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GENERAL
Nickname: Tigers
Colors: Orange/White
Coach: Barry Norton
League: 4A Region II District 14 (moving from 4A Region II District 13)
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #82

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 1
Returning Defensive Starters: 3
2011 JV Record: 8-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Anthony Rhone 6'0" 205 LB
Joseph Meredith 5'10" 190 DE
Jonathan Hunt 6'2" 285 DL

D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Jon Michael McGee 6'3" 270 Senior OL 4.85 [Oklahoma]

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Winning Program, Defensive Front 7, JV Talent Moving Up
Team Weaknesses: Graduated Many Starters, Young

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 32.5
2011 National Rank: #1410
2011 State Rank: #177
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -11.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.3
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.2
2012 Starting Power Rating: 20.7
2012 National Rank: #2852
2012 State Rank: #340
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 40.1
Dynasty National Rank: #164
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 19.4
Dynasty Record: 78-26-1 (42-7 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 7-4
2011 League Record/Finish: 5-1 (tied for 1st)
2011 Points For Average: 31.3
2011 Points Against Average: 20.5
2011 Differential: +10.8
2011 Wins: #1184 Sulphur Springs (48-38), #3040 Jacksonville (31-6), #4319 Arkansas (Texarkana, AR) (21-0), #4968 Mt. Pleasant (49-6), #5535 Royse City (48-7), #5692 Denison (37-13), #9932 Greenville (52-14)
2011 Losses: #54 Bentonville (AR) (36-0), #271 Tyler [John] (Tyler) (46-14), #803 Sherman (30-17), #945 Vidor (30-27)
2011 Opponents W-L: 69-61
Recent League Championships: 2011 (tied for 1st; 4A Region II District 13), 2006 (4A Region II District 11), 2005 (4A Region II District 12), 2004 (4A Region II District 12), 2003 (4A Region II District 13)
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/31 Arkansas (Texarkana, AR), 9/7 vs Evangel Christian Academy (Shreveport, LA), 9/7 Huntington (Shreveport, LA), 9/21 at Lee [Robert E.] (Tyler), 9/28 vs Kennedale, 10/12 Pine Tree (Longview), 10/19 at Sulphur Springs, 10/26 Mt. Pleasant, 11/2 Marshall, 11/9 at Hallsville
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Kennedale (42.3), Evangel Christian Academy (Shreveport, LA) (36), Sulphur Springs (30.2)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Huntington (Shreveport, LA) (-12.5), Marshall (4.7), Pine Tree (Longview) (9.6)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 18.1 (27.7 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 19.5
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1.4
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #272
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1746
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5
2012 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%