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GENERAL
Nickname: Lions
Colors: Maroon/White
Coach: Jack Alvarez
League: 5A Region II District 16 (moving from 4A Region II District 15)
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #2

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 6

SENIOR D1 PROSPECTS
James Lockhart 6'3" 250 Senior DE 4.69 [Texas A&M]
Donta Thompson 6'5" 200 Senior WR 4.60

D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Terence Williams 6'2" 220 Senior RB 4.6 [Baylor]
Jahshawn Johnson 5'10" 170 Senior ATH 4.4 [Texas Tech]

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 55.8
2013 National Rank: #149
2013 State Rank: #18
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2014 Starting Power Rating: 56.3
2014 National Rank: #108
2014 State Rank: #16
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 36.3
Dynasty National Rank: #331
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 20
Dynasty Record: 93-40 (47-24 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 14-1
2013 League Record/Finish: 7-0 (1st)
2013 Points For Average: 41.7
2013 Points Against Average: 17.5
2013 Differential: +24.2
2013 Wins: #283 Poteet [Dr. Ralph H.] (Mesquite) (43-21), #668 Mansfield Legacy (Mansfield) (56-18), #1026 Seguin [Juan] (Arlington) (29-22), #1351 Frisco (46-25), #1497 Summit (Arlington) (19-3), #1591 Lewisville (21-13), #1596 Lovejoy (Lucas) (64-13), #1841 Lancaster (28-20), #2210 Red Oak (30-23), #3750 Waxahachie (61-28), #4182 Lake Ridge (Mansfield) (62-14), #4360 Lindale (62-17), #5355 North Forney (Forney) (55-3), #5439 Centennial (Burleson) (43-14)
2013 Losses: #13 Aledo (29-6)
2013 Opponents W-L: 90-81
Recent State Championships: 2004 (4A-I)
Recent League Championships: 2013 (4A Region II District 15), 2006 (tied for 1st; 4A Region II District 15), 2005 (4A Region II District 14), 2003 (4A Region II District 16)
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/29 at Mansfield Timberview (Arlington), 9/5 Guyer [John H.] (Denton), 9/12 Waxahachie, 9/26 vs Jacksonville, 10/3 Nacogdoches, 10/10 at Whitehouse, 10/17 Tyler [John] (Tyler), 10/24 at Lufkin, 10/31 at Lindale, 11/7 Corsicana
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Guyer [John H.] (Denton) (79.2), Mansfield Timberview (Arlington) (46.3), Whitehouse (46)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Jacksonville (6.5), Corsicana (9.1), Lindale (16.2)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 21.3 (33.3 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 33.5
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +12.2
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #47
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #301
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1
2014 Projected League Finish: 1st
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 2%