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GENERAL
Nickname: Wildcats
Colors: Green/Gold/White
Coach: Terry Ward
League: 3A-2 Region III District 9 (moving from 2A-1 Region III District 9)
Playoff Division: 3A-2
Playoff Division Rank: #46

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

TOP PLAYERS
Ted Fuller 5'11" 205 Senior RB 4.54
Andy Ward 6'2.5" 210 Senior TE/DE 5.0
Will Davis 5'10" 185 Senior QB 4.8

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Senior Leadership/Experience
Team Weaknesses: Team Depth, Moving Up In Classification

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: -5.9
2015 National Rank: #9285
2015 State Rank: #833
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +5.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.2
2016 Starting Power Rating: -0.4
2016 National Rank: #7936
2016 State Rank: #729
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 6.1
Dynasty National Rank: #6212
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 6.5
Dynasty Record: 99-49 (55-18 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 6-6
2015 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (tied for 1st)
2015 Points For Average: 22.8
2015 Points Against Average: 22.3
2015 Differential: +0.5
2015 Wins: #7765 Ore City (20-6), #9657 West Sabine (Pineland) (27-22), #11153 Union Grove (Gladewater) (22-14), #12329 Timpson (30-6), #12772 Hawkins (17-14), #14436 Bowie [James] (Simms) (41-6)
2015 Losses: #2217 West Rusk (New London) (34-12), #2893 Grace Community (Tyler) (42-14), #7582 Centerville (34-26), #9078 Linden-Kildare (Linden) (34-21), #9196 Maud (42-38), #9314 Big Sandy (14-6)
2015 Opponents W-L: 66-67
Recent League Championships: 2015 (tied for 1st; 2A-1 Region III District 9), 2009 (tied for 1st; 2A Region III District 18), 2006 (2A Region III District 18), 2005 (A Region III District 19), 2004 (tied for 1st; A Region III District 19), 2003 (A Region III District 18)
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 8/26 Linden-Kildare (Linden), 9/2 at Union Grove (Gladewater), 9/9 Redwater, 9/16 at Big Sandy, 9/23 Elysian Fields, 9/30 at Beckville, 10/7 West Rusk (New London), 10/14 at Troup, 10/28 Arp, 11/4 at Waskom
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Waskom (39.4), Arp (27.5), Beckville (20.7)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Union Grove (Gladewater) (-8.2), Linden-Kildare (Linden) (-8), Troup (-6.7)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -9.1 (-6.5 overall)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 9.3
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +18.4
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #557
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4986
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-6
2016 Projected League Finish: 6th
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%