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GENERAL
Nickname: Highlanders
Colors: Red/Green/White
Coach: Mark Schmid
League: 5A Region II District 14
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #13

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
John Huckins 6'3" 305 OL 5.00 [Colorado]
Jayme Taylor 6'4" 225 WR 4.60 [Northwestern]
Colton Wordle 5'9" 185 S 4.50

ADDITIONAL SENIOR D1 PROSPECT
Sam Kronshage 6'5" 290 Senior OL 5.26 [Colorado]

D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Garret Hope 6'3" 230 Senior LB 4.70 [West Virginia]
Mitchell Meyers 6'3" 250 Senior DT 4.71 [Iowa State]
Blake Webb 5'11" 175 Senior WR 4.4 [Oklahoma State]

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: OL, Winning Program, Secondary
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience At Skill Positions

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 55.6
2011 National Rank: #116
2011 State Rank: #16
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.2
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.2
2012 Starting Power Rating: 54.8
2012 National Rank: #104
2012 State Rank: #17
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 39.6
Dynasty National Rank: #180
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 15.2
Dynasty Record: 79-28 (44-9 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 12-2
2011 League Record/Finish: 5-1 (2nd)
2011 Points For Average: 35.1
2011 Points Against Average: 14.1
2011 Differential: +21
2011 Wins: #206 Hightower [L. V.] (Missouri City) (21-14), #337 Westwood (Austin) (21-14), #351 Klein Collins (Spring) (42-31), #586 Mesquite (24-6), #1257 College Park (The Woodlands) (38-0), #1756 Kingwood (28-0), #2826 Lee [Robert E.] (Tyler) (23-15), #2898 Strake Jesuit (Houston) (40-10), #4176 Atascocita (Humble) (49-10), #4535 Conroe (57-0), Prepa Tech (Monterrey, Mexico) (56-32), #6136 Oak Ridge (Conroe) (52-0)
2011 Losses: #24 Skyline (Dallas) (35-31), #245 Lufkin (30-10)
2011 Opponents W-L: 83-67
Recent League Championships: 2010, 2009, 2003 (5A Region II District 15)
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 9/1 vs Skyline (Dallas), 9/7 Hightower [L. V.] (Missouri City), 9/15 Katy, 9/21 Prepa Tech (Monterrey, Mexico), 9/28 at Conroe, 10/4 A&M Consolidated (College Station), 10/12 at Lufkin, 10/26 Bryan, 11/2 vs College Park (The Woodlands), 11/9 Oak Ridge (Conroe)
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Skyline (Dallas) (76.4), Katy (56.1), Lufkin (46.6)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Oak Ridge (Conroe) (6.4), Bryan (13.7), Conroe (13.8)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 20.7 (38.5 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 29.7
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +9
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #66
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #345
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2
2012 Projected League Finish: 1st
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 1%