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: #68 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 3 Returning Defensive Starters: 4 2012 JV Record: 7-3 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Nika Davis 6'1" 190 LB James Harper 6'0" 330 DL Devonte Neal 6'3" 290 OL D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION Andrew Billings 6'1" 305 Senior DT 5.0 [Baylor] STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: ILB Team Weaknesses: Lack Experience RATINGS 2012 Final Power Rating: 32.5 2012 National Rank: #1451 2012 State Rank: #178 General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -5.5 D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.2 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4 2013 Starting Power Rating: 24.8 2013 National Rank: #2245 2013 State Rank: #281 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2012 Rating): 29.7 Dynasty National Rank: #1268 2013 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 4.9 Dynasty Record: 29-28 (17-14 in league) HISTORICAL 2012 Overall Record: 9-4 2012 League Record/Finish: 5-2 (3rd) 2012 Points For Average: 31.5 2012 Points Against Average: 24.5 2012 Differential: +7 2012 Wins: #716 Manor (20-14), #1715 Lake Dallas (Corinth) (24-21), #2778 Everman (37-13), #3233 University (Waco) (21-13), #4408 Centennial (Burleson) (56-42), #4862 Ellison [C. E.] (Killeen) (24-16), #4875 Wyatt [O. D.] (Fort Worth) (42-20), #7697 Joshua (23-0), #10292 Burleson (56-14) 2012 Losses: #347 Copperas Cove (43-7), #692 Frenship (Wolfforth) (45-28), #1094 Crowley (35-29), #1876 Cleburne (43-42) 2012 Opponents W-L: 76-71 Recent League Championships: 2011 (tied for 1st), 2007 (4A Region II District 16), 2006 (4A Region II District 16) Winning Streak Entering 2013 Season: none SCHEDULE 2013 Schedule: 8/30 Shoemaker [Robert M.] (Killeen), 9/6 Copperas Cove, 9/13 at Ellison [C. E.] (Killeen), 9/27 Cleburne, 10/4 at Burleson, 10/11 Crowley, 10/18 at University (Waco), 10/25 Joshua, 11/1 at Centennial (Burleson), 11/8 Everman Highest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Copperas Cove (46.2), Crowley (34.8), Cleburne (29.2) Lowest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Burleson (-9.9), Joshua (1.1), Ellison [C. E.] (Killeen) (5.7) 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 17.9 (24.1 overall) 2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 17.2 2013 vs. 2012 Schedule Strength Comparison: -0.7 2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #371 2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2499 2013 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3 2013 Projected League Finish: 3rd 2013 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |