Cushing (TX)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Bearkats Colors: Purple/White Coach: Thomas Emerson League: 2A-1 Region III District 11 (moving from 2A-1 Region III District 10) Playoff Division: 2A-1 Playoff Division Rank: #82 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 3 Returning Defensive Starters: 7 2015 JV Record: 0-7 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Panch Watt 6'2" 180 Senior FB/DE 4.9 Mason Reeves 5'8" 160 Senior RB/S 4.7 Josh Provost 5'10" 165 Senior LB/FB 5.0 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Hard-Working, More Speed/Quality Players Than Previous Seasons Team Weaknesses: Depth On Lines RATINGS 2015 Final Power Rating: -23.2 2015 National Rank: #12404 2015 State Rank: #1056 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -5.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.2 2016 Starting Power Rating: -28.7 2016 National Rank: #12948 2016 State Rank: #1093 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): -19.7 Dynasty National Rank: #13130 2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 9 Dynasty Record: 39-89 (15-54 in league) HISTORICAL 2015 Overall Record: 4-6 2015 League Record/Finish: 0-5 (6th) 2015 Points For Average: 19.7 2015 Points Against Average: 30.6 2015 Differential: -10.9 2015 Wins: #11771 Evadale (32-28), #13534 Detroit (22-7), #13806 Burkeville (36-14), #14509 Sabine Pass (35-14) 2015 Losses: #3114 Shelbyville (53-8), #3778 Beckville (45-14), #7312 San Augustine (28-21), #8736 Joaquin (58-8), #9657 West Sabine (Pineland) (34-8), #13512 Wortham (25-13) 2015 Opponents W-L: 53-57 Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: 1 Streak List: 9/2/16 Hawkins (28-20) SCHEDULE 2016 Schedule: 8/26 at Queen City, 9/2 at Hawkins, 9/9 Burkeville, 9/23 at Union Grove (Gladewater), 10/7 at Carlisle (Price), 10/14 San Augustine, 10/21 at Shelbyville, 10/28 at Alto, 11/4 Joaquin Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Shelbyville (18.1), San Augustine (10.4), Alto (9.9) Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Burkeville (-40.7), Queen City (-22.8), Hawkins (-22.1) 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -14.7 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -4.7 2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +10 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #865 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #9404 2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 1-8 2016 Projected League Finish: 6th 2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%