Sulphur Springs (TX) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Wildcats Colors: Royal Blue/Gold Coach: Greg Owens League: 5A Region II District 15 (moving from 4A Region II District 14) Playoff Division: 5A Playoff Division Rank: #14 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 7 Returning Defensive Starters: 8 2013 JV Record: 7-3 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Larry Pryor 6'1" 200 Senior QB/FS 4.50 [Texas A&M] Jess Jenkins 6'3" 285 Senior OL 5.30 Zach Spigner 6'1" 190 Senior LB 4.50 D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION Willy Ivery 5'9" 180 Senior ATH 4.4 [North Texas] STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Returning Key Starters RATINGS 2013 Final Power Rating: 36.5 2013 National Rank: #1058 2013 State Rank: #119 General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +5.5 D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.4 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4 2014 Starting Power Rating: 43.4 2014 National Rank: #461 2014 State Rank: #69 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 32 Dynasty National Rank: #615 2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 11.4 Dynasty Record: 90-42 (42-17 in league) HISTORICAL 2013 Overall Record: 8-4 2013 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (2nd) 2013 Points For Average: 42.8 2013 Points Against Average: 37.4 2013 Differential: +5.4 2013 Wins: #2057 Hallsville (65-38), #2842 Denison (66-42), #3213 Marshall (47-28), #3340 Paris (43-9), #3543 Sherman (34-14), #3588 Mt. Pleasant (63-28), #4421 Pine Tree (Longview) (56-28), #5064 Corsicana (77-65) 2013 Losses: #194 Whitehouse (38-14), #194 Whitehouse (61-22), #1086 Texas (Texarkana) (43-7), #1374 Lee [Robert E.] (Tyler) (55-20) 2013 Opponents W-L: 71-59 Recent State Championships: 2008 (4A-II) Recent League Championships: 2012 (4A Region II District 14), 2011 (tied for 1st; 4A Region II District 13), 2007 (4A Region II District 11) Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: 1 Streak List: 9/5/14 Sherman (41-0) SCHEDULE 2014 Schedule: 8/29 at Rockwall-Heath (Rockwall), 9/5 Sherman, 9/12 at Whitehouse, 9/26 Texas (Texarkana), 10/3 at Mt. Pleasant, 10/10 Greenville, 10/17 Hallsville, 10/24 at Pine Tree (Longview), 10/31 Longview, 11/7 at Marshall Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Longview (51.4), Whitehouse (46), Rockwall-Heath (Rockwall) (45.2) Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Greenville (0.6), Pine Tree (Longview) (13.1), Mt. Pleasant (15.1) 2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 28.5 (29.7 overall) 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 26.9 2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: -1.6 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #129 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #759 2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2 2014 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 2% |