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GENERAL
Nickname: Elks
Colors: Red/Black
Coach: Gary McElroy
League: 5A Region II District 9 (moving from 5A Region I District 8)
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #62

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2015 JV Record: 6-3-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Trey Schuman 6'3" 265 Senior DE 4.7
Jaylen Johnson 5'9" 150 Junior WR 4.4
Isaiah Nelson 6'3" 225 Senior LB 4.6

COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Kody Russey 6'2" 280 Senior OL 4.8

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience, Depth, Leadership
Team Weaknesses: Weak Sophomore Class

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: 27.5
2015 National Rank: #2185
2015 State Rank: #250
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.4
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2016 Starting Power Rating: 26.6
2016 National Rank: #2227
2016 State Rank: #251
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 16.6
Dynasty National Rank: #3113
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 10
Dynasty Record: 70-71 (46-42 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 8-4
2015 League Record/Finish: 5-2 (tied for 2nd)
2015 Points For Average: 42.7
2015 Points Against Average: 32.2
2015 Differential: +10.5
2015 Wins: #1575 Centennial (Burleson) (55-35), #2801 Timber Creek (Fort Worth) (42-36), #4181 Cleburne (49-40), #4861 Crowley (48-21), #7513 South Hills (Fort Worth) (50-14), #8692 Granbury (44-0), #9669 Joshua (69-24), #12418 Western Hills (Fort Worth) (58-12)
2015 Losses: #208 Aledo (70-14), #605 Lake Dallas (Corinth) (35-14), #1402 Everman (51-28), #2854 Brewer (Fort Worth) (48-41)
2015 Opponents W-L: 67-72
Recent League Championships: 2006 (5A Region I District 4)
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 8/26 Saginaw, 9/2 at Paschal [R. L.] (Fort Worth), 9/9 at Weatherford, 9/23 Granbury, 9/30 at Joshua, 10/7 Everman, 10/14 at Centennial (Burleson), 10/21 Cleburne, 10/27 at Seguin [Juan] (Arlington), 11/4 Crowley
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Centennial (Burleson) (40.1), Weatherford (31.8), Cleburne (28.9)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Granbury (-5.6), Joshua (-3.4), Paschal [R. L.] (Fort Worth) (11.9)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 12.1 (18.2 overall)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 17.9
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +5.8
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #363
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2449
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3
2016 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%