| Palestine (TX) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Wildcats Colors: Maroon/White Coach: Lance Angel League: 3A Region III District 19 (moving from 3A Region III District 20) Playoff Division: 3A Playoff Division Rank: #36 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 7 Returning Defensive Starters: 8 2011 JV Record: 10-0 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Darrius Stephens RB Brian Gummelt QB Walter Sheridan DL STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Returning Starters, Backfield, Defensive Front Team Weaknesses: Depth In Secondary RATINGS 2011 Final Power Rating: 22.4 2011 National Rank: #2814 2011 State Rank: #315 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +6.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.2 2012 Starting Power Rating: 28.9 2012 National Rank: #1590 2012 State Rank: #209 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 20.5 Dynasty National Rank: #2112 2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 8.4 Dynasty Record: 60-40 (30-15 in league) HISTORICAL 2011 Overall Record: 7-4 2011 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (2nd) 2011 Points For Average: 32.9 2011 Points Against Average: 26.9 2011 Differential: +6 2011 Wins: #2754 Athens (28-20), #5294 Madisonville (35-24), #6225 Mabank (35-31), #6293 Westwood (Palestine) (41-23), #7118 Mexia (41-21), #7410 Groesbeck (46-27), #7821 Brownsboro (54-6) 2011 Losses: #480 La Vega (Waco) (35-20), #1131 Van (43-7), #1566 Pittsburg (33-28), #2397 Fairfield (33-27) 2011 Opponents W-L: 56-60 Recent League Championships: 2009 (tied for 1st; 3A Region III District 20), 2006, 2004 (tied for 1st; 3A Region III District 21) Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none SCHEDULE 2012 Schedule: 8/31 La Vega (Waco), 9/7 at Jacksonville, 9/14 at Kaufman, 9/21 Chapel Hill (Tyler), 9/28 Athens, 10/5 at Pittsburg, 10/19 Rusk, 10/26 at Groesbeck, 11/2 Mexia, 11/9 at Fairfield Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: La Vega (Waco) (49.9), Chapel Hill (Tyler) (41.1), Fairfield (30.5) Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Mexia (3.8), Groesbeck (4.5), Kaufman (10.7) 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 11.9 (19.7 overall) 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 22.5 2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +10.6 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #198 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1221 2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4 2012 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |