Marshall [Thurgood] (Missouri City, TX) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Buffalos Colors: Black/Yellow Coach: James Williams League: 5A Region III District 23 (moving from 4A Region III District 22) Playoff Division: 5A Playoff Division Rank: #35 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 4 Returning Defensive Starters: 6 2013 JV Record: 6-3 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Kendall Sheffield 6'0" 185 Senior CB/WR 4.40 Sam Awolope 6'6" 265 Senior T 4.70 [Rice] Davon Crookshank 5'11" 190 Senior RB 4.50 [Wisconsin] STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Skill Position Players Are Experienced/Athletic Team Weaknesses: 4 New Starters On OL RATINGS 2013 Final Power Rating: 22.5 2013 National Rank: #2935 2013 State Rank: #323 General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5 D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +9.5 Non-Senior D1 Talent Rating Bonus: +1.3 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.5 2014 Starting Power Rating: 35.8 2014 National Rank: #963 2014 State Rank: #131 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 17.1 Dynasty National Rank: #2919 2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 18.7 Dynasty Record: 60-45 (42-25 in league) HISTORICAL 2013 Overall Record: 8-3 2013 League Record/Finish: 5-2 (3rd) 2013 Points For Average: 38.8 2013 Points Against Average: 15.4 2013 Differential: +23.4 2013 Wins: #4909 Tomball Memorial (Tomball) (45-29), #6422 Alief Elsik (Houston) (47-7), #7008 Tomball (47-20), #7244 Chavez [Cesar] (Houston) (46-4), #8548 North Forest (Houston) (27-13), #9237 Willowridge (Houston) (49-6), #12778 Spring Woods (Houston) (55-0), #13439 Northbrook (Houston) (63-0) 2013 Losses: #585 Stratford (Houston) (24-6), #623 George Ranch (Richmond) (42-21), #2400 Ridge Point (Missouri City) (24-21) 2013 Opponents W-L: 62-60 Recent League Championships: 2012 (4A Region III District 22), 2006 (tied for 1st), 2005 (5A Region III District 20) Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: 2 Streak List: 8/29/14 Madison [James] (Houston) (19-16), 9/4/14 Alief Hastings (Houston) (37-14) SCHEDULE 2014 Schedule: 8/29 at Madison [James] (Houston), 9/4 Alief Hastings (Houston), 9/19 Foster (Richmond), 9/25 at Ridge Point (Missouri City), 10/2 Texas City, 10/9 Bush [George] (Richmond), 10/17 at Santa Fe, 10/24 Elkins [Lawrence E.] (Missouri City), 10/31 at Ball (Galveston), 11/7 Willowridge (Houston) Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Texas City (41.9), Elkins [Lawrence E.] (Missouri City) (41.5), Bush [George] (Richmond) (38.2) Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Willowridge (Houston) (-6), Ball (Galveston) (-0.5), Santa Fe (1.1) 2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 0.1 (8.9 overall) 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 19.9 2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +19.8 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #299 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1892 2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3 2014 Projected League Finish: 4th 2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 2% |