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GENERAL
Nickname: Tornadoes
Colors: Purple/Gold
Coach: Tony Valastro
League: 5A Region III District 23 (moving from 4A Region III District 24)
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #184

D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Tolen Avery 6'3" 215 Senior DE

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 0.9
2013 National Rank: #7671
2013 State Rank: #713
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.4
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3
2014 Starting Power Rating: -0.5
2014 National Rank: #8060
2014 State Rank: #743
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 9.8
Dynasty National Rank: #4925
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 10.3
Dynasty Record: 33-78 [41-70 on the field] (19-49 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 2-8
2013 League Record/Finish: 2-5 (6th)
2013 Points For Average: 16.1
2013 Points Against Average: 40.6
2013 Differential: -24.5
2013 Wins: #7612 Santa Fe (35-34), #9155 Lee [Robert E.] (Baytown) (38-35)
2013 Losses: #371 Manvel (46-7), #436 Texas City (55-25), #1178 Dawson [Glenda] (Pearland) (41-7), #1875 Friendswood (51-6), #2756 La Marque (32-7), #3949 Goose Creek Memorial (Baytown) (28-14), #4401 Galena Park (50-12), #6435 MacArthur (Houston) (34-10)
2013 Opponents W-L: 71-45
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/28 at La Marque, 9/5 Autonoma de Nuevo Leon (Monterrey, Mexico), 9/19 Wheatley [Phillis] (Houston), 9/26 Santa Fe, 10/3 at Elkins [Lawrence E.] (Missouri City), 10/10 Texas City, 10/17 Willowridge (Houston), 10/25 at Ridge Point (Missouri City), 10/31 Marshall [Thurgood] (Missouri City), 11/8 at Bush [George] (Richmond)
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Texas City (41.9), Elkins [Lawrence E.] (Missouri City) (41.5), Bush [George] (Richmond) (38.2)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Wheatley [Phillis] (Houston) (-8.5), Willowridge (Houston) (-6), Santa Fe (1.1)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 21.6
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 20
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: -1.6
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #296
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1869
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-7
2014 Projected League Finish: 7th
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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