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GENERAL
Nickname: Owls
Colors: Black/Gold
Coach: Jeff Jordan
League: 5A Region II District 11
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #61

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 3
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Jalen Evans WR
V.J. Gates QB
Shamar Williams C

D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Nick Horton 6'3" 220 Senior LB 4.50 [SMU]
Ja'Taveon Green 5'8" 160 Senior WR

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience At Skill Positions, 40 Lettermen Return, Speed/Athleticism
Team Weaknesses: Young Players Will Need To Step Up, Question Marks On Lines

RATINGS
2012 Final Power Rating: 33.4
2012 National Rank: #1354
2012 State Rank: #162
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.2
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -0.1
2013 Starting Power Rating: 33.7
2013 National Rank: #1119
2013 State Rank: #151
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2012 Rating): 39.3
Dynasty National Rank: #424
2013 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 5.6
Dynasty Record: 42-16 (29-3 in league)

HISTORICAL
2012 Overall Record: 6-5
2012 League Record/Finish: 6-0 (1st)
2012 Points For Average: 26.7
2012 Points Against Average: 30.7
2012 Differential: -4
2012 Wins: #917 Sachse (23-21), #1419 South Garland (Garland) (34-25), #2794 Rowlett (26-21), #3046 Lakeview Centennial (Garland) (30-23), #3651 Naaman Forest (Garland) (33-14), #8583 North Garland (Garland) (58-35)
2012 Losses: #72 Coppell (35-14), #318 Horn [Dr. John] (Mesquite) (56-35), #318 Horn [Dr. John] (Mesquite) (42-0), #758 Boyd (McKinney) (31-21), #795 Plano East (Plano) (35-20)
2012 Opponents W-L: 65-55
Recent League Championships: 2012, 2011 (5A Region II District 10), 2009 (5A Region II District 10), 2008 (tied for 1st; 5A Region II District 10), 2005, 2003 (tied for 1st; 5A Region II District 12)
Winning Streak Entering 2013 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2013 Schedule: 8/30 Plano East (Plano), 9/6 Horn [Dr. John] (Mesquite), 9/12 at Boyd (McKinney), 9/19 Coppell, 9/27 at Lakeview Centennial (Garland), 10/4 Rowlett, 10/18 at Sachse, 10/25 South Garland (Garland), 11/1 at Naaman Forest (Garland), 11/7 North Garland (Garland)
Highest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Coppell (65.9), Horn [Dr. John] (Mesquite) (53.5), Sachse (50.6)
Lowest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: North Garland (Garland) (-0.2), Naaman Forest (Garland) (17.1), Rowlett (18.6)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 30.5 (34.9 overall)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 33.1
2013 vs. 2012 Schedule Strength Comparison: +2.6
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #36
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #244
2013 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5
2013 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2013 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%