Waco (TX) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Lions Colors: Scarlet/Gray Coach: Marty Herbst League: 4A Region I District 8 Playoff Division: 4A Playoff Division Rank: #46 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 4 Returning Defensive Starters: 4 2011 JV Record: 4-6 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Adrian Norwood Senior S/ATH Andrew Billings Senior OL/DL Myron Hills Senior WR/S D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION Will Hines 6'1" 175 Senior DB 4.50 [Arkansas] STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Speed, Kicking Game, Line Team Weaknesses: Depth RATINGS 2011 Final Power Rating: 33.3 2011 National Rank: #1317 2011 State Rank: #161 General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -4.5 D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.9 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.2 2012 Starting Power Rating: 29.7 2012 National Rank: #1498 2012 State Rank: #198 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 32.9 Dynasty National Rank: #500 2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 3.2 Dynasty Record: 57-45 (31-22 in league) HISTORICAL 2011 Overall Record: 7-4 2011 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (tied for 1st) 2011 Points For Average: 35.4 2011 Points Against Average: 28.5 2011 Differential: +6.9 2011 Wins: #104 Midway (Waco) (26-24), #1260 Killeen (31-21), #1797 Wylie (Abilene) (31-15), #3863 University (Waco) (40-23), #4475 Austin [Stephen F.] (Austin) (52-35), #7209 Ellison [C. E.] (Killeen) (21-10), #7402 Lake View (San Angelo) (71-0) 2011 Losses: #283 Stephenville (56-21), #466 Copperas Cove (41-31), #586 Mesquite (42-34), #711 Summit (Arlington) (46-31) 2011 Opponents W-L: 70-62 Recent League Championships: 2011 (tied for 1st), 2007 (4A Region II District 16), 2006 (4A Region II District 16) Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none SCHEDULE 2012 Schedule: 9/1 Manor, 9/7 at Copperas Cove, 9/14 Ellison [C. E.] (Killeen), 9/28 at Cleburne, 10/5 Burleson, 10/12 at Crowley, 10/19 University (Waco), 10/26 at Joshua, 11/2 Centennial (Burleson), 11/9 at Everman Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Copperas Cove (37.2), Manor (26.9), University (Waco) (19.1) Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Joshua (-8.7), Ellison [C. E.] (Killeen) (2.9), Burleson (11.8) 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 24.1 (31.1 overall) 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 15.2 2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: -8.9 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #397 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2752 2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2 2012 Projected League Finish: 1st 2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 6% |