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GENERAL
Nickname: Falcons
Colors: Purple/Gold
Coach: Nathan Larned
League: Southwest Prep - South
Playoff Division: Southwest Prep
Playoff Division Rank: #1

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 2
2013 JV Record: 6-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
JT Granato 6'3.5" 210 Senior QB 4.70 [Rice]
Tyler Higby 6'5" 290 Senior OL 4.90 [Michigan State]
Sam Mays 6'3" 185 Senior WR 4.50 [Illinois]

D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Mavin Saunders 6'5" 240 Senior TE [Florida State]
Thomas Dillon 5'11" 185 Senior DB 4.5 [Wake Forest]
William Clement 6'3" 190 Senior LB [New Mexico State]

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Returning Key Starters On Offense
Team Weaknesses: Depth On Defense

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 49.5
2013 National Rank: #302
2013 State Rank: #46
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3.7
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2014 Starting Power Rating: 53.7
2014 National Rank: #152
2014 State Rank: #22
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 26.1
Dynasty National Rank: #1273
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 27.6
Dynasty Record: 75-33 (37-21 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 11-0
2013 League Record/Finish: 6-0 (1st)
2013 Points For Average: 42.2
2013 Points Against Average: 18.5
2013 Differential: +23.7
2013 Wins: #637 St. Mark's (Dallas) (59-45), #1509 Houston Christian (Houston) (42-20), #1966 Episcopal (Dallas) (48-28), #2211 Episcopal (Bellaire) (20-10), #2199 St. John's (Houston) (35-15), #2487 Bellville (39-38), #2809 St. Pius X (Houston) (36-14), #4395 Fort Worth Country Day (Fort Worth) (55-14), #6300 St. Andrew's (Austin) (48-16), #6595 Trinity Valley (Fort Worth) (42-0), #8892 Kelly Catholic (Beaumont) (40-4)
2013 Losses: none
2013 Opponents W-L: 57-50
Recent State Championships: 2013 (Southwest Prep Large), 2010 (Southwest Prep I), 2003 (Southwestern Prep I)
Recent League Championships: 2013, 2012 (tied for 1st), 2011 (Southwest Prep I), 2003 (Southwest Preparatory I South)
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: 1
Streak List: 9/5/14 Bay City (42-14)

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/29 at St. Thomas Catholic (Houston), 9/5 Bay City, 9/12 at St. Pius X (Houston), 9/19 Worthing [Evan E.] (Houston), 9/26 at Cistercian (Irving), 10/2 at Episcopal (Bellaire), 10/10 Houston Christian (Houston), 10/17 Episcopal (Dallas), 10/24 vs St. John's (Houston)
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Episcopal (Bellaire) (32.3), St. Thomas Catholic (Houston) (31), Episcopal (Dallas) (28.7)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Bay City (-1.6), Worthing [Evan E.] (Houston) (14.1), St. John's (Houston) (17.2)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 16.8 (24.2 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 22
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +5.2
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #239
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1482
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-0
2014 Projected League Finish: 1st
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 87%