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GENERAL
Nickname: Bobcats
Colors: Kelly Green/White
Coach: Ricky Sargent
League: 3A-1 Region III District 12 (moving from 3A-1 Region IV District 14)
Playoff Division: 3A-1
Playoff Division Rank: #65

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 9
2015 JV Record: 3-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Vaughn Morris 5'10" 200 Senior LB 4.6
Ahmad Banks 6'0" 160 Junior QB/CB 4.5
Delarrin Turner 5'10" 160 Junior WR/DB 4.4

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Number Of Returning Players
Team Weaknesses: Depth

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: -8.9
2015 National Rank: #9942
2015 State Rank: #883
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +7.5
2016 Starting Power Rating: -1.4
2016 National Rank: #8158
2016 State Rank: #742
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 12.7
Dynasty National Rank: #4144
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 14.1
Dynasty Record: 75-68 (40-31 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 2-8
2015 League Record/Finish: 1-4 (5th)
2015 Points For Average: 22.7
2015 Points Against Average: 35
2015 Differential: -12.3
2015 Wins: #5184 Concordia Lutheran (Tomball) (34-29), #12905 Palacios (44-0)
2015 Losses: #1667 East Bernard (61-7), #2269 Reagan [John H.] (Houston) (42-7), #4268 Hitchcock (42-29), #4994 Edna (38-31), #5167 Needville (54-7), #6911 Rice (Altair) (30-26), #10376 Royal (Brookshire) (26-20), #10728 Industrial (Vanderbilt) (28-22)
2015 Opponents W-L: 61-58
Recent League Championships: 2014 (3A-1 Region IV District 14), 2011 (2A-1 Region IV District 14), 2010 (tied for 1st; 2A-1 Region II District 14)
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 8/26 East Bernard, 9/2 at Concordia Lutheran (Tomball), 9/9 Royal (Brookshire), 9/16 Cleveland, 9/23 at Luling, 10/7 East Chambers (Winnie), 10/14 at Hitchcock, 10/21 Anahuac, 10/28 La Marque, 11/4 at Hardin
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: East Bernard (19.1), Hitchcock (17.9), East Chambers (Winnie) (13.3)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Hardin (-11.4), Royal (Brookshire) (-7.8), Cleveland (0.5)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 6.4
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 5.6
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: -0.8
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #627
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6106
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-7
2016 Projected League Finish: 5th
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%