North Mesquite (Mesquite, TX) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Stallions Colors: Blue/White Coach: Mike Robinson League: 5A Region II District 12 (moving from 5A Region II District 11) Playoff Division: 5A Playoff Division Rank: #123 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 3 Returning Defensive Starters: 2 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Dezmand Candelarie 6'3" 275 OL 5.50 Trae Hart 5'10" 155 WR Elijah Banks 6'3" 205 OLB D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION Justin Backus 6'3" 175 Senior DB 4.51 [ULM] King Davis 6'2" 185 Senior QB 4.58 [New Mexico State] STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Young Talent, OL Team Weaknesses: Graduated Big Senior Class, Recent Success RATINGS 2011 Final Power Rating: 33.1 2011 National Rank: #1344 2011 State Rank: #165 General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -9.5 D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.1 2012 Starting Power Rating: 20.5 2012 National Rank: #2893 2012 State Rank: #343 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 25.9 Dynasty National Rank: #1216 2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 5.4 Dynasty Record: 40-51 (14-35 in league) HISTORICAL 2011 Overall Record: 5-5 2011 League Record/Finish: 1-4 (5th) 2011 Points For Average: 26.4 2011 Points Against Average: 22.4 2011 Differential: +4 2011 Wins: #812 Rowlett (41-14), #1693 South Grand Prairie (Grand Prairie) (29-9), #2826 Lee [Robert E.] (Tyler) (28-17), #8559 North Garland (Garland) (57-16), #9121 Lubbock (49-14) 2011 Losses: #88 Longview (49-13), #98 De Soto (28-17), #586 Mesquite (34-7), #619 Plano West (Plano) (27-10), #941 Horn [Dr. John] (Mesquite) (16-13) 2011 Opponents W-L: 51-61 Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: 1 Streak List: 11/4/11 Lee [Robert E.] (Tyler) (28-17) SCHEDULE 2012 Schedule: 8/31 at Rowlett, 9/6 Houston [Sam] (Arlington), 9/14 Lakeview Centennial (Garland), 9/21 at South Garland (Garland), 10/5 Lee [Robert E.] (Tyler), 10/12 at Rockwall, 10/19 Mesquite, 10/26 at Longview, 11/2 Rockwall-Heath (Rockwall), 11/9 at Horn [Dr. John] (Mesquite) Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Longview (60.2), Mesquite (53.7), Rockwall-Heath (Rockwall) (45.1) Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Houston [Sam] (Arlington) (4.5), Rockwall (11.4), Lakeview Centennial (Garland) (15.2) 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 32 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 32 2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: 0 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #40 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #228 2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-7 2012 Projected League Finish: 6th 2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |