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GENERAL
Nickname: Falcons
Colors: Purple/Gold
Coach: Nathan Larned
League: Southwest Prep - South
Playoff Division: Southwest Prep
Playoff Division Rank: #7

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2014 JV Record: 6-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Rhett Cardwell 6'2" 180 Senior ATH 4.6
Spencer Oster 6'3" 260 Senior OL/DL 5.1
Ford Young 5'9" 175 Junior WR/DB 4.5

COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Tyler Higby 6'4" 285 Senior OL
Sam Mays 6'3.5" 180 Senior WR
JT Granato 6'3" 195 Senior QB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Speed, Leadership, Have High-Character Seniors With Positive Attitudes
Team Weaknesses: Youth

RATINGS
2014 Final Power Rating: 29.8
2014 National Rank: #1881
2014 State Rank: #215
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -6.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -6.2
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.3
2015 Starting Power Rating: 17.1
2015 National Rank: #3917
2015 State Rank: #405
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): 26.4
Dynasty National Rank: #1249
2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 9.3
Dynasty Record: 82-37 (41-22 in league)

HISTORICAL
2014 Overall Record: 7-4
2014 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (2nd)
2014 Points For Average: 36.2
2014 Points Against Average: 27.5
2014 Differential: +8.7
2014 Wins: #1010 Episcopal (Dallas) (22-21), #2509 All Saints (Fort Worth) (41-32), #3805 Houston Christian (Houston) (39-21), #4744 Cistercian (Irving) (62-21), #8528 Worthing [Evan E.] (Houston) (61-28), #8838 St. John's (Houston) (45-0), #9570 Bay City (42-14)
2014 Losses: #641 Episcopal (Bellaire) (44-20), #641 Episcopal (Bellaire) (48-21), #881 St. Thomas Catholic (Houston) (38-24), #1942 St. Pius X (Houston) (36-21)
2014 Opponents W-L: 65-50
Recent State Championships: 2013 (Southwest Prep Large), 2010 (Southwest Prep I), 2003 (Southwestern Prep I)
Recent League Championships: 2013, 2012 (tied for 1st), 2011 (Southwest Prep I), 2003 (Southwest Preparatory I South)
Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: 3
Streak List: 9/4/15 Bay City (31-14), 9/11/15 Westbury Christian (Houston) (48-0), 9/19/15 Worthing [Evan E.] (Houston) (56-36)

SCHEDULE
2015 Schedule: 8/28 St. Thomas Catholic (Houston), 9/4 at Bay City, 9/11 vs Westbury Christian (Houston), 9/19 at Worthing [Evan E.] (Houston), 9/25 Cistercian (Irving), 10/1 Episcopal (Bellaire), 10/9 at Houston Christian (Houston), 10/16 at Episcopal (Dallas), 10/23 vs St. John's (Houston), 10/31 All Saints (Fort Worth), 11/6 vs Episcopal (Bellaire)
Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Episcopal (Bellaire) (56.8), Episcopal (Dallas) (45), St. Thomas Catholic (Houston) (42.7)
Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Westbury Christian (Houston) (-15.2), Bay City (-5.4), St. John's (Houston) (-4.4)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 16.4 (23.8 overall)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 20.5
2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: +4.1
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #261
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1831
2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-6
2015 Projected League Finish: 4th
2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%