Rider (Wichita Falls, TX) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Raiders Colors: Black/Gold Coach: Marc Bindel League: 5A Region I District 5 (moving from 4A Region I District 5) Playoff Division: 5A Playoff Division Rank: #37 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 4 Returning Defensive Starters: 4 2013 JV Record: 8-2 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS TJ Vasher 6'7" 195 Junior WR/QB 4.63 RD Wegman 6'3" 245 Senior DT/ILB 5.12 Desmond Jackson 6'1" 205 Senior QB 4.62 D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION Sam Scribner Senior OLB STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Offense Is Fast/Explosive Team Weaknesses: Lack Returning Starters RATINGS 2013 Final Power Rating: 40.9 2013 National Rank: #715 2013 State Rank: #96 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -6.5 Non-Senior D1 Talent Rating Bonus: +1.3 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4 2014 Starting Power Rating: 35.7 2014 National Rank: #977 2014 State Rank: #133 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 34.8 Dynasty National Rank: #409 2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 0.9 Dynasty Record: 95-46 (52-15 in league) HISTORICAL 2013 Overall Record: 8-3 2013 League Record/Finish: 6-1 (2nd) 2013 Points For Average: 34.5 2013 Points Against Average: 31.5 2013 Differential: +3 2013 Wins: #380 Cooper (Abilene) (39-36), #864 Nelson [Byron] (Trophy Club) (32-22), #1172 Wichita Falls (36-21), #1344 Amarillo (45-44), #1458 Lake Dallas (Corinth) (45-14), #2709 Denton (51-41), #4406 Azle (17-14), #5267 Brewer (Fort Worth) (68-14) 2013 Losses: #52 Guyer [John H.] (Denton) (56-30), #133 Ryan [Billy] (Denton) (42-10), #1415 Boswell (Fort Worth) (42-7) 2013 Opponents W-L: 79-53 Recent League Championships: 2008 (4A Region I District 5), 2007 (4A Region I District 5), 2006 (tied for 1st; 4A Region I District 5), 2005 (tied for 1st; 4A Region I District 5), 2003 (tied for 1st; 4A Region I District 5) Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: none SCHEDULE 2014 Schedule: 8/28 at Cooper (Abilene), 9/5 Amarillo, 9/12 at Guyer [John H.] (Denton), 9/26 at Saginaw, 10/3 Wichita Falls, 10/10 at Chisholm Trail (Fort Worth), 10/17 Denton, 10/24 at Brewer (Fort Worth), 10/31 at Boswell (Fort Worth), 11/7 Azle Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Guyer [John H.] (Denton) (79.2), Wichita Falls (41.8), Cooper (Abilene) (40.2) Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Chisholm Trail (Fort Worth) (11.9), Saginaw (16.2), Brewer (Fort Worth) (20.9) 2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 30.5 (35.4 overall) 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 31.9 2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1.4 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #61 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #384 2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3 2014 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |