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GENERAL
Nickname: Apollos
Colors: Green/Gold
Coach: Dallas Blacklock
League: 4A Region III District 21
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #92

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Reggie Chevis 6'2" 245 LB 4.60 [Texas A&M]
Jerrod Taylor 5'7" 165 RB 4.50
Roderick Benard 5'9" 175 DB 4.30

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Returning Starters, Recent Success
Team Weaknesses: Depth On DL

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 9.6
2011 National Rank: #5547
2011 State Rank: #552
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +5.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.6
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2012 Starting Power Rating: 17.7
2012 National Rank: #3408
2012 State Rank: #378
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): -12.4
Dynasty National Rank: #11854
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 30.1
Dynasty Record: 37-58 (26-30 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 8-4
2011 League Record/Finish: 6-0 (1st)
2011 Points For Average: 25.3
2011 Points Against Average: 22.8
2011 Differential: +2.5
2011 Wins: #5551 Yates [Jack] (Houston) (30-21), #7650 Washington [Booker T.] (Houston) (34-32), #7781 Reagan [John H.] (Houston) (17-12), #9365 Waltrip (Houston) (42-25), #10444 Sterling (Houston) (31-0), #11480 Worthing [Evan E.] (Houston) (14-7), #13121 Austin [Stephen F.] (Houston) (46-14), #13447 Davis [Jeff] (Houston) (52-0)
2011 Losses: #159 Manvel (42-0), #494 La Marque (46-7), #4704 Westbury (Houston) (47-16), #7774 Galena Park (28-14)
2011 Opponents W-L: 70-67
Recent League Championships: 2011
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/30 Sterling (Houston), 9/6 Westbury (Houston), 9/13 Waltrip (Houston), 9/20 at Davis [Jeff] (Houston), 9/29 North Forest (Houston), 10/5 at Wheatley [Phillis] (Houston), 10/12 Reagan [John H.] (Houston), 10/20 at Milby [Charles H.] (Houston), 11/3 Austin [Stephen F.] (Houston), 11/9 at Lee [Robert E.] (Houston)
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: North Forest (Houston) (11.2), Reagan [John H.] (Houston) (6.2), Westbury (Houston) (5.3)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Davis [Jeff] (Houston) (-30.2), Austin [Stephen F.] (Houston) (-27.1), Milby [Charles H.] (Houston) (-14.6)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -6 (6 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -6.5
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: -0.5
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #990
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #9632
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1
2012 Projected League Finish: 1st
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 58%