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GENERAL
Nickname: Elks
Colors: Red/Black
Coach: Gary McElroy
League: 5A Region I District 8 (moving from 4A Region I District 8)
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #76

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 9
2013 JV Record: 6-4
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Kenneth Mann 6'4" 255 Senior DE 4.70 [Oklahoma]
Preston Paden 5'11" 175 Junior QB 4.40
Blaine McRay 6'0" 225 Senior LB 4.80

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Defensive Experience, Speed At Skill Positions
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience On OL/Secondary

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 20.4
2013 National Rank: #3346
2013 State Rank: #356
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.1
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -0.5
2014 Starting Power Rating: 25
2014 National Rank: #2290
2014 State Rank: #264
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 15.1
Dynasty National Rank: #3420
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 9.9
Dynasty Record: 56-61 (37-37 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 6-5
2013 League Record/Finish: 5-2 (tied for 2nd)
2013 Points For Average: 30.5
2013 Points Against Average: 32.3
2013 Differential: -1.8
2013 Wins: #1349 Crowley (34-21), #3530 Cleburne (28-20), #5439 Centennial (Burleson) (28-25), #6631 Weatherford (42-28), #8795 University (Waco) (51-21), #10247 Joshua (41-7)
2013 Losses: #13 Aledo (76-6), #1280 Waco (30-26), #2292 Everman (41-38), #2621 Haltom (Haltom City) (35-7), #4406 Azle (51-34)
2013 Opponents W-L: 58-64
Recent League Championships: 2006 (5A Region I District 4)
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/29 Western Hills (Fort Worth), 9/4 at Timber Creek (Fort Worth), 9/12 at Brewer (Fort Worth), 9/26 Granbury, 10/3 at Cleburne, 10/10 Joshua, 10/17 at Centennial (Burleson), 10/24 Aledo, 10/31 at Crowley, 11/7 Everman
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Aledo (70), Everman (29.8), Crowley (24.2)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Western Hills (Fort Worth) (-14.4), Joshua (-14.3), Centennial (Burleson) (7.2)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 10.3 (25.6 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 19.1
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +8.8
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #321
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2072
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2014 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%