Lovejoy (Lucas, TX)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Leopards
Coach: Matt Green
League: 4A Region II District 13 (moving from 3A Region II District 11)
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #37

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2011 JV Record: 5-3-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Slayton Shiels 6'1" 220 Senior DL 4.60
Zach Saffle 6'0" 195 Senior QB 4.50
Nick Lasane 6'1" 220 Senior RB 4.60

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: LBs, Skill Position Talent
Team Weaknesses: Numbers (Players), Depth

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 28.6
2011 National Rank: #1881
2011 State Rank: #220
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -8.7
2012 Starting Power Rating: 32.1
2012 National Rank: #1240
2012 State Rank: #167
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 28.5
Dynasty National Rank: #888
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 3.6
Dynasty Record: 36-14 (17-3 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 8-4
2011 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (2nd)
2011 Points For Average: 32.3
2011 Points Against Average: 30.9
2011 Differential: +1.4
2011 Wins: #1345 Frisco (64-62), #1797 Wylie (Abilene) (21-17), #3577 Princeton (38-31), #4999 Madison [James] (Dallas) (24-7), #5560 Farmersville (21-14), #7167 Lone Star (Frisco) (54-29), #8221 Dallas HSAA North (Plano) (46-28), #10929 Community (Nevada) (43-15)
2011 Losses: #136 Argyle (42-17), #392 Celina (37-17), #665 Prosper (55-21), #1143 Paris (34-21)
2011 Opponents W-L: 88-52
Recent League Championships: 2010 (3A Region II District 11)
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/31 at Heritage (Frisco), 9/7 at Forney, 9/14 Frisco, 9/28 Wylie, 10/5 at Greenville, 10/12 McKinney North (McKinney), 10/19 at Denison, 10/26 Sherman, 11/2 at Royse City, 11/9 Wylie East (Wylie)
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Wylie East (Wylie) (43.4), Sherman (40.2), Frisco (28.1)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Greenville (-12.4), Royse City (7.2), Denison (8.5)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 19.4 (23.4 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 17.6
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: -1.8
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #322
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2147
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2
2012 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 1%