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GENERAL
Nickname: Wildcats
Colors: Maroon/White
Coach: Whitney Keeling
League: 3A-2 Region III District 9 (moving from 3A-2 Region II District 8)
Playoff Division: 3A-2
Playoff Division Rank: #2

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 3
2015 JV Record: 9-0-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Jason Jinks 5'11" Senior FS 4.6
Logan Hughes 6'1" 190 Senior QB/LB 4.6
Jack Smith 6'2" 315 Junior OL/DL 5.3

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: 4 OL Starters Return
Team Weaknesses: All New Skill Position Players

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: 47.9
2015 National Rank: #410
2015 State Rank: #53
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -8.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2016 Starting Power Rating: 39.4
2016 National Rank: #826
2016 State Rank: #106
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 5.7
Dynasty National Rank: #6347
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 33.7
Dynasty Record: 71-72 [78-65 on the field] (30-50 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 16-0
2015 League Record/Finish: 7-0 (1st)
2015 Points For Average: 45.4
2015 Points Against Average: 12.9
2015 Differential: +32.5
2015 Wins: #888 Franklin (33-21), #938 Idalou (28-24), #1154 Center (34-22), #2217 West Rusk (New London) (57-28), #2217 West Rusk (New London) (40-0), #3085 Gunter (28-7), #3646 Arp (55-23), #3646 Arp (35-18), #4617 Pewitt [Paul H.] (Omaha) (30-0), #6082 Winona (59-21), #6179 Frankston (51-0), #6802 Elysian Fields (45-0), #6927 Hughes Springs (58-36), #8749 De Kalb (50-7), #9822 Troup (49-0), #12103 New Diana (Diana) (75-0)
2015 Losses: none
2015 Opponents W-L: 121-75
Recent State Championships: 2015 (3A-II), 2014 (3A-II)
Recent League Championships: 2015 (3A-2 Region II District 8), 2014 (3A-2 Region II District 8), 2013 (2A-2 Region III District 9)
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 8/26 at Jefferson, 9/3 vs Harmony (Big Sandy), 9/9 at Grace Community (Tyler), 9/16 Gorman [Bishop Thomas K.] (Tyler), 9/23 at Arp, 10/7 Elysian Fields, 10/14 at Beckville, 10/21 West Rusk (New London), 10/28 at Troup, 11/4 Harleton
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Arp (27.5), Grace Community (Tyler) (24.6), Beckville (20.7)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Troup (-6.7), Jefferson (-2.1), Harleton (-0.4)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 2.2 (18 overall)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 11.5
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +9.3
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #501
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4282
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 10-0
2016 Projected League Finish: 1st
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 66%