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GENERAL
Nickname: Knights
Colors: Navy/Vegas Gold
Coach: Mike Harrison
League: TAPPS Division II District 3
Playoff Division: TAPPS II
Playoff Division Rank: #7

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 9
Returning Defensive Starters: 9
2015 JV Record: 6-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Joseph Pena 6'1" 320 Senior C/NG 5.38
Jaime Ramirez 6'0" 170 Junior DB 4.67
E.J. Perez 6'1" 165 Junior WR 4.56

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Number Of Returning Starters, Experience, Work-Ethic/Tradition
Team Weaknesses: No Proven Leaders, Overall Team Speed

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: 6.6
2015 National Rank: #6354
2015 State Rank: #610
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +11.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2016 Starting Power Rating: 18.1
2016 National Rank: #3648
2016 State Rank: #379
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 4.3
Dynasty National Rank: #6790
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 13.8
Dynasty Record: 83-55 (50-14 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 7-3
2015 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (tied for 1st)
2015 Points For Average: 36
2015 Points Against Average: 12.7
2015 Differential: +23.3
2015 Wins: #6344 Hyde Park (Austin) (28-21), #10469 Hondo (55-7), #10749 San Antonio Christian (San Antonio) (43-14), #11159 St. Joseph (Victoria) (40-0), #11247 Cornerstone Christian (San Antonio) (46-0), #13773 Faith Academy (Marble Falls) (49-0), #13983 John Paul II (Corpus Christi) (52-0)
2015 Losses: #3126 Parish Episcopal (Dallas) (34-20), #6855 Regents (Austin) (31-21), #8516 Antonian Prep (San Antonio) (20-6)
2015 Opponents W-L: 41-61
Recent League Championships: 2015 (tied for 1st), 2014, 2013 (tied for 1st), 2012, 2011 (tied for 1st; TAPPS Division I District 2), 2006 (tied for 1st; TAPPS Division I District 2), 2005 (TAPPS Division I District 2)
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: 2
Streak List: 8/25/16 Lanier [Sidney] (San Antonio) (33-0), 9/2/16 Blanco (47-6)

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 8/25 at Lanier [Sidney] (San Antonio), 9/2 at Blanco, 9/8 Boerne, 9/16 at Hondo, 9/24 St. Mary's Hall (San Antonio), 9/30 Cornerstone Christian (San Antonio), 10/7 at San Antonio Christian (San Antonio), 10/15 Regents (Austin), 10/29 Hyde Park (Austin), 11/4 at St. Michael's (Austin)
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Boerne (19.1), St. Michael's (Austin) (13.6), Hyde Park (Austin) (12.3)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Lanier [Sidney] (San Antonio) (-22.6), Cornerstone Christian (San Antonio) (-10), Hondo (-9.7)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -16.6 (-6.8 overall)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 1.5
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +18.1
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #714
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7413
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1
2016 Projected League Finish: 1st
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 18%