Mesquite (TX) previews home 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% |