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GENERAL
Nickname: Chargers
Colors: Blue/Black/Silver
Coach: Frank Maldonado
League: 6A Region III District 24 (moving from 5A Region III District 24)
Playoff Division: 6A
Playoff Division Rank: #124

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2013 JV Record: 5-5
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Matthew Guidry 5'10" 175 Senior ATH/QB 4.42 [Texas-San Antonio]
Will Petit 6'2" 230 Senior DE 4.80
Chris Zirkle 6'3" 300 Senior OL 5.03

D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Zach Cripps 6'3" 215 Senior QB [Texas A&M-Commerce]

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience/Speed On Defense, Skill Position Players
Team Weaknesses: Young Secondary, Rebuilding OL

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 20.8
2013 National Rank: #3266
2013 State Rank: #348
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.6
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.6
2014 Starting Power Rating: 20.7
2014 National Rank: #2978
2014 State Rank: #346
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 29
Dynasty National Rank: #908
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 8.3
Dynasty Record: 46-23 (30-9 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 6-5
2013 League Record/Finish: 3-3 (tied for 2nd)
2013 Points For Average: 34
2013 Points Against Average: 39.6
2013 Differential: -5.6
2013 Wins: #3179 La Porte (55-38), #3313 Clear Falls (League City) (30-23), #3372 Clear Lake (Houston) (41-21), #4484 Dobie [J. Frank] (Houston) (37-20), #4970 Eisenhower [Dwight D.] (Houston) (53-50), #5550 Brazoswood (Clute) (54-42)
2013 Losses: #276 North Shore (Houston) (51-14), #1148 Clear Creek (League City) (63-62), #1538 Austin [Stephen F.] (Sugar Land) (65-14), #2602 Dickinson (35-7), #3681 Clear Brook (Friendswood) (28-7)
2013 Opponents W-L: 65-55-1
Recent League Championships: 2012 (5A Region III District 24), 2011 (5A Region III District 24), 2009 (5A Region III District 24)
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/29 at North Shore (Houston), 9/5 Dobie [J. Frank] (Houston), 9/12 at La Porte, 9/25 Brazoswood (Clute), 10/3 at Clear Lake (Houston), 10/10 at Friendswood, 10/17 Clear Brook (Friendswood), 10/23 vs Clear Creek (League City), 10/31 Clear Falls (League City), 11/7 at Dickinson
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: North Shore (Houston) (52.6), Friendswood (35.9), Clear Creek (League City) (30.6)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Brazoswood (Clute) (10.8), La Porte (14.6), Dobie [J. Frank] (Houston) (14.8)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 24.2 (24.5 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 24.9
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +0.7
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #167
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1025
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-6
2014 Projected League Finish: 6th
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%