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GENERAL
Nickname: Rebels
Colors: Blue/Gray/Cardinal
Coach: Ged Kates
League: 5A Region I District 4 (moving from 5A Region I District 6)
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #161

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Kumani Armstead 6'1" 180 Senior WR 4.60
Payton Murrell 5'9" 185 Junior DB 4.60
Samir Zeqiraj 6'4" 300 Junior DL 5.60

D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Jeremiah Tshimanga 6'2" 220 Senior LB 5.00 [Oklahoma State]

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Linemen, WRs
Team Weaknesses: Young, Inexperienced Offensive Backfield

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 20.1
2011 National Rank: #3267
2011 State Rank: #358
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -6
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.9
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.2
2012 Starting Power Rating: 12.2
2012 National Rank: #4638
2012 State Rank: #498
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 20.1
Dynasty National Rank: #2186
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 7.9
Dynasty Record: 43-50 (25-38 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 4-6
2011 League Record/Finish: 3-5 (tied for 5th)
2011 Points For Average: 18.7
2011 Points Against Average: 27
2011 Differential: -8.3
2011 Wins: #2292 Boswell (Fort Worth) (35-27), #4030 Haltom (Haltom City) (28-6), #7316 Irving (14-0), #7356 Nimitz (Irving) (42-14)
2011 Losses: #96 Trinity (Euless) (64-0), #440 Heritage (Colleyville) (48-7), #1217 Bell [L. D.] (Hurst) (25-17), #2050 Grapevine (21-16), #2877 Birdville (North Richland Hills) (23-21), #3089 MacArthur (Irving) (42-7)
2011 Opponents W-L: 58-51
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/31 at Weatherford, 9/7 at Birdville (North Richland Hills), 9/14 Rockwall-Heath (Rockwall), 9/28 Fossil Ridge (Keller), 10/5 at Haltom (Haltom City), 10/12 at Carroll (Southlake), 10/18 at Timber Creek (Fort Worth), 10/26 Keller Central (Keller), 11/2 Northwest (Justin), 11/9 at Keller
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Carroll (Southlake) (66.4), Rockwall-Heath (Rockwall) (45.1), Keller Central (Keller) (37.9)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Weatherford (8.6), Timber Creek (Fort Worth) (12.5), Haltom (Haltom City) (12.9)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 25.3
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 29.2
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +3.9
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #73
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #373
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 2-8
2012 Projected League Finish: 8th
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%