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GENERAL
Nickname: Leopards
Colors: Cardinal/White
Coach: Brian Brown
League: 3A Region II District 13 (moving from 3A Region II District 15)
Playoff Division: 3A
Playoff Division Rank: #44

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 2
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
DeShun Brewer RB
Javon Rigsby QB
Matthew Sellers RB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Offensive Returners, Backfield
Team Weaknesses: Graduated Large Senior Class, Young Defense, Depth

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 26
2011 National Rank: #2231
2011 State Rank: #260
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -4.6
2012 Starting Power Rating: 26.5
2012 National Rank: #1927
2012 State Rank: #245
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 27.8
Dynasty National Rank: #963
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 1.3
Dynasty Record: 64-42 (32-11 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 6-5
2011 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (2nd)
2011 Points For Average: 20.5
2011 Points Against Average: 21.2
2011 Differential: -0.7
2011 Wins: #2227 Atlanta (21-20), #2907 Pewitt [Paul H.] (Omaha) (28-21), #5122 North Lamar (Paris) (35-14), #6221 Pleasant Grove (Texarkana) (14-0), #6533 Pine Tree (Longview) (20-14), #9557 Mt. Vernon (42-7)
2011 Losses: #149 Gilmer (21-7), #155 Henderson (56-13), #500 Carthage (28-7), #1143 Paris (22-12), #4968 Mt. Pleasant (30-26)
2011 Opponents W-L: 68-57
Recent State Championships: 2006 (3A-I)
Recent League Championships: 2010 (3A Region II District 15), 2005 (3A Region II District 14), 2004 (3A Region II District 14)
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/31 Pewitt [Paul H.] (Omaha), 9/7 Mt. Pleasant, 9/14 at Arkansas (Texarkana, AR), 9/21 vs Celina, 9/28 Van, 10/12 at Pleasant Grove (Texarkana), 10/19 North Lamar (Paris), 10/26 at Pittsburg, 11/2 at Atlanta, 11/9 Paris
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Celina (47.1), Van (37.7), Paris (34.4)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: North Lamar (Paris) (8.9), Pleasant Grove (Texarkana) (9.1), Arkansas (Texarkana, AR) (12.2)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 18.2 (25.8 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 24.2
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +6
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #164
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #958
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2012 Projected League Finish: 4th
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%