Lancaster (TX) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Tigers Colors: Orange/Black Coach: Chris Gilbert League: 4A Region II District 15 Playoff Division: 4A Playoff Division Rank: #15 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 4 Returning Defensive Starters: 8 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Daeshon Hall 6'6" 220 DE 4.60 [Washington] Dakota Austin 6'0" 180 CB 4.50 Demarcus Ayers 5'11" 180 ATH 4.40 [Washington State] D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION La'Darius Newbold 6'0" 175 Senior DB 4.52 [Texas Tech] Chris Thomas 6'3" 320 Senior OG STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Defense, Recent Success Team Weaknesses: Young Offense RATINGS 2011 Final Power Rating: 35.3 2011 National Rank: #1109 2011 State Rank: #135 General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5 D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +4.3 Non-Senior D1 Talent Rating Bonus: +3 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.2 2012 Starting Power Rating: 42.1 2012 National Rank: #474 2012 State Rank: #70 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 23.6 Dynasty National Rank: #1585 2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 18.5 Dynasty Record: 56-42 (31-24 in league) HISTORICAL 2011 Overall Record: 9-3 2011 League Record/Finish: 6-2 (3rd) 2011 Points For Average: 32.7 2011 Points Against Average: 21.5 2011 Differential: +11.2 2011 Wins: #1253 Hutto (33-27), #1338 Poteet [Dr. Ralph H.] (Mesquite) (20-19), #2124 West Mesquite (Mesquite) (38-21), #3151 Red Oak (40-16), #3433 Ennis (28-7), #4268 Forney (28-27), #5769 Lincoln (Dallas) (74-7), #6366 Terrell (49-18), #8923 Carter [David W.] (Dallas) (25-13) 2011 Losses: #290 Corsicana (55-38), #818 Waxahachie (34-13), #1021 Kilgore (14-6) 2011 Opponents W-L: 72-63 Recent League Championships: 2008 (tied for 1st) Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none SCHEDULE 2012 Schedule: 9/1 Nolan Catholic (Fort Worth), 9/7 Tyler [John] (Tyler), 9/14 at Kimball [Justin F.] (Dallas), 9/28 Mansfield Legacy (Mansfield), 10/5 Waxahachie, 10/12 at Seguin [Juan] (Arlington), 10/19 Lake Ridge (Mansfield), 10/26 at Red Oak, 11/2 Ennis, 11/9 at Summit (Arlington) Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Tyler [John] (Tyler) (59.7), Summit (Arlington) (38.3), Nolan Catholic (Fort Worth) (36.8) Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Seguin [Juan] (Arlington) (9.7), Mansfield Legacy (Mansfield) (16.8), Kimball [Justin F.] (Dallas) (27.3) 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 20.1 (25.6 overall) 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 28.4 2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +8.3 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #83 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #444 2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2 2012 Projected League Finish: 1st 2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 2% |