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GENERAL
Nickname: Lions
Colors: Maroon/Gold
Coach: Rick Barker
League: 2A-1 Region II District 8
Playoff Division: 2A-1
Playoff Division Rank: #2

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2011 JV Record: 7-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Damien Haskins RB [Memphis]
Wesley Holmes OL
Colin Gholston OL

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Recent Success, RB, OL
Team Weaknesses: Depth, Inexperience At LB

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 39.9
2011 National Rank: #743
2011 State Rank: #94
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.3
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.4
2012 Starting Power Rating: 42.2
2012 National Rank: #468
2012 State Rank: #69
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 22.3
Dynasty National Rank: #1789
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 19.9
Dynasty Record: 62-36 (29-20 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 10-3
2011 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (tied for 1st)
2011 Points For Average: 42.5
2011 Points Against Average: 16.7
2011 Differential: +25.8
2011 Wins: #2012 Mineola (49-3), #2531 Redwater (28-21), #2717 De Kalb (48-6), #2818 Pottsboro (47-26), #3837 Spring Hill (Longview) (28-7), #3926 Hughes Springs (55-6), #4970 Hooks (35-7), #6221 Pleasant Grove (Texarkana) (42-7), #7887 Prairiland (Pattonville) (49-7), #12463 Queen City (70-0)
2011 Losses: #133 Melissa (45-26), #713 Daingerfield (54-48), #2301 Clarksville (28-27)
2011 Opponents W-L: 85-62
Recent League Championships: 2011 (tied for 1st), 2006 (tied for 1st; 2A Region III District 17)
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/31 at De Kalb, 9/7 Pleasant Grove (Texarkana), 9/14 at Pittsburg, 9/21 at North Lamar (Paris), 9/28 at Queen City, 10/5 Daingerfield, 10/12 at Redwater, 10/26 Hooks, 11/2 at Prairiland (Pattonville), 11/9 Mt. Vernon
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Daingerfield (38.2), Pittsburg (27.6), Redwater (24.2)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Queen City (-15.5), Prairiland (Pattonville) (-3.7), Mt. Vernon (1.3)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 12.7 (22.5 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 12.3
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: -0.4
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #487
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3510
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 10-0
2012 Projected League Finish: 1st
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 59%