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GENERAL
Nickname: Tigers
Colors: Orange/White
Coach: Barry Norton
League: 5A Region II District 15 (moving from 4A Region II District 14)
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #63

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 3
2013 JV Record: 8-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Jarion Anderson 5'10" 170 Senior WR/DB 4.50 [Tulsa]
Javon Thomas 6'2" 210 Senior RB 4.60 [Tulsa]
William Brown 6'3" 260 Senior DT 4.90

ADDITIONAL SENIOR D1 PROSPECT
Dale Williamson 5'9" 165 Senior S

D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Anthony Rhone 6'0" 200 Senior LB 4.65 [SMU]
Trey Walker 5'9" 175 Senior RB [Navy]
Taylor Jackson 6'2" 185 Senior WR

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Team Speed, Depth At Skill Positions, Experience On OL
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience At QB, Defense

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 36.3
2013 National Rank: #1086
2013 State Rank: #121
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -5.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.1
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.6
2014 Starting Power Rating: 28.7
2014 National Rank: #1746
2014 State Rank: #216
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 37.3
Dynasty National Rank: #288
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 8.6
Dynasty Record: 90-35-1 (49-10 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 9-2
2013 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st)
2013 Points For Average: 31.1
2013 Points Against Average: 11.3
2013 Differential: +19.8
2013 Wins: #1058 Sulphur Springs (43-7), #2057 Hallsville (21-9), #2235 Kennedale (27-7), #3213 Marshall (45-0), #3363 Liberty-Eylau (Texarkana) (30-8), #3588 Mt. Pleasant (51-15), #4255 Natchitoches Central (Natchitoches, LA) (13-0), #4421 Pine Tree (Longview) (45-14), #5452 Arkansas (Texarkana, AR) (16-0)
2013 Losses: #1374 Lee [Robert E.] (Tyler) (38-37), #1815 McKinney North (McKinney) (26-14)
2013 Opponents W-L: 57-63
Recent League Championships: 2013 (4A Region II District 14), 2011 (tied for 1st; 4A Region II District 13), 2006 (4A Region II District 11), 2005 (4A Region II District 12), 2004 (4A Region II District 12), 2003 (4A Region II District 13)
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/29 Whitehouse, 9/5 Arkansas (Texarkana, AR), 9/19 Kilgore, 9/26 at Sulphur Springs, 10/3 Hallsville, 10/10 at Pine Tree (Longview), 10/17 Longview, 10/24 at Marshall, 10/31 at Greenville, 11/7 Mt. Pleasant
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Kilgore (52.5), Longview (51.4), Whitehouse (46)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Greenville (0.6), Arkansas (Texarkana, AR) (10.4), Pine Tree (Longview) (13.1)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 24.5 (24 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 28.2
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +3.7
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #108
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #636
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5
2014 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%