Carthage (TX) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Bulldogs Colors: Red/White Coach: Scott Surratt League: 4A-1 Region III District 9 Playoff Division: 4A-1 Playoff Division Rank: #17 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 7 Returning Defensive Starters: 8 SENIOR D1 PROSPECTS Jarrod McLin 6'3" 220 Senior DE Marquise Guinn 6'4" 220 Senior TE STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Depth, Experience RATINGS 2014 Final Power Rating: 26.9 2014 National Rank: #2288 2014 State Rank: #262 General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3.5 D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.1 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1 2015 Starting Power Rating: 32.5 2015 National Rank: #1447 2015 State Rank: #176 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): 39.5 Dynasty National Rank: #231 2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 7 Dynasty Record: 121-37 (46-10 in league) HISTORICAL 2014 Overall Record: 6-6 2014 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (tied for 1st) 2014 Points For Average: 24.4 2014 Points Against Average: 25.2 2014 Differential: -0.8 2014 Wins: #2100 Chapel Hill (Tyler) (28-21), #2711 Lindale (22-13), #3788 Kilgore (21-7), #4325 Little Cypress-Mauriceville (Orange) (10-0), #8009 Palestine (42-0), #9508 Brownsboro (55-14) 2014 Losses: #66 Gilmer (58-21), #485 Gladewater (37-23), #734 Henderson (38-16), #987 El Campo (28-21), #1272 Nacogdoches (34-14), #1685 Hallsville (52-20) 2014 Opponents W-L: 82-59 Recent State Championships: 2013 (3A-I), 2010 (3A-II), 2009 (3A-II), 2008 (3A-II) Recent League Championships: 2014 (tied for 1st), 2013 (3A Region III District 20), 2012 (3A Region III District 20), 2010 (3A Region II District 16), 2009 (3A Region III District 18), 2008 (3A Region III District 18), 2007 (3A Region III District 20) Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: 3 Streak List: 9/4/15 Lindale (24-20), 9/11/15 Nacogdoches (28-25), 9/18/15 Gladewater (29-28) SCHEDULE 2015 Schedule: 8/28 Hallsville, 9/4 at Lindale, 9/11 at Nacogdoches, 9/18 Gladewater, 9/26 vs Gilmer, 10/9 at Henderson, 10/16 at Kilgore, 10/23 Brownsboro, 10/30 at Palestine, 11/6 Chapel Hill (Tyler) Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Gilmer (55), Gladewater (38.4), Chapel Hill (Tyler) (37.4) Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Brownsboro (-12.1), Palestine (-4), Kilgore (20.6) 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 24 (27.7 overall) 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 26.3 2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: +2.3 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #142 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #898 2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5 2015 Projected League Finish: 3rd 2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |