Mesquite (TX) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Skeeters Colors: Maroon/White Coach: Robbie Robinson League: 5A Region II District 12 (moving from 5A Region II District 11) Playoff Division: 5A Playoff Division Rank: #16 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 9 Returning Defensive Starters: 9 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Anthony Canady 5'8" 175 Senior CB 4.56 [Rice] Junior Session 5'10" 200 Senior RB 4.57 Rashard Higgins 6'2" 170 Senior WR 4.66 ADDITIONAL SENIOR D1 PROSPECT Dameon Gamblin 5'10" 160 Senior WR 4.48 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Returning Starters, Experience Team Weaknesses: Depth On Lines RATINGS 2011 Final Power Rating: 42.1 2011 National Rank: #586 2011 State Rank: #73 General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +9.5 D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.1 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1 2012 Starting Power Rating: 53.7 2012 National Rank: #115 2012 State Rank: #21 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 32.4 Dynasty National Rank: #540 2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 21.3 Dynasty Record: 46-54 (22-27 in league) HISTORICAL 2011 Overall Record: 7-6 2011 League Record/Finish: 2-3 (4th) 2011 Points For Average: 27.8 2011 Points Against Average: 26.5 2011 Differential: +1.3 2011 Wins: #609 Garland (24-21), #1196 Belton (35-23), #1317 Waco (42-34), #1344 North Mesquite (Mesquite) (34-7), #1693 South Grand Prairie (Grand Prairie) (31-21), #2826 Lee [Robert E.] (Tyler) (38-7), #4325 Naaman Forest (Garland) (38-21) 2011 Losses: #88 Longview (54-21), #98 De Soto (41-16), #116 The Woodlands (24-6), #306 Ryan [Billy] (Denton) (28-22), #941 Horn [Dr. John] (Mesquite) (30-28), #2808 Lake Highlands (Dallas) (34-27) 2011 Opponents W-L: 90-58 Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none SCHEDULE 2012 Schedule: 8/31 Lake Highlands (Dallas), 9/7 Bowie (Arlington), 9/14 Naaman Forest (Garland), 9/21 at Plano West (Plano), 9/28 Longview, 10/5 at Rockwall-Heath (Rockwall), 10/12 Horn [Dr. John] (Mesquite), 10/19 at North Mesquite (Mesquite), 10/26 Lee [Robert E.] (Tyler), 11/2 at Rockwall Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Longview (60.2), Rockwall-Heath (Rockwall) (45.1), Horn [Dr. John] (Mesquite) (40.6) Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Rockwall (11.4), Naaman Forest (Garland) (14.7), Lake Highlands (Dallas) (15.7) 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 34 (38.9 overall) 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 31.4 2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: -2.6 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #47 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #254 2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1 2012 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 15% |