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GENERAL
Nickname: Lions
Colors: Maroon/White
Coach: Mark Bateman
League: 3A Region I District 5 (moving from 3A Region I District 6)
Playoff Division: 3A
Playoff Division Rank: #153

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
Starting Quarterback Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Brandon Urquizo 6'1" 170 CB 4.60
Tyrone McFarland 5'6" 150 S 4.50
Josh Guggisberg 6'2" 190 OL 5.10

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: New Coaching Staff, Secondary
Team Weaknesses: Recent Success

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: -5.4
2011 National Rank: #9359
2011 State Rank: #844
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.2
2012 Starting Power Rating: -6.9
2012 National Rank: #9650
2012 State Rank: #887
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 14.7
Dynasty National Rank: #3448
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 21.6
Dynasty Record: 50-55 (19-22 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 2-8
2011 League Record/Finish: 1-4 (tied for 4th)
2011 Points For Average: 11.1
2011 Points Against Average: 23.2
2011 Differential: -12.1
2011 Wins: #4189 Childress (20-10), #10091 Iowa Park (21-13)
2011 Losses: #1450 Sanger (57-14), #4205 Burkburnett (41-14), #4310 Sweetwater (10-0), #4635 Graham (28-17), #5355 Bowie (21-0), #5907 Pampa (17-0), #7894 Altus (OK) (13-6), #9595 Hirschi (Wichita Falls) (22-19)
2011 Opponents W-L: 46-60
Recent League Championships: 2007 (3A Region I District 6)
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: 1
Streak List: 11/4/11 Iowa Park (21-13)

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/31 vs Altus (OK), 9/7 Breckenridge, 9/14 at Childress, 9/21 at Holliday, 9/28 vs Pampa, 10/5 at Gainesville, 10/12 at Graham, 10/19 Hirschi (Wichita Falls), 10/26 at Burkburnett, 11/9 Iowa Park
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Holliday (24.7), Breckenridge (19.9), Graham (17.3)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Hirschi (Wichita Falls) (-0.4), Altus (OK) (0.2), Iowa Park (0.3)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 9.6
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 9.5
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: -0.1
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #567
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4335
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 1-9
2012 Projected League Finish: 5th
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%