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GENERAL
Nickname: Mavericks
Coach: Kirk Martin
League: 5A Region III District 22 (moving from 4A Region III District 24)
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #5

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2011 JV Record: 7-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Tavares Garner 6'0" 175 Senior DB 4.30 [Texas A&M]
Austin Bennett 6'0" 165 Senior WR 4.30 [Oklahoma]
Shane McCarley 6'0" 195 Senior QB 4.50

ADDITIONAL SENIOR D1 PROSPECTS
Kyrion Parker 6'2" 185 Senior WR [Texas A&M]
Jonathan London 6'0" 230 Senior LB
Dewan Edmonson 6'2" 270 Senior DT 4.80
Travis Romero 6'5" 300 Senior OG
Jared Ambres 6'0" 165 Senior DB

D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Taiwan Johnson 6'3" 230 Senior DE 4.80 [Arkansas]
Taylor Romero 6'2" 280 Senior OL
Glynn Cheeks 6'2" 215 Senior DE
Christian Chamagua 6'6" 290 Senior OL [SMU]
Simon Curiel 6'1" 275 Senior OL [Air Force]
Ashton Bennett 6'0" 165 Senior WR

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Size/Speed, Playoff Experience, Winning Experience
Team Weaknesses: Shift From 4A To 5A

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 53.3
2011 National Rank: #159
2011 State Rank: #25
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +7.7
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.3
2012 Starting Power Rating: 63.5
2012 National Rank: #31
2012 State Rank: #5
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 29.8
Dynasty National Rank: #747
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 33.7
Dynasty Record: 34-15 (16-10 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 15-1
2011 League Record/Finish: 6-0 (1st)
2011 Points For Average: 44.5
2011 Points Against Average: 16.8
2011 Differential: +27.7
2011 Wins: #381 Dawson [Glenda] (Pearland) (44-21), #494 La Marque (29-14), #494 La Marque (38-35), #559 Calallen (Corpus Christi) (31-28), #1170 Dayton (49-10), #1427 El Campo (35-21), #2750 Friendswood (60-28), #3321 Texas City (42-14), #3723 Goose Creek Memorial (Baytown) (44-19), #4324 Austin [Stephen F.] (Sugar Land) (41-6), #5548 Sharpstown (Houston) (42-0), #5551 Yates [Jack] (Houston) (53-18), #5887 Willowridge (Houston) (62-6), #6299 Santa Fe (59-0), #8495 Ball (Galveston) (55-0)
2011 Losses: #25 Aledo (49-28)
2011 Opponents W-L: 112-81
Recent League Championships: 2011 (4A Region III District 24)
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/31 at Spring, 9/7 North Shore (Houston), 9/14 at Bellaire, 9/27 at Pasadena Memorial (Pasadena), 10/5 Alvin, 10/12 Dobie [J. Frank] (Houston), 10/18 at Pasadena, 10/26 Rayburn [Sam] (Pasadena), 11/2 at Pearland, 11/9 South Houston
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Pearland (45.1), North Shore (Houston) (36.5), Spring (27.6)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Rayburn [Sam] (Pasadena) (-4.9), Pasadena (0), South Houston (1.3)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 12.7 (29.6 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 16.2
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +3.5
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #368
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2506
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 10-0
2012 Projected League Finish: 1st
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 85%