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GENERAL
Nickname: Elks
Colors: Blue/White
Coach: Matt Lovorn
League: 2A-1 Region I District 1
Playoff Division: 2A-1
Playoff Division Rank: #7

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2014 JV Record: 8-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Tanner Stone 5'11" 220 Senior OL/LB 5.0
Jack McBryde 6'1" 175 Senior QB/DB 4.9
Ty Hess 6'2" 170 Senior WR/DB 4.9

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Tradition
Team Weaknesses: Depth

RATINGS
2014 Final Power Rating: 20.8
2014 National Rank: #3303
2014 State Rank: #357
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2015 Starting Power Rating: 23.3
2015 National Rank: #2744
2015 State Rank: #310
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): 27.1
Dynasty National Rank: #1163
2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 3.8
Dynasty Record: 125-33 (47-11 in league)

HISTORICAL
2014 Overall Record: 9-3
2014 League Record/Finish: 3-2 (3rd)
2014 Points For Average: 33.7
2014 Points Against Average: 20.5
2014 Differential: +13.2
2014 Wins: #4521 Bushland (41-34), #6435 Tulia (13-7), #6663 Ozona (32-24), #7093 Panhandle (48-14), #8168 Sunray (31-12), #8520 New Deal (47-10), #10917 West Texas (Stinnett) (69-21), #10922 Boys Ranch (38-27), #11883 Sanford-Fritch (Fritch) (40-0)
2014 Losses: #266 Canadian (34-0), #266 Canadian (51-35), #4717 Wellington (12-10)
2014 Opponents W-L: 79-60
Recent State Championships: 2008 (1A-II), 2005 (A)
Recent League Championships: 2013 (1A-1 Region I District 1), 2012 (1A-1 Region I District 1), 2008 (1A Region I District 1), 2006 (2A Region I District 1), 2005 (tied for 1st; A Region I District 1)
Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: 3
Streak List: 8/28/15 Sunray (41-13), 9/4/15 Tulia (73-0), 9/11/15 Sanford-Fritch (Fritch) (62-6)

SCHEDULE
2015 Schedule: 8/28 Sunray, 9/4 at Tulia, 9/11 Sanford-Fritch (Fritch), 9/25 Bushland, 10/2 at Clayton (NM), 10/9 at Wellington, 10/16 at Panhandle, 10/23 Canadian, 10/30 at Boys Ranch, 11/6 West Texas (Stinnett)
Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Canadian (54.3), Bushland (23.6), Clayton (NM) (8)
Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Sanford-Fritch (Fritch) (-23.8), Boys Ranch (-17.4), West Texas (Stinnett) (-13.7)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 0.8 (10.3 overall)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 4.6
2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: +3.8
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #639
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6377
2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2
2015 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%