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GENERAL
Nickname: Lions
Colors: Maroon/White
Coach: Jeff Craig
League: 3A District 2 (moving from 3A District 1)
Playoff Division: 3A
Playoff Division Rank: #2

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Carson Smith 6'3" 305 Senior OL/DL 5.10
Collin Andrews 5'11" 175 Senior WR/CB 4.50
Kegan Lawson 6'0" 175 Junior WR/FS 4.50

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Talent At Skill Positions, DL
Team Weaknesses: Experience, Depth On OL

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 48.2
2013 National Rank: #348
2013 State Rank: #8
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -4.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.5
2014 Starting Power Rating: 41.1
2014 National Rank: #594
2014 State Rank: #11
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 18.7
Dynasty National Rank: #2563
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 25
Dynasty Record: 74-52 (42-31 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 13-1
2013 League Record/Finish: 6-0 (1st)
2013 Points For Average: 40.9
2013 Points Against Average: 12.4
2013 Differential: +28.5
2013 Wins: #599 Plainview (Ardmore) (20-17), #1564 Tuttle (35-28), #2283 Jones (21-7), #2471 Newcastle (28-7), #2471 Newcastle (41-0), #2700 Lincoln Christian (Tulsa) (42-13), #3133 Marlow (43-14), #3406 Bethany (46-14), #4927 Lindsay (48-6), #5464 Perkins-Tryon (Perkins) (76-13), #6844 Mount St. Mary (Oklahoma City) (54-21), #8514 Little Axe (Norman) (40-3), #10999 Bridge Creek (Blanchard) (56-0)
2013 Losses: #162 Kingfisher (30-23)
2013 Opponents W-L: 101-62
Recent State Championships: 2012
Recent League Championships: 2013 (3A District 1), 2012 (tied for 1st; 3A District 1)
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 9/5 at Tuttle, 9/12 Casady (Oklahoma City), 9/19 Newcastle, 9/26 at Marshall [John] (Oklahoma City), 10/3 at Marlow, 10/10 at Meeker, 10/16 Bridge Creek (Blanchard), 10/24 at Bethany, 10/31 Douglass [Frederick A.] (Oklahoma City), 11/7 Mount St. Mary (Oklahoma City)
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Douglass [Frederick A.] (Oklahoma City) (32), Tuttle (31.8), Newcastle (31.6)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Bridge Creek (Blanchard) (-13.7), Marshall [John] (Oklahoma City) (4.2), Mount St. Mary (Oklahoma City) (4.4)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 10.4 (23.6 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 18.4
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +8
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #24
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2218
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1
2014 Projected League Finish: 1st
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 55%