GENERAL
Nickname: Wildcats
Colors: Royal Blue/Gold
Coach: Greg Owens
League: 4A Region II District 14 (moving from 4A Region II District 13)
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #45
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2011 JV Record: 9-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no
TOP PLAYERS
Willy Ivery 5'9" 180 Junior WR/RB 4.40
Buddy Ivery 5'8" 185 Senior RB 4.53
Jenner Jackson 6'3" 250 Senior OL/C 4.90
D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Kendrick Daniels 5'7" 150 Senior RB 4.30 [Arkansas State]
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Depth, Athleticism
Team Weaknesses: Young, Inexperience
RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 34.5
2011 National Rank: #1184
2011 State Rank: #145
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -4.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.1
Non-Senior D1 Talent Rating Bonus: +2.2
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -0.3
2012 Starting Power Rating: 30.2
2012 National Rank: #1438
2012 State Rank: #191
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 31.5
Dynasty National Rank: #610
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 1.3
Dynasty Record: 74-35 (33-16 in league)
HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 8-4
2011 League Record/Finish: 5-1 (tied for 1st)
2011 Points For Average: 36.4
2011 Points Against Average: 25.5
2011 Differential: +10.9
2011 Wins: #803 Sherman (21-14), #2166 Whitehouse (70-49), #2194 Hallsville (31-21), #4904 Lakeview Centennial (Garland) (37-34), #4968 Mt. Pleasant (37-20), #5535 Royse City (53-13), #5692 Denison (41-14), #9932 Greenville (53-0)
2011 Losses: #290 Corsicana (47-33), #306 Ryan [Billy] (Denton) (25-9), #1143 Paris (21-14), #1410 Texas (Texarkana) (48-38)
2011 Opponents W-L: 72-65
Recent State Championships: 2008 (4A-II)
Recent League Championships: 2011 (tied for 1st; 4A Region II District 13), 2007 (4A Region II District 11)
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none
SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 9/1 at Lee [Robert E.] (Tyler), 9/7 Sherman, 9/14 at Whitehouse, 9/21 Paris, 9/28 Corsicana, 10/12 at Mt. Pleasant, 10/19 Texas (Texarkana), 10/26 at Hallsville, 11/2 Pine Tree (Longview), 11/9 at Marshall
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Corsicana (40.7), Sherman (40.2), Whitehouse (34.7)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Marshall (4.7), Pine Tree (Longview) (9.6), Mt. Pleasant (19.1)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 17.1 (26.4 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 25.7
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +8.6
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #128
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #750
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2012 Projected League Finish: 1st
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%