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GENERAL
Nickname: Vikings
Colors: Royal Blue/White
Coach: Joe Prud'homme
League: TAPPS Division I District 1
Playoff Division: TAPPS I
Playoff Division Rank: #1

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2011 JV Record: 10-0
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Joseph Prud'homme 5'10" 195 Senior QB 4.61
Brennan Murnane 5'10" 185 Junior ILB 4.58
David Authier 6'2.5" 210 Junior RB 4.59

ADDITIONAL SENIOR D1 PROSPECT
Ryan Messer 6'3" 270 Senior OL 5.1

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Winning Tradition, JV Talent Moving Up, Experience At Some Positions
Team Weaknesses: Young OL, Inexperience On DL

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 38.5
2011 National Rank: #851
2011 State Rank: #106
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.8
2012 Starting Power Rating: 36.8
2012 National Rank: #792
2012 State Rank: #114
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 27.5
Dynasty National Rank: #1001
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 9.3
Dynasty Record: 98-21 (35-11 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 13-1
2011 League Record/Finish: 5-1 (tied for 1st)
2011 Points For Average: 42
2011 Points Against Average: 16.2
2011 Differential: +25.8
2011 Wins: #1801 Prestonwood Christian (Plano) (35-28), #1817 Kelly Catholic (Beaumont) (27-10), #2100 Trinity Valley (Fort Worth) (58-14), #2754 Athens (36-34), #2956 St. Thomas Catholic (Houston) (7-3), #3264 Trinity Christian (Addison) (47-10), #4480 Liberty Christian (Argyle) (18-0), #4602 St. Pius X (Houston) (53-38), #6894 Houston Christian (Houston) (50-10), #6921 Bishop Dunne (Dallas) (57-14), #9733 John Paul II (Plano) (61-7), #10605 Castleberry (Fort Worth) (51-7), #10613 Joshua (52-13)
2011 Losses: #4785 Bishop Lynch (Dallas) (39-36)
2011 Opponents W-L: 71-88
Recent State Championships: 2011, 2009, 2008, 2005, 2004
Recent League Championships: 2011 (tied for 1st), 2010, 2009, 2007 (tied for 1st), 2006 (tied for 1st), 2004 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: 8
Streak List: 10/14/11 Prestonwood Christian (Plano) (35-28), 10/21/11 Bishop Dunne (Dallas) (57-14), 10/28/11 John Paul II (Plano) (61-7), 11/4/11 Trinity Christian (Addison) (47-10), 11/12/11 Houston Christian (Houston) (50-10), 11/19/11 St. Pius X (Houston) (53-38), 11/26/11 St. Thomas Catholic (Houston) (7-3), 12/3/11 Kelly Catholic (Beaumont) (27-10)

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 9/1 at Lancaster, 9/7 Argyle, 9/14 at Everman, 9/21 at Spruce [H. Grady] (Dallas), 9/28 John Paul II (Plano), 10/5 at Trinity Christian (Addison), 10/19 Bishop Lynch (Dallas), 10/26 at Prestonwood Christian (Plano), 11/2 at Liberty Christian (Argyle), 11/9 Bishop Dunne (Dallas)
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Argyle (43.8), Lancaster (42.1), Trinity Christian (Addison) (32.2)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Spruce [H. Grady] (Dallas) (-9.9), John Paul II (Plano) (-5.5), Bishop Dunne (Dallas) (4.6)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 11.9 (13.9 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 18.1
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +6.2
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #309
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2025
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2
2012 Projected League Finish: 1st
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 2%