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GENERAL
Nickname: Yellowjackets
Colors: Orange/White
Coach: Joe Drennon
League: 3A Region II District 15 (moving from 2A-1 Region II District 7)
Playoff Division: 3A
Playoff Division Rank: #33

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2011 JV Record: 8-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Dac Shaw 6'2" 200 Senior LB [TCU]
Doug Hearn 6'1" 190 Senior LB
Tyler Hudson 5'10" 160 Senior QB/DB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Seniors
Team Weaknesses: Difficult Schedule

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 27.5
2011 National Rank: #2012
2011 State Rank: #235
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.6
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2012 Starting Power Rating: 29.1
2012 National Rank: #1569
2012 State Rank: #203
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 3.1
Dynasty National Rank: #7128
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 26
Dynasty Record: 43-51 (17-26 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 8-3
2011 League Record/Finish: 3-2 (3rd)
2011 Points For Average: 34.7
2011 Points Against Average: 18.1
2011 Differential: +16.6
2011 Wins: #1850 Grace Community (Tyler) (28-21), #3145 Bullard (35-0), #4819 Caddo Mills (45-21), #5809 Grand Saline (52-6), #7248 Ford (Quinlan) (51-14), #10130 Kemp (42-7), #10551 Quitman (41-6), #11229 Rains (Emory) (51-6)
2011 Losses: #133 Melissa (41-17), #743 New Boston (49-3), #2930 Winnsboro (28-17)
2011 Opponents W-L: 62-62
Recent League Championships: 2010 (2A-1 Region I District 7)
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/31 at Westwood (Palestine), 9/7 Grace Community (Tyler), 9/14 Winnsboro, 9/21 at Quitman, 9/28 White Oak, 10/12 at Van, 10/19 at Brownsboro, 10/26 Canton, 11/2 at Athens, 11/9 Mabank
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Van (37.7), Winnsboro (29.9), Grace Community (Tyler) (28.1)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Quitman (-2.4), Brownsboro (-1.4), Westwood (Palestine) (1.1)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 7.1 (16.7 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 13.7
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +6.6
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #446
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3138
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2
2012 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 3%