| Melissa (TX) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Cardinals Colors: Red/Black/White Coach: Seth Stinton League: 4A-2 Region II District 5 (moving from 3A Region II District 12) Playoff Division: 4A-2 Playoff Division Rank: #15 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 2 Returning Defensive Starters: 3 2013 JV Record: 6-2-1 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Taylor McGehee 6'0" 185 Senior QB 4.50 Sam Sudman 5'10" 240 Senior OL 5.66 Kevyn Dietrich 5'11" 160 Senior WR/DB 4.74 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Speed/Quickness, Coachable Team Weaknesses: Experience, Size, Speed RATINGS 2013 Final Power Rating: 32.7 2013 National Rank: #1467 2013 State Rank: #170 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -5.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3 2014 Starting Power Rating: 27.2 2014 National Rank: #1951 2014 State Rank: #235 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 16.5 Dynasty National Rank: #3070 2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 10.7 Dynasty Record: 86-31 (41-12 in league) HISTORICAL 2013 Overall Record: 9-3 2013 League Record/Finish: 3-1 (tied for 1st) 2013 Points For Average: 42.5 2013 Points Against Average: 26.8 2013 Differential: +15.7 2013 Wins: #2982 Estacado (Lubbock) (56-28), #3340 Paris (43-13), #4219 Gunter (30-24), #4883 Van Alstyne (47-20), #4898 Farmersville (42-20), #6101 Bonham (57-20), #8115 Anna (40-21), #9366 Roosevelt [Franklin D.] (Dallas) (48-14), #9928 Community (Nevada) (56-28) 2013 Losses: #40 Argyle (55-27), #873 Celina (33-29), #2493 Princeton (45-35) 2013 Opponents W-L: 82-61 Recent State Championships: 2011 (2A-I) Recent League Championships: 2013 (tied for 1st; 3A Region II District 12), 2012 (3A Region II District 12), 2011 (2A-1 Region II District 7) Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: none SCHEDULE 2014 Schedule: 8/29 Sanger, 9/5 at Paris, 9/12 at Liberty Christian (Argyle), 9/19 Commerce, 9/26 at Celina, 10/10 Gilmer, 10/17 Rains (Emory), 10/24 at Canton, 10/31 Bullard, 11/7 at Community (Nevada) Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Gilmer (46.5), Celina (43), Liberty Christian (Argyle) (25.7) Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Commerce (-16), Community (Nevada) (-8.6), Canton (3.7) 2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 12.3 (19.3 overall) 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 16.4 2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +4.1 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #383 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2701 2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3 2014 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |