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GENERAL
Nickname: Wildcats
Colors: Royal Blue/White
Coach: Mike Spradlin
League: 5A Region I District 8 (moving from 5A Region II District 12)
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #43

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Zach Allen 6'3" 190 QB 4.50 [Syracuse]
Gaylon Sanders 5'9" 185 RB 4.40 [Eastern Illinois]
Keith Buhl 5'8" 170 WR 4.40

ADDITIONAL SENIOR D1 PROSPECT
Freddie Johnson 6'2" 300 Senior OL 5.2 [SMU]

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

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 30.3
2011 National Rank: #1658
2011 State Rank: #198
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +5.1
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.2
2012 Starting Power Rating: 40.4
2012 National Rank: #577
2012 State Rank: #86
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 21.2
Dynasty National Rank: #1972
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 19.2
Dynasty Record: 35-60 (25-34 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 6-5
2011 League Record/Finish: 5-2 (tied for 2nd)
2011 Points For Average: 30.1
2011 Points Against Average: 28.6
2011 Differential: +1.5
2011 Wins: #1196 Belton (23-8), #1941 Churchill [Winston] (San Antonio) (31-27), #2119 Harker Heights (40-30), #3802 Bryan (37-0), #5937 Shoemaker (Killeen) (21-18), #7209 Ellison [C. E.] (Killeen) (20-12)
2011 Losses: #88 Longview (24-3), #466 Copperas Cove (49-42), #1368 A&M Consolidated (College Station) (33-30), #1632 Connally [John B.] (Austin) (52-33), #1724 Georgetown (62-51)
2011 Opponents W-L: 64-56
Recent League Championships: 2007 (5A Region II District 13)
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/31 at Round Rock, 9/7 Westlake (Austin), 9/14 vs Carroll (Southlake), 9/28 Shoemaker (Killeen), 10/5 at Midway (Waco), 10/12 Belton, 10/19 at Ellison [C. E.] (Killeen), 10/26 Harker Heights, 11/2 Copperas Cove, 11/8 at Killeen
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Carroll (Southlake) (66.4), Midway (Waco) (53.9), Westlake (Austin) (42.1)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Ellison [C. E.] (Killeen) (2.9), Shoemaker (Killeen) (15.8), Round Rock (17.2)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 25 (31.2 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 34.6
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +9.6
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #22
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #117
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2012 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%