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GENERAL
Nickname: Leopards
Colors: Red/White
Coach: Ray Biles
League: 3A Region III District 17 (moving from 3A Region III District 19)
Playoff Division: 3A
Playoff Division Rank: #73

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 1
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2011 JV Record: 8-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Garrison Locking 6'0" 195 Senior LB 4.60
Harris Coleman 5'11" 210 Junior QB 5.10
Luke Stewart 5'10" 170 Senior S 4.80

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: DL, DBs
Team Weaknesses: Inexperienced Offense

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 28
2011 National Rank: #1954
2011 State Rank: #229
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -10.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2012 Starting Power Rating: 17.5
2012 National Rank: #3453
2012 State Rank: #384
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 17.8
Dynasty National Rank: #2668
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 0.3
Dynasty Record: 54-46 (23-22 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 7-6
2011 League Record/Finish: 3-2 (3rd)
2011 Points For Average: 23.7
2011 Points Against Average: 16
2011 Differential: +7.7
2011 Wins: #2193 Connally (Waco) (35-26), #2397 Fairfield (28-14), #3520 Gatesville (24-14), #3503 China Spring (24-21), #5108 Rusk (40-0), #7410 Groesbeck (32-15), #12066 West (53-0)
2011 Losses: #313 Coldspring-Oakhurst (Coldspring) (13-7), #480 La Vega (Waco) (27-20), #1707 Grandview (25-0), #1878 Kennedale (21-17), #1926 Robinson (15-14), #2205 Lampasas (17-14)
2011 Opponents W-L: 91-56
Recent League Championships: 2010 (3A Region III District 19), 2009 (tied for 1st; 3A Region III District 19)
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/31 Madisonville, 9/7 at Salado, 9/14 Lampasas, 9/21 Grandview, 9/28 at Groesbeck, 10/12 vs Connally (Waco), 10/19 at La Vega (Waco), 10/26 Robinson, 11/2 at West, 11/9 China Spring
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: La Vega (Waco) (49.9), Robinson (31.7), Connally (Waco) (28.7)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: West (-12.8), Groesbeck (4.5), Madisonville (6.2)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 18.9 (23.4 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 19.6
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +0.7
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #269
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1724
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-6
2012 Projected League Finish: 5th
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%