GENERAL
Nickname: Hornets
Colors: Maroon/White
Coach: Paul Essary
League: 4A-1 Region II District 8 (moving from 3A Region II District 15)
Playoff Division: 4A-1
Playoff Division Rank: #12
D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Chris Jefferson 6'3" 210 Senior LB
Anthony Sanders 6'0" 185 Senior ATH 4.50
RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 33.9
2013 National Rank: #1323
2013 State Rank: #146
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.8
Non-Senior D1 Talent Rating Bonus: +2.2
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2014 Starting Power Rating: 33.3
2014 National Rank: #1184
2014 State Rank: #156
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 11
Dynasty National Rank: #4555
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 22.3
Dynasty Record: 51-67 (24-29 in league)
HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 10-1
2013 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st)
2013 Points For Average: 42.6
2013 Points Against Average: 18.9
2013 Differential: +23.7
2013 Wins: #1483 Gladewater (41-7), #1986 Palestine (35-28), #2188 Kaufman (31-25), #3826 Spring Hill (Longview) (42-0), #4781 Van (28-23), #7032 Mineola (55-20), #7561 Canton (50-26), #8675 Rusk (49-0), #9416 Brownsboro (56-13), #9822 Mabank (56-14)
2013 Losses: #548 Chapel Hill (Tyler) (52-26)
2013 Opponents W-L: 53-71
Recent League Championships: 2013 (3A Region II District 15), 2007 (tied for 1st; 3A Region II District 14)
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: 1
Streak List: 9/5/14 Diboll (42-7)
SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/29 Henderson, 9/5 at Diboll, 9/12 Hallsville, 9/19 at Rusk, 9/26 Robinson, 10/10 at Van, 10/17 at Mabank, 10/24 Kaufman, 10/31 at Crandall, 11/7 Wills Point
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Robinson (41.4), Hallsville (28), Henderson (23)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Mabank (-8.1), Wills Point (-3.1), Rusk (-3)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 7.8 (16.7 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 12.9
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +5.1
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #474
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3665
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1
2014 Projected League Finish: 1st
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 10%
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