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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%