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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%