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GENERAL
Nickname: Wildcats
Colors: Royal Blue/Gold
Coach: Greg Owens
League: 4A Region II District 14
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #36

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 8
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Willy Ivery 5'10" 180 Senior RB/WR 4.40
Larry Pryor 6'1" 195 Junior FS 4.40
Jess Jenkins 6'3" 290 Junior OL 5.30

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Solid Defense
Team Weaknesses: A Few Holes On Offense

RATINGS
2012 Final Power Rating: 31.7
2012 National Rank: #1550
2012 State Rank: #188
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.6
Non-Senior D1 Talent Rating Bonus: +2.2
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2013 Starting Power Rating: 37
2013 National Rank: #824
2013 State Rank: #119
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2012 Rating): 40.2
Dynasty National Rank: #372
2013 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 3.2
Dynasty Record: 49-16 (22-7 in league)

HISTORICAL
2012 Overall Record: 8-3
2012 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st)
2012 Points For Average: 46.8
2012 Points Against Average: 39.5
2012 Differential: +7.3
2012 Wins: #1892 Mt. Pleasant (71-65), #1963 Hallsville (38-31), #2249 Paris (42-19), #3175 Corsicana (42-21), #4702 Lee [Robert E.] (Tyler) (35-34), #4719 Texas (Texarkana) (45-25), #6123 Marshall (62-34), #6569 Pine Tree (Longview) (70-48)
2012 Losses: #547 Wylie East (Wylie) (70-33), #573 Whitehouse (38-33), #1231 Sherman (49-44)
2012 Opponents W-L: 62-59
Recent State Championships: 2008 (4A-II)
Recent League Championships: 2012, 2011 (tied for 1st; 4A Region II District 13), 2007 (4A Region II District 11)
Winning Streak Entering 2013 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2013 Schedule: 8/30 Lee [Robert E.] (Tyler), 9/6 at Sherman, 9/13 Whitehouse, 9/20 at Paris, 9/27 at Corsicana, 10/11 Mt. Pleasant, 10/18 at Texas (Texarkana), 10/25 Hallsville, 11/1 at Pine Tree (Longview), 11/8 Marshall
Highest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Whitehouse (47.4), Mt. Pleasant (33.9), Sherman (32.6)
Lowest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Marshall (7.6), Pine Tree (Longview) (8.8), Lee [Robert E.] (Tyler) (12.3)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 24.9 (26 overall)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 22.7
2013 vs. 2012 Schedule Strength Comparison: -2.2
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #217
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1396
2013 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2
2013 Projected League Finish: 1st
2013 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 4%