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GENERAL
Nickname: Lions
Colors: Maroon/White
Coach: Jeff Craig
League: 3A District 2
Playoff Division: 3A
Playoff Division Rank: #26

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Kegan Lawson 6'1" 185 Senior WR/FS 4.5
Parker Williams 6'2" 210 Senior QB/OLB 4.7
C.J. Owen 6'3" 285 Junior OL/DL 5.4

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Skill Position Players, Speed On Defense
Team Weaknesses: Inexperienced At QB/OL, Lack Of Depth On DL

RATINGS
2014 Final Power Rating: 13.2
2014 National Rank: #4856
2014 State Rank: #101
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -5.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2015 Starting Power Rating: 7.7
2015 National Rank: #5953
2015 State Rank: #114
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): 18.2
Dynasty National Rank: #2721
2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 10.5
Dynasty Record: 79-58 (45-34 in league)

HISTORICAL
2014 Overall Record: 5-6
2014 League Record/Finish: 3-3 (4th)
2014 Points For Average: 21.2
2014 Points Against Average: 27.1
2014 Differential: -5.9
2014 Wins: #4954 Marlow (25-14), #5469 Tuttle (39-27), #6070 Meeker (26-25), #7170 Mount St. Mary (Oklahoma City) (34-14), #12064 Bridge Creek (Blanchard) (60-18)
2014 Losses: #649 Heritage Hall (Oklahoma City) (36-7), #2103 Douglass [Frederick A.] (Oklahoma City) (27-0), #2139 Newcastle (21-0), #2338 Bethany (49-0), #2489 Casady (Oklahoma City) (43-21), #3765 Marshall [John] (Oklahoma City) (24-21)
2014 Opponents W-L: 81-44-1
Recent State Championships: 2012
Recent League Championships: 2013 (3A District 1), 2012 (tied for 1st; 3A District 1)
Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: 2
Streak List: 9/11/15 Casady (Oklahoma City) (24-17), 9/18/15 Newcastle (40-12)

SCHEDULE
Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Douglass [Frederick A.] (Oklahoma City) (34.3), Casady (Oklahoma City) (18.9), Newcastle (14.6)
Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Bridge Creek (Blanchard) (-25), Tuttle (7.4), Marlow (14.4)
2015 Projected League Finish: 5th