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GENERAL
Nickname: Saints
Colors: Blue/Red
Coach: Jason Lovvorn
League: TAPPS Division III District 2
Playoff Division: TAPPS III
Playoff Division Rank: #5

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Kelan Smith 6'0" 180 Senior WR/DB 4.57
Miles Thompson 6'0" 180 Senior QB 4.58
Andrew Brooks 6'0" 175 Senior WR/DB 4.65

ADDITIONAL SENIOR D1 PROSPECT
Camron Williams 6'3" 200 Senior WR

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Passing Game, Speed
Team Weaknesses: Depth On Lines

RATINGS
2014 Final Power Rating: 1.6
2014 National Rank: #7472
2014 State Rank: #699
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.8
2015 Starting Power Rating: 1.9
2015 National Rank: #7381
2015 State Rank: #693
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): -4.1
Dynasty National Rank: #9541
2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 6
Dynasty Record: 62-65 (23-29 in league)

HISTORICAL
2014 Overall Record: 8-4
2014 League Record/Finish: 6-1 (2nd)
2014 Points For Average: 36.1
2014 Points Against Average: 20.2
2014 Differential: +15.9
2014 Wins: #9714 Reicher Catholic (Waco) (40-8), #10698 Covenant Christian (Colleyville) (6-0), #10698 Covenant Christian (Colleyville) (54-14), #10860 McKinney Christian Academy (McKinney) (59-37), #12104 Highlands (Irving) (46-6), #13666 Gainesville State (Gainesville) (54-0), #13801 Garland Christian Academy (Garland) (48-0), #14113 Dallas Lutheran (Dallas) (61-0)
2014 Losses: #2347 Trinity Christian (Cedar Hill) (48-24), #2611 Dallas Christian (Mesquite) (48-13), #4030 Temple Christian (Fort Worth) (36-8), #9048 Scurry-Rosser (Scurry) (45-20)
2014 Opponents W-L: 72-63
Recent State Championships: 2013
Recent League Championships: 2013 (TAPPS Division III District 3), 2012 (TAPPS Division III District 3)
Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2015 Schedule: 8/28 at Covenant Christian (Colleyville), 9/4 at Dallas Christian (Mesquite), 9/11 Scurry-Rosser (Scurry), 10/2 at Garland Christian Academy (Garland), 10/9 McKinney Christian Academy (McKinney), 10/16 at Reicher Catholic (Waco), 10/23 at Highlands (Irving), 10/30 Gainesville State (Gainesville), 11/6 at Trinity Christian (Cedar Hill)
Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Trinity Christian (Cedar Hill) (34.3), Dallas Christian (Mesquite) (29.4), Scurry-Rosser (Scurry) (-1)
Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Gainesville State (Gainesville) (-34.3), Garland Christian Academy (Garland) (-26.8), Highlands (Irving) (-19.4)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -15.8 (-7.5 overall)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -4.1
2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: +11.7
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #883
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #9269
2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-3
2015 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%