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GENERAL
Nickname: Dragons
Colors: Black/Gold/White
Coach: Bobby Reyes
League: 5A Region III District 17 (moving from 5A Region II District 16)
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #54

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 9
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2015 JV Record: 5-5
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Josh Thompson 6'0" 180 Senior CB 4.52
Jaylon Maxie 6'0" 180 Senior WR 4.59
Benjamin Gibbs 5'9" 285 Senior DT

COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Brandon Jones 5'11.5" 195 Senior DB 4.4
Corey Lane 5'11" 175 Senior DB
Alex Gregory 5'11" 175 Senior ATH 4.4

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Great Character/Work-Ethic, Very Good Team Speed/Strength, Line Size
Team Weaknesses: Secondary Inexperience

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: 26.7
2015 National Rank: #2296
2015 State Rank: #264
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +6.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -4.7
2016 Starting Power Rating: 28.5
2016 National Rank: #1957
2016 State Rank: #216
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 21.2
Dynasty National Rank: #2119
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 7.3
Dynasty Record: 54-79 (31-50 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 4-6
2015 League Record/Finish: 3-4 (tied for 4th)
2015 Points For Average: 25.6
2015 Points Against Average: 26.1
2015 Differential: -0.5
2015 Wins: #1819 Kilgore (28-10), #2139 Lindale (25-24), #6023 Whitehouse (51-21), #6701 Jacksonville (47-20)
2015 Losses: #638 Carthage (28-25), #750 Tyler [John] (Tyler) (28-16), #855 Lufkin (38-0), #1470 Hallsville (23-20), #1725 Ennis (34-27), #2236 Corsicana (35-17)
2015 Opponents W-L: 62-52
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 8/26 Kilgore, 9/2 Lufkin, 9/9 at Lee [Robert E.] (Tyler), 9/16 at Hallsville, 9/23 Gilmer, 10/7 at Lindale, 10/14 at Corsicana, 10/21 Whitehouse, 10/28 at Ennis, 11/4 Jacksonville
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Lufkin (41), Kilgore (40.3), Gilmer (35.6)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Whitehouse (8.8), Jacksonville (10.9), Lee [Robert E.] (Tyler) (18.9)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 28.7
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 27.7
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: -1
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #129
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #795
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5
2016 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%