Midway (Waco, TX) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Panthers Colors: Red/Blue/White Coach: Terry Gambill League: 6A Region II District 12 (moving from 5A Region I District 8) Playoff Division: 6A Playoff Division Rank: #16 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 6 Returning Defensive Starters: 4 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Ben Hicks 6'2" 185 Senior QB [Houston] Devontre Stricklin 6'3" 170 Senior WR [Baylor] Eric Clayburn 6'0" 175 Junior RB ADDITIONAL SENIOR D1 PROSPECTS Kahlil Haughton 6'2" 170 Senior DB Lenoy Jones 6'0" 215 Senior LB 4.75 [Houston] Keith Henson 5'8" 150 Senior CB Marcus Johnson 5'10" 170 Senior S D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION Jamie Jacobs 6'4" 215 Senior LB 4.60 [Baylor] Christian Beard 6'4" 260 Senior OL [Arkansas State] STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Weaknesses: Replacing Key Starters RATINGS 2013 Final Power Rating: 45.9 2013 National Rank: #437 2013 State Rank: #57 General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5 D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +7.9 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3 2014 Starting Power Rating: 53.3 2014 National Rank: #161 2014 State Rank: #25 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 37.2 Dynasty National Rank: #292 2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 16.1 Dynasty Record: 93-40 (45-18 in league) HISTORICAL 2013 Overall Record: 9-3 2013 League Record/Finish: 6-1 (tied for 1st) 2013 Points For Average: 43.3 2013 Points Against Average: 25.4 2013 Differential: +17.9 2013 Wins: #707 Temple (63-43), #930 Mansfield (58-35), #961 Copperas Cove (42-39), #3534 Killeen (58-20), #3983 Bryan (38-7), #4025 Harker Heights (45-21), #5050 Belton (63-33), #6009 Ellison [C. E.] (Killeen) (34-14), #7135 North Crowley (Fort Worth) (41-8) 2013 Losses: #133 Ryan [Billy] (Denton) (34-33), #185 A&M Consolidated (College Station) (44-41), #1562 Shoemaker [Robert M.] (Killeen) (7-3) 2013 Opponents W-L: 54-76 Recent League Championships: 2013 (tied for 1st; 5A Region I District 8), 2012 (5A Region I District 8), 2011 (tied for 1st; 4A Region I District 8), 2010 (4A Region I District 8), 2008 (4A Region II District 16), 2005 (tied for 1st; 4A Region II District 16) Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: 2 Streak List: 8/29/14 Lake Travis (Austin) (38-30), 9/5/14 Mansfield (24-14) SCHEDULE 2014 Schedule: 8/29 at Lake Travis (Austin), 9/5 Mansfield, 9/12 at Mansfield Timberview (Arlington), 9/19 Duncanville, 10/3 Harker Heights, 10/10 at Shoemaker [Robert M.] (Killeen), 10/17 Copperas Cove, 10/24 at Killeen, 10/31 Belton, 11/7 at Ellison [C. E.] (Killeen) Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Lake Travis (Austin) (61.8), Duncanville (48), Mansfield Timberview (Arlington) (46.3) Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Ellison [C. E.] (Killeen) (8), Belton (10.8), Harker Heights (17.9) 2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 18.6 (31.2 overall) 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 32.8 2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +14.2 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #51 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #335 2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2 2014 Projected League Finish: 1st 2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 6% |