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GENERAL
Nickname: Raiders
Colors: Royal Blue/Silver
Coach: Brad Dumont
League: 2A-1 Region IV District 14
Playoff Division: 2A-1
Playoff Division Rank: #19

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 8
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
James Garner RB
Everitt Grounds WR
Ron McGrew OL

D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Jared Kaster 6'3.5" 250 Senior OL 5.00 [Texas Tech]

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Returning Starters, Skill Position Talent
Team Weaknesses: Depth On Lines

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 24
2011 National Rank: #2557
2011 State Rank: #293
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.7
2012 Starting Power Rating: 25.3
2012 National Rank: #2100
2012 State Rank: #264
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 25.7
Dynasty National Rank: #1249
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 0.4
Dynasty Record: 84-24 (43-10 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 5-4
2011 League Record/Finish: 3-3 (tied for 4th)
2011 Points For Average: 24.6
2011 Points Against Average: 20.7
2011 Differential: +3.9
2011 Wins: #3009 Hitchcock (23-22), #3777 Columbus (22-14), #4985 Industrial (Vanderbilt) (10-7), #6703 Somerset (62-22), #9093 Van Vleck (48-22)
2011 Losses: #145 Refugio (26-7), #451 Hempstead (18-7), #2632 Hallettsville (20-14), #3479 Edna (35-28)
2011 Opponents W-L: 64-41
Recent League Championships: 2010 (tied for 1st; 2A-1 Region II District 14), 2009 (2A Region IV District 26), 2008 (2A Region IV District 26), 2007 (tied for 1st; 2A Region IV District 28), 2004 (tied for 1st; 3A Region III District 20)
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/31 St. Thomas Catholic (Houston), 9/7 Luling, 9/14 at Columbus, 9/21 East Bernard, 9/28 at Yoakum, 10/12 at Industrial (Vanderbilt), 10/19 Hallettsville, 10/26 at Hempstead, 11/2 Palacios, 11/9 at Edna
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Hempstead (35.6), East Bernard (34.5), St. Thomas Catholic (Houston) (27.4)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Palacios (0.8), Industrial (Vanderbilt) (6.5), Columbus (12.6)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 21.4
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 20.1
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: -1.3
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #255
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1631
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2012 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%