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GENERAL
Nickname: Bulldogs
Colors: Red/White
Coach: Scott Surratt
League: 4A-1 Region III District 9
Playoff Division: 4A-1
Playoff Division Rank: #7

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2015 JV Record: 7-2-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Keaontay Ingram 6'0" 195 Junior RB 4.6
Hunter Townsend 5'11" 185 Junior WR 4.6
Mykel Gates 6'0" 215 Junior LB 4.6

COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Marquise Guinn 6'4" 220 Senior TE
Jarrod McLin 6'3" 220 Senior DE

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Speed, Depth, Experience Of Returning Lettermen
Team Weaknesses: Experience On Lines

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: 43.1
2015 National Rank: #638
2015 State Rank: #76
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.8
Non-Senior D1 Talent Rating Bonus: +1.1
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2016 Starting Power Rating: 42.9
2016 National Rank: #604
2016 State Rank: #75
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 39.7
Dynasty National Rank: #241
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 3.2
Dynasty Record: 132-41 (50-11 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 11-4
2015 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (tied for 1st)
2015 Points For Average: 34.2
2015 Points Against Average: 24.3
2015 Differential: +9.9
2015 Wins: #936 Stafford (34-0), #1145 Navasota (55-48), #1174 Henderson (35-15), #1329 Silsbee (56-40), #2139 Lindale (24-20), #2296 Nacogdoches (28-25), #2891 Bridge City (44-20), #2903 Gladewater (29-28), #5080 Brownsboro (42-14), #5450 Chapel Hill (Tyler) (34-14), #7717 Palestine (48-14)
2015 Losses: #180 La Vega (Waco) (39-3), #499 Gilmer (18-15), #1470 Hallsville (39-38), #1819 Kilgore (31-28)
2015 Opponents W-L: 116-63
Recent State Championships: 2013 (3A-I), 2010 (3A-II), 2009 (3A-II), 2008 (3A-II)
Recent League Championships: 2015 (tied for 1st), 2014 (tied for 1st), 2013 (3A Region III District 20), 2012 (3A Region III District 20), 2010 (3A Region II District 16), 2009 (3A Region III District 18), 2008 (3A Region III District 18), 2007 (3A Region III District 20)
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: 1
Streak List: 9/2/16 Liberty-Eylau (Texarkana) (34-20)

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 9/2 at Liberty-Eylau (Texarkana), 9/9 Whitehouse, 9/16 Gilmer, 9/30 Henderson, 10/7 at Kilgore, 10/14 Center, 10/21 at Bullard, 10/28 Palestine, 11/4 at Chapel Hill (Tyler)
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Center (47.9), Henderson (41), Kilgore (40.3)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Chapel Hill (Tyler) (0.1), Palestine (2.1), Whitehouse (8.8)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 21.7 (31.5 overall)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 27.3
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +5.6
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #141
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #847
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-2
2016 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 7%