1693 South Grand Prairie (Grand Prairie) (26-24) 2011 Opponents W-L: 69-59 Recent League Championships: 2011 (tied for 1st; 5A Region I District 4), 2004 (tied for 1st; 5A Region I District 7), 2003 (5A Region I District 6) Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none SCHEDULE 2012 Schedule: 8/31 at South Grand Prairie (Grand Prairie), 9/7 Nimitz (Irving), 9/15 at Keller Central (Keller), 9/28 at North Crowley (Fort Worth), 10/5 at Arlington, 10/12 Houston [Sam] (Arlington), 10/19 at Bowie (Arlington), 10/26 Martin [James] (Arlington), 11/2 at Weatherford, 11/8 Paschal [R. L.] (Fort Worth) Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Martin [James] (Arlington) (50.1), Bowie (Arlington) (40.3), Keller Central (Keller) (37.9) Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Paschal [R. L.] (Fort Worth) (-8.7), Nimitz (Irving) (1.4), Houston [Sam] (Arlington) (4.5) 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 23.9 (33.1 overall) 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 20.4 2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: -3.5 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #246 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1567 2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3 2012 Projected League Finish: 3rd 2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |