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GENERAL
Nickname: Skeeters
Colors: Maroon/White
Coach: Robbie Robinson
League: 6A Region II District 10 (moving from 5A Region II District 12)
Playoff Division: 6A
Playoff Division Rank: #103

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2013 JV Record: 3-7
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Christian Castleberry 6'3" 255 Senior T 5.20 [Arkansas State]
Jandt Weary 5'10" 160 Senior WR 4.70
Robert Blythe 5'7" 175 Junior ATH 4.40

D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Charles Grant 5'10.5" 180 Senior DB 4.5 [Arkansas State]
Kene Okonkwo 6'4" 260 Senior DE 4.60 [New Mexico]
Jalen Montgomery 5'11" 220 Senior OLB [North Texas]

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Talented Youth
Team Weaknesses: Experience

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 31.6
2013 National Rank: #1602
2013 State Rank: #192
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -6.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.6
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3
2014 Starting Power Rating: 24.5
2014 National Rank: #2377
2014 State Rank: #270
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 35
Dynasty National Rank: #398
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 10.5
Dynasty Record: 62-61 (31-30 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 5-6
2013 League Record/Finish: 3-3 (tied for 3rd)
2013 Points For Average: 36.2
2013 Points Against Average: 42.6
2013 Differential: -6.4
2013 Wins: #206 Horn [Dr. John] (Mesquite) (31-17), #937 Rockwall-Heath (Rockwall) (39-14), #1037 North Mesquite (Mesquite) (34-33), #2831 Lake Highlands (Dallas) (16-14), #2876 Naaman Forest (Garland) (47-33)
2013 Losses: #158 Longview (69-17), #613 Sachse (63-56), #699 Bowie (Arlington) (57-22), #1017 Plano West (Plano) (44-21), #1146 Rockwall (64-61), #1374 Lee [Robert E.] (Tyler) (61-54)
2013 Opponents W-L: 76-47
Recent League Championships: 2012 (5A Region II District 12)
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/29 at Plano West (Plano), 9/4 Garland, 9/12 at Duncanville, 9/26 Horn [Dr. John] (Mesquite), 10/3 Lake Highlands (Dallas), 10/10 at Pearce [J. J.] (Richardson), 10/17 at Berkner [L. V.] (Richardson), 10/24 Highland Park (Dallas), 10/31 at Richardson, 11/7 North Mesquite (Mesquite)
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Highland Park (Dallas) (52.9), Horn [Dr. John] (Mesquite) (52.7), Duncanville (48)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Berkner [L. V.] (Richardson) (4), Richardson (8.8), Pearce [J. J.] (Richardson) (21.5)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 40 (38.6 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 30.3
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: -9.7
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #77
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #489
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-6
2014 Projected League Finish: 4th
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%