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GENERAL
Nickname: Kangaroos
Colors: Maroon/White
Coach: Sam Jones
League: 6A Region II District 12 (moving from 5A Region I District 8)
Playoff Division: 6A
Playoff Division Rank: #133

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Keondre Sheppard 5'11" 175 Senior QB/DB 4.50
Dante Ellis-Thomas 6'3" 170 Senior WR 4.60
Peyton Searcy 6'0" 245 Senior LB/DE 4.70

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: OL
Team Weaknesses: Special Teams

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 19.3
2013 National Rank: #3534
2013 State Rank: #375
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -0.4
2014 Starting Power Rating: 18.8
2014 National Rank: #3351
2014 State Rank: #377
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 26.3
Dynasty National Rank: #1243
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 7.5
Dynasty Record: 75-47 (36-27 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 3-7
2013 League Record/Finish: 3-4 (5th)
2013 Points For Average: 30.2
2013 Points Against Average: 37.4
2013 Differential: -7.2
2013 Wins: #961 Copperas Cove (47-38), #5050 Belton (31-28), #6009 Ellison [C. E.] (Killeen) (33-17)
2013 Losses: #437 Midway (Waco) (58-20), #707 Temple (63-45), #1264 Canyon (New Braunfels) (30-16), #1431 Vandegrift (Austin) (36-29), #1562 Shoemaker [Robert M.] (Killeen) (34-20), #2878 Stony Point (Round Rock) (36-33), #4025 Harker Heights (34-28)
2013 Opponents W-L: 54-54
Recent League Championships: 2004 (4A Region II District 16)
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/29 at Leander, 9/5 Round Rock, 9/12 at Vandegrift (Austin), 9/19 Manor, 9/26 at Copperas Cove, 10/10 Belton, 10/17 at Ellison [C. E.] (Killeen), 10/24 Midway (Waco), 10/31 at Harker Heights, 11/7 Shoemaker [Robert M.] (Killeen)
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Midway (Waco) (53.3), Copperas Cove (43.3), Shoemaker [Robert M.] (Killeen) (34.4)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Ellison [C. E.] (Killeen) (8), Belton (10.8), Harker Heights (17.9)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 28.4
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 27.4
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: -1
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #120
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #708
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-7
2014 Projected League Finish: 4th
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%