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GENERAL
Nickname: Wildcats
Colors: Maroon/White
Coach: Jaydon McCullough
League: 5A Region II District 10
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #67

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2012 JV Record: 8-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
David Griffith 6'1" 180 Senior LB
Sam Tecklenburg 6'4" 255 Junior OL/DL
Mitchell Hansen 6'4" 190 Junior WR/QB

D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Richard Lagow 6'6" 215 Senior QB [Connecticut]
Joseph Noteboom 6'6" 260 Senior DE 4.75 [TCU]

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Return Many Players From Playoff Team
Team Weaknesses: Must Learn How To Win, Need To Build Confidence

RATINGS
2012 Final Power Rating: 37.3
2012 National Rank: #968
2012 State Rank: #120
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -4
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2013 Starting Power Rating: 32.8
2013 National Rank: #1217
2013 State Rank: #169
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2012 Rating): 39.6
Dynasty National Rank: #409
2013 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 6.8
Dynasty Record: 31-25 (15-16 in league)

HISTORICAL
2012 Overall Record: 5-6
2012 League Record/Finish: 2-3 (4th)
2012 Points For Average: 27.1
2012 Points Against Average: 24.2
2012 Differential: +2.9
2012 Wins: #795 Plano East (Plano) (42-12), #1191 MacArthur (Irving) (27-20), #1990 McKinney (38-21), #3497 Lewisville (14-7), #3651 Naaman Forest (Garland) (38-25)
2012 Losses: #2 Allen (35-34), #89 Skyline (Dallas) (35-14), #295 Plano West (Plano) (37-35), #758 Boyd (McKinney) (15-14), #849 Hebron (Carrollton) (24-21), #935 Marcus (Flower Mound) (35-21)
2012 Opponents W-L: 72-55
Recent League Championships: 2005 (5A Region I District 8)
Winning Streak Entering 2013 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2013 Schedule: 8/30 at Lewisville, 9/5 MacArthur (Irving), 9/20 Naaman Forest (Garland), 9/27 at Hebron (Carrollton), 10/3 Marcus (Flower Mound), 10/10 at McKinney, 10/18 at Boyd (McKinney), 10/25 Plano East (Plano), 11/1 at Plano West (Plano), 11/8 Allen
Highest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Allen (80.9), Plano West (Plano) (51.2), Hebron (Carrollton) (48.5)
Lowest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Lewisville (14.2), Naaman Forest (Garland) (17.1), MacArthur (Irving) (25.9)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 34.9 (41.8 overall)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 37.7
2013 vs. 2012 Schedule Strength Comparison: +2.8
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #17
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #99
2013 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-6
2013 Projected League Finish: 5th
2013 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%