Alief Taylor (Houston, TX) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Lions Colors: Red/White Coach: J.D. Jordan League: 6A Region III District 23 (moving from 5A Region III District 18) Playoff Division: 6A Playoff Division Rank: #114 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 3 Returning Defensive Starters: 2 2013 JV Record: 7-2-1 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Remi Olonade 5'9" 180 Senior QB 4.61 Anu Soymoye 6'1" 185 Senior WR 4.62 Kenneth McGruder 6'1" 200 Senior SS 4.60 [Oklahoma State] D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION Keenan Brown 6'3" 185 Senior WR 4.5 [Oklahoma State] Chris Hardeman 5'9" 175 Senior DB 4.4 [Oklahoma State] Joshua Kalu 6'2" 180 Senior DB [Nebraska] Romello Brooker 6'4" 195 Senior WR 4.47 [Houston] Camnik Campbell 6'0" 220 Senior LB 4.5 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Speed On Offense, Size On Defense Team Weaknesses: Youth On Offense RATINGS 2013 Final Power Rating: 33.6 2013 National Rank: #1357 2013 State Rank: #153 General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -4.5 D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -6.6 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4 2014 Starting Power Rating: 22.5 2014 National Rank: #2674 2014 State Rank: #310 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 22.1 Dynasty National Rank: #1891 2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 0.4 Dynasty Record: 74-48 (43-27 in league) HISTORICAL 2013 Overall Record: 8-4 2013 League Record/Finish: 5-1 (1st) 2013 Points For Average: 25.5 2013 Points Against Average: 17.9 2013 Differential: +7.6 2013 Wins: #1266 Langham Creek (Houston) (27-23), #1390 Hightower [L. V.] (Missouri City) (13-6), #1574 Bellaire (22-9), #4970 Eisenhower [Dwight D.] (Houston) (20-0), #6231 Alief Hastings (Houston) (55-0), #6435 MacArthur (Houston) (47-14), #6422 Alief Elsik (Houston) (20-17), #9514 Aldine (Houston) (47-0) 2013 Losses: #33 Katy (49-0), #234 Lamar (Houston) (36-0), #3444 Angleton (23-20), #6398 Nimitz [Chester W.] (Houston) (38-35) 2013 Opponents W-L: 75-60 Recent League Championships: 2013 (5A Region III District 18), 2012 (tied for 1st; 5A Region III District 18), 2010 (5A Region III District 18) Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: none SCHEDULE 2014 Schedule: 8/30 at Bush [George] (Richmond), 9/5 Clear Creek (League City), 9/12 Travis (Richmond), 9/19 at Alief Elsik (Houston), 9/26 Alief Hastings (Houston), 10/3 at Dulles [John Foster] (Sugar Land), 10/17 Kempner (Sugar Land), 10/25 at Hightower [L. V.] (Missouri City), 11/1 Austin [Stephen F.] (Sugar Land), 11/8 at Clements (Sugar Land) Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Bush [George] (Richmond) (38.2), Austin [Stephen F.] (Sugar Land) (32.9), Clear Creek (League City) (30.6) Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Clements (Sugar Land) (5.7), Alief Hastings (Houston) (8.5), Alief Elsik (Houston) (10.3) 2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 15.7 (26 overall) 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 19.8 2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +4.1 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #302 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1919 2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4 2014 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |