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GENERAL
Nickname: Yellowjackets
Colors: Black/Gold
Coach: Chris Roberts
League: 2A-2 Region III District 10
Playoff Division: 2A-2
Playoff Division Rank: #43

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2015 JV Record: 4-4
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Dallas Anderson 5'11" 170 Senior WR/DB 4.56
Logan Malott 5'11" 185 Senior LB/FB 5.0
Hesston Jermstad 6'0" 180 Senior LB 4.8

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Skill Positions, Secondary
Team Weaknesses: Line Play

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: -15.8
2015 National Rank: #11216
2015 State Rank: #966
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.2
2016 Starting Power Rating: -12.3
2016 National Rank: #10520
2016 State Rank: #927
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): -14.1
Dynasty National Rank: #12144
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 1.8
Dynasty Record: 63-68 (35-33 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 6-5
2015 League Record/Finish: 3-4 (tied for 4th)
2015 Points For Average: 35.5
2015 Points Against Average: 32.5
2015 Differential: +3
2015 Wins: #11571 De Leon (21-18), #11680 Riesel (33-28), #13087 Itasca (58-33), #13283 Gateway Charter Academy (Dallas) (51-26), #13479 Frost (65-41), #13512 Wortham (40-8)
2015 Losses: #4148 Muenster (55-25), #8506 Hubbard (48-30), #12137 Italy (28-27), #12921 Chilton (33-6), #13949 Dawson (40-34)
2015 Opponents W-L: 50-71
Recent League Championships: 2007 (1A Region II District 13)
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: 1
Streak List: 9/2/16 Riesel (24-20)

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 8/26 at Reicher Catholic (Waco), 9/2 at Riesel, 9/9 Crawford, 9/16 Moody, 9/23 at Rosebud-Lott (Rosebud), 10/7 Dawson, 10/14 at Chilton, 10/21 Bremond, 10/28 Frost, 11/4 at Hubbard
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Bremond (48.1), Crawford (31.3), Moody (-2.1)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Dawson (-36.1), Frost (-27.8), Chilton (-18.6)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -25.8 (-17.8 overall)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -4.3
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +21.5
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #859
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #9327
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-6
2016 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%