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GENERAL
Nickname: Leopards
Colors: Red/White
Coach: Ray Biles
League: 4A-2 Region II District 7
Playoff Division: 4A-2
Playoff Division Rank: #40

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 3
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2014 JV Record: 5-4
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Jacob Spivey 5'10" 175 RB/SB 4.7
Blake Mitchell 5'10" 195 LB 5.0
Zach Grimm 5'9" 160 S 4.8

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Defensive Front 7
Team Weaknesses: OL, Unproven QB, Depth

RATINGS
2014 Final Power Rating: 16.4
2014 National Rank: #4200
2014 State Rank: #435
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2015 Starting Power Rating: 12.9
2015 National Rank: #4818
2015 State Rank: #477
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): 20.2
Dynasty National Rank: #2278
2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 7.3
Dynasty Record: 77-58 (33-27 in league)

HISTORICAL
2014 Overall Record: 4-7
2014 League Record/Finish: 2-3 (4th)
2014 Points For Average: 26.7
2014 Points Against Average: 26
2014 Differential: +0.7
2014 Wins: #3889 Troy (28-7), #4244 La Vega (Waco) (35-28), #6112 Rusk (47-13), #9967 Groesbeck (31-0)
2014 Losses: #1189 Robinson (25-18), #1843 Fairfield (41-6), #2169 Coldspring-Oakhurst (Coldspring) (28-21), #2547 Connally (Waco) (46-34), #3114 China Spring (42-36), #3187 Mexia (36-20), #3826 Lampasas (20-18)
2014 Opponents W-L: 65-57
Recent League Championships: 2013 (tied for 1st; 3A Region III District 17), 2012 (tied for 1st; 3A Region III District 17), 2010 (3A Region III District 19), 2009 (tied for 1st; 3A Region III District 19)
Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: 1
Streak List: 9/18/15 Lampasas (28-14)

SCHEDULE
2015 Schedule: 8/28 China Spring, 9/4 at Robinson, 9/11 La Vega (Waco), 9/18 at Lampasas, 9/25 Troy, 10/9 at Groesbeck, 10/16 Rusk, 10/23 at Mexia, 10/30 at Connally (Waco), 11/6 Fairfield
Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Fairfield (38.6), China Spring (33.2), Robinson (33.1)
Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Groesbeck (-4.7), Rusk (14.6), Connally (Waco) (16.2)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 18.8 (20.2 overall)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 22.4
2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: +3.6
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #222
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1477
2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 2-8
2015 Projected League Finish: 5th
2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%