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GENERAL
Nickname: Longhorns
Colors: Orange/White
Coach: David Sanchez
League: 5A Region IV District 29
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #85

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2011 JV Record: 9-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Alec Salas 6'0" 195 Senior QB 4.65
Terry Dalehit 6'2" 190 Senior WR 4.55
Rick Martinez 5'6" 230 Senior OL 5.20

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Offense
Team Weaknesses: Young Secondary

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 27.7
2011 National Rank: #1987
2011 State Rank: #234
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.2
2012 Starting Power Rating: 30.2
2012 National Rank: #1438
2012 State Rank: #191
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 12
Dynasty National Rank: #4167
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 18.2
Dynasty Record: 70-35 (55-13 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 9-4
2011 League Record/Finish: 7-2 (3rd)
2011 Points For Average: 44.2
2011 Points Against Average: 19.2
2011 Differential: +25
2011 Wins: #2703 Sharyland (Mission) (60-42), #3195 San Benito (24-17), #7043 Eagle Pass (35-0), #7570 Johnson [Lyndon B.] (Laredo) (48-0), #8913 Winn [C. C.] (Eagle Pass) (66-0), #8910 Nixon [Joseph W.] (Laredo) (52-0), #10937 Martin (Laredo) (62-14), #11407 United South (Laredo) (62-7), #12240 Cigarroa [Dr. Leonides G.] (Laredo) (49-7)
2011 Losses: #309 Smithson Valley (Spring Branch) (42-13), #641 Madison [James] (San Antonio) (50-41), #1202 Alexander [John B.] (Laredo) (35-29), #1985 Del Rio (36-34)
2011 Opponents W-L: 83-63
Recent League Championships: 2010, 2007, 2006
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/31 at Southwest (San Antonio), 9/7 Smithson Valley (Spring Branch), 9/14 at MacArthur [Douglas] (San Antonio), 9/21 Reagan [Ronald] (San Antonio), 9/28 United South (Laredo), 10/5 at Johnson [Lyndon B.] (Laredo), 10/18 Eagle Pass, 10/26 at Del Rio, 11/1 Winn [C. C.] (Eagle Pass), 11/9 at Alexander [John B.] (Laredo)
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Reagan [Ronald] (San Antonio) (49), Smithson Valley (Spring Branch) (47.8), Del Rio (31.8)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: United South (Laredo) (-10.9), Winn [C. C.] (Eagle Pass) (-6.5), Eagle Pass (1.1)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -1.8 (14.8 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 16.6
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +18.4
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #355
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2406
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3
2012 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%