GENERAL
Nickname: Yellowjackets/Honeybees
Colors: Navy/Gold
Coach: Joe Gillespie
League: 3A Region I District 7 (moving from 4A Region I District 8)
Playoff Division: 3A
Playoff Division Rank: #3
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
TOP PLAYERS
Brice Gunter 6'3" 190 Senior WR [Texas State]
Mookie Carlisle 6'2" 185 Junior DB
Bryan Manley 6'4" 290 Senior OL
ADDITIONAL SENIOR D1 PROSPECT
Tyler Jones 6'2" 195 Senior QB 4.75
D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Aiavion Edwards 6'1" 200 Senior DB 4.60 [Baylor]
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Leadership
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience At LB, Young OL
RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 48.4
2011 National Rank: #283
2011 State Rank: #37
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.7
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.2
2012 Starting Power Rating: 53.1
2012 National Rank: #130
2012 State Rank: #22
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 38.4
Dynasty National Rank: #219
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 14.7
Dynasty Record: 86-26 (47-8 in league)
HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 11-3
2011 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (tied for 1st)
2011 Points For Average: 38.8
2011 Points Against Average: 23.7
2011 Differential: +15.1
2011 Wins: #25 Aledo (48-47), #910 Lake Dallas (Corinth) (48-30), #941 Horn [Dr. John] (Mesquite) (28-20), #1260 Killeen (37-33), #1317 Waco (56-21), #1797 Wylie (Abilene) (42-14), #2031 Brownwood (66-0), #2552 Everman (49-23), #2613 Nelson [Byron] (Trophy Club) (42-14), #3863 University (Waco) (38-36), #7402 Lake View (San Angelo) (63-0)
2011 Losses: #25 Aledo (33-0), #104 Midway (Waco) (51-20), #544 Hebron (Carrollton) (10-6)
2011 Opponents W-L: 105-68
Recent League Championships: 2011 (tied for 1st; 4A Region I District 8), 2009 (4A Region I District 8), 2006 (tied for 1st; 4A Region I District 8), 2005 (4A Region I District 6), 2004 (4A Region I District 6)
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none
SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/31 Prepa Tech (Monterrey, Mexico), 9/7 Aledo, 9/15 vs Ozen (Beaumont), 9/21 at La Vega (Waco), 9/29 vs Amarillo, 10/12 Glen Rose, 10/19 at Alvarado, 10/26 Venus, 11/2 at Hillsboro
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Alvarado (56.8), La Vega (Waco) (49.9), Aledo (49.3)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Hillsboro (-5.6), Venus (1.4), Glen Rose (22.9)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 28.2 (35.8 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 26.7
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: -1.5
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #107
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #629
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-2
2012 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 9%