Hightower [L. V.] (Missouri City, TX)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Hurricanes
Colors: Forest Green/Black/Silver
Coach: Padriac McGinnis
League: 6A Region III District 20 (moving from 6A Region III District 23)
Playoff Division: 6A
Playoff Division Rank: #119

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 1
2015 JV Record: 8-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Devin McAdoo 5'9" 180 Junior RB/CB 4.3
Hassin Hypolite 6'1" 200 Junior WR/DB 4.5
Lester Blount 6'5" 360 Senior OL 5.9

COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Michael Johnson 6'1.5" 245 Senior DE
Darta Lee 6'3" 295 Senior OL
Clifton Lewis 6'1" 200 Senior LB
Darius Anderson 6'0" 295 Senior DT
Julian Chandler 5'11.5" 165 Senior DB
Neiko Hollins 6'2" 195 Senior QB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Very Athletic, Fast, Some Of Most Talented Skill Position Players In Houston
Team Weaknesses: Young, 16 New Starters, Tough Early Schedule

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: 41.3
2015 National Rank: #753
2015 State Rank: #90
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -9.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -9.3
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -5
2016 Starting Power Rating: 22.5
2016 National Rank: #2860
2016 State Rank: #306
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 31.5
Dynasty National Rank: #709
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 9
Dynasty Record: 118-41 (76-17 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 10-1
2015 League Record/Finish: 8-0 (1st)
2015 Points For Average: 31.2
2015 Points Against Average: 13.9
2015 Differential: +17.3
2015 Wins: #339 Ridge Point (Missouri City) (33-28), #1380 Alief Taylor (Houston) (10-7), #1620 Eisenhower [Dwight D.] (Houston) (24-22), #2003 Alief Elsik (Houston) (27-10), #3171 Travis (Richmond) (44-6), #4695 Dulles [John Foster] (Sugar Land) (38-10), #6206 Austin [Stephen F.] (Sugar Land) (21-3), #6905 Kempner (Sugar Land) (38-20), #9263 Alief Hastings (Houston) (40-7), #10305 Clements (Sugar Land) (44-13)
2015 Losses: #416 Friendswood (27-24)
2015 Opponents W-L: 61-62
Recent League Championships: 2015 (6A Region III District 23), 2014 (tied for 1st; 6A Region III District 23), 2013 (tied for 1st; 5A Region III District 23), 2011 (5A Region III District 23), 2009 (5A Region III District 23), 2008 (5A Region III District 23A), 2006 (tied for 1st; 5A Region III District 23), 2004 (5A Region III District 20)
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 8/26 Eisenhower [Dwight D.] (Houston), 9/2 at Lamar (Houston), 9/9 at Spring, 9/23 Austin [Stephen F.] (Sugar Land), 9/29 at Bush [George] (Richmond), 10/7 Dulles [John Foster] (Sugar Land), 10/13 Kempner (Sugar Land), 10/20 at Clements (Sugar Land), 10/27 Travis (Richmond), 11/4 at Ridge Point (Missouri City)
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Lamar (Houston) (58.3), Spring (44.1), Ridge Point (Missouri City) (43.5)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Clements (Sugar Land) (-0.1), Austin [Stephen F.] (Sugar Land) (5.8), Kempner (Sugar Land) (11)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 14.9 (23 overall)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 27.4
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +12.5
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #137
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #835
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-6
2016 Projected League Finish: 4th
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%