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GENERAL
Nickname: Wildcats
Colors: Blue/White
Coach: Barry Bowman
League: 3A Region II District 13 (moving from 3A Region II District 15)
Playoff Division: 3A
Playoff Division Rank: #23

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

TOP PLAYERS
Jamal Black 5'10" 230 Senior ILB 4.80
Quay Scott 5'10" 205 Senior RB 4.79
Sed Ellis 6'2" 200 Senior DE/WR 4.60 [North Texas]

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Defense
Team Weaknesses: OL

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 34.9
2011 National Rank: #1143
2011 State Rank: #140
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2012 Starting Power Rating: 34.4
2012 National Rank: #1007
2012 State Rank: #137
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 16.3
Dynasty National Rank: #3049
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 18.1
Dynasty Record: 44-48 (22-22 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 9-2
2011 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st)
2011 Points For Average: 30
2011 Points Against Average: 22.9
2011 Differential: +7.1
2011 Wins: #1184 Sulphur Springs (21-14), #1881 Lovejoy (Lucas) (34-21), #2227 Atlanta (15-14), #2231 Liberty-Eylau (Texarkana) (22-12), #3943 Heritage (Frisco) (31-28), #5122 North Lamar (Paris) (42-35), #6221 Pleasant Grove (Texarkana) (33-0), #6873 Gainesville (47-18), #9557 Mt. Vernon (46-14)
2011 Losses: #155 Henderson (55-17), #392 Celina (41-22)
2011 Opponents W-L: 64-58
Recent League Championships: 2011 (3A Region II District 15), 2008 (3A Region II District 10)
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/31 Mt. Pleasant, 9/7 at Denison, 9/14 Argyle, 9/21 at Sulphur Springs, 9/28 at Melissa, 10/12 Atlanta, 10/19 Pittsburg, 10/26 at Pleasant Grove (Texarkana), 11/2 North Lamar (Paris), 11/9 at Liberty-Eylau (Texarkana)
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Melissa (48.8), Argyle (43.8), Sulphur Springs (30.2)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Denison (8.5), North Lamar (Paris) (8.9), Pleasant Grove (Texarkana) (9.1)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 17.6 (25.5 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 25.2
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +7.6
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #140
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #823
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3
2012 Projected League Finish: 1st
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%