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GENERAL
Nickname: Skeeters
Colors: Maroon/White
Coach: Robbie Robinson
League: 5A Region II District 12
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #23

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 3
Returning Defensive Starters: 2
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Charles Grant 5'10" 180 Senior DB 4.53 [Arkansas State]
Jalen Montgomery 5'10" 205 Senior LB 4.70
Tyson Reed 5'8" 175 Senior RB 4.59

D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Anthony Canady 5'9" 170 Senior DB 4.5 [Rice]
Rashard Higgins Senior WR [Colorado State]
Dameon Gamblin 5'10" 160 Senior WR 4.48 [New Mexico]
Ja'Von Jones Senior DE [Arkansas State]
Jordan Bracy 5'9" 160 Senior WR 4.35

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Running Game
Team Weaknesses: Roster Size

RATINGS
2012 Final Power Rating: 61.3
2012 National Rank: #63
2012 State Rank: #9
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -8.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -4.7
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2013 Starting Power Rating: 48.1
2013 National Rank: #265
2013 State Rank: #45
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2012 Rating): 37.1
Dynasty National Rank: #555
2013 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 11
Dynasty Record: 25-30 (11-15 in league)

HISTORICAL
2012 Overall Record: 11-1
2012 League Record/Finish: 6-0 (1st)
2012 Points For Average: 42.6
2012 Points Against Average: 21.1
2012 Differential: +21.5
2012 Wins: #86 Bowie (Arlington) (34-20), #295 Plano West (Plano) (49-35), #318 Horn [Dr. John] (Mesquite) (56-41), #334 Longview (33-7), #597 Lake Highlands (Dallas) (27-9), #917 Sachse (50-28), #1616 Rockwall-Heath (Rockwall) (35-14), #2614 Rockwall (55-24), #3651 Naaman Forest (Garland) (37-14), #4029 North Mesquite (Mesquite) (56-10), #4702 Lee [Robert E.] (Tyler) (51-9)
2012 Losses: #2 Allen (42-28)
2012 Opponents W-L: 82-59
Recent League Championships: 2012
Winning Streak Entering 2013 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2013 Schedule: 8/30 at Lake Highlands (Dallas), 9/6 at Bowie (Arlington), 9/12 at Naaman Forest (Garland), 9/20 Plano West (Plano), 9/27 at Longview, 10/4 Rockwall-Heath (Rockwall), 10/11 at Horn [Dr. John] (Mesquite), 10/18 North Mesquite (Mesquite), 10/25 at Lee [Robert E.] (Tyler), 11/1 Rockwall
Highest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Bowie (Arlington) (64.1), Horn [Dr. John] (Mesquite) (53.5), Plano West (Plano) (51.2)
Lowest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Lee [Robert E.] (Tyler) (12.3), Naaman Forest (Garland) (17.1), North Mesquite (Mesquite) (17.6)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 34 (41.5 overall)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 35.7
2013 vs. 2012 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1.7
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #23
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #142
2013 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3
2013 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2013 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%