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GENERAL
Nickname: Unicorns
Colors: Blue/White
Coach: Chuck Caniford
League: 5A Region IV District 25
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #114

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 3
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Weston King 6'0" 160 QB 4.80
Ross Parsons 6'6" 260 OL
Hunter Coronado 6'3" 260 OL 5.20

ADDITIONAL SENIOR D1 PROSPECT
Alex Leslie 6'5" 220 Senior TE 4.7

D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Charles Wort 6'1" 200 Senior LB [Texas-San Antonio]
Colton Hanson 6'5" 285 Senior OL [Tulane]

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Recent Success, OL, QB
Team Weaknesses: Young Defense

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 26
2011 National Rank: #2217
2011 State Rank: #255
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.4
2012 Starting Power Rating: 23.5
2012 National Rank: #2359
2012 State Rank: #294
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 29.8
Dynasty National Rank: #747
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 6.3
Dynasty Record: 67-39 (38-18 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 5-6
2011 League Record/Finish: 2-3 (4th)
2011 Points For Average: 23.4
2011 Points Against Average: 24.1
2011 Differential: -0.7
2011 Wins: #412 Westlake (Austin) (24-21), #3391 Clemens [Samuel] (Schertz) (23-7), #4254 MacArthur [Douglas] (San Antonio) (23-17), #6432 Seguin (48-15), #8018 San Marcos (42-21)
2011 Losses: #90 Steele [Byron P.] (Cibolo) (35-16), #340 Reagan [Ronald] (San Antonio) (48-20), #641 Madison [James] (San Antonio) (28-20), #857 Judson (Converse) (34-17), #1720 Wagner (San Antonio) (24-10), #1846 Canyon (New Braunfels) (15-14)
2011 Opponents W-L: 77-53
Recent League Championships: 2007 (4A Region IV District 26), 2003 (4A Region IV District 25)
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/31 Killeen, 8/31 at Boerne-Champion (Boerne), 9/7 Seguin, 9/14 Madison [James] (San Antonio), 9/21 vs Johnson [Claudia Taylor] (San Antonio), 9/28 at East Central (San Antonio), 10/12 Canyon (New Braunfels), 10/19 San Marcos, 10/26 at Wagner (San Antonio), 11/2 Smithson Valley (Spring Branch), 11/9 at Judson (Converse)
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Smithson Valley (Spring Branch) (47.8), Madison [James] (San Antonio) (44.4), Killeen (38.3)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: San Marcos (0), Seguin (7.6), Boerne-Champion (Boerne) (24.9)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 27.2 (31.5 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 29.1
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1.9
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #77
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #381
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-7
2012 Projected League Finish: 5th
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%