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GENERAL
Nickname: Lions
Colors: Red/Gray/White
Coach: Russ Phillips
League: 2A-1 Region II District 5
Playoff Division: 2A-1
Playoff Division Rank: #57

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 9
Returning Defensive Starters: 9
Top Running Back Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Brennan Soter RB
Dylan Nichelson WR
Christian Worthington WR

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Returning Starters, Skill Position Talent
Team Weaknesses: OL

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 0.3
2011 National Rank: #7881
2011 State Rank: #732
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +7.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2012 Starting Power Rating: 7.8
2012 National Rank: #5722
2012 State Rank: #599
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): -15.9
Dynasty National Rank: #12549
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 23.7
Dynasty Record: 13-18 (2-8 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 5-5
2011 League Record/Finish: 2-3 (tied for 3rd)
2011 Points For Average: 23.3
2011 Points Against Average: 22.1
2011 Differential: +1.2
2011 Wins: #7875 Paradise (22-21), #8477 Whitewright (36-32), #9789 Howe (22-6), #12144 McKinney Christian Academy (McKinney) (36-0), #13210 Perrin-Whitt (Perrin) (45-6)
2011 Losses: #2596 Muenster (43-12), #2818 Pottsboro (36-6), #3106 Boyd (41-26), #9222 Callisburg (Gainesville) (16-14), #9595 Hirschi (Wichita Falls) (20-14)
2011 Opponents W-L: 56-54
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/31 Muenster, 9/7 at Alvord, 9/14 Castleberry (Fort Worth), 9/21 at Nocona, 9/28 at Whitesboro, 10/5 Bowie, 10/12 at Pilot Point, 10/19 Callisburg (Gainesville), 10/26 at Boyd, 11/9 Paradise
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Whitesboro (21.8), Muenster (21.2), Boyd (17.4)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Alvord (-10.2), Callisburg (Gainesville) (-6.3), Paradise (0.3)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 0
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 6.7
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +6.7
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #647
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5229
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5
2012 Projected League Finish: 4th
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%