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%