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GENERAL
Nickname: Chaparrals
Colors: Red/Blue/White
Coach: Todd Dodge
League: 6A Region IV District 25 (moving from 6A Region II District 14)
Playoff Division: 6A
Playoff Division Rank: #3

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2015 JV Record: 9-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Sam Ehlinger 6'2" 205 Senior QB
Levi Jones 6'4" 215 Senior OLB
Stefan Zabie 6'6" 300 Senior OL

COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Reed Klubnik 6'3" 170 Senior WR
Max Mangum 5'11.5" 175 Senior DB
Chase Cokley 6'0" 170 Senior WR 4.5
Kylen Granson 6'3" 210 Senior TE

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: 69.1
2015 National Rank: #25
2015 State Rank: #4
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +6.7
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2016 Starting Power Rating: 77.3
2016 National Rank: #16
2016 State Rank: #3
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 43.4
Dynasty National Rank: #139
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 33.9
Dynasty Record: 120-48 (72-15 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 14-2
2015 League Record/Finish: 7-1 (2nd)
2015 Points For Average: 40.4
2015 Points Against Average: 14.1
2015 Differential: +26.3
2015 Wins: #16 Allen (23-17), #127 Temple (28-17), #142 Carroll (Southlake) (20-14), #157 The Woodlands (28-3), #162 Atascocita (Humble) (49-28), #478 Round Rock (35-14), #671 North Mesquite (Mesquite) (56-7), #989 Bowie (Austin) (24-9), #1730 Austin [Stephen F.] (Austin) (56-12), #2120 Hays [Jack C.] (Buda) (55-3), #4635 Anderson (Austin) (73-10), #5231 Akins (Austin) (58-19), #5954 Del Valle (48-3), #9999 Lehman (Kyle) (66-14)
2015 Losses: #15 Lake Travis (Austin) (35-14), #39 North Shore (Houston) (21-14)
2015 Opponents W-L: 133-62
Recent League Championships: 2011 (5A Region II District 15), 2010 (tied for 1st; 5A Region II District 15), 2009 (tied for 1st; 5A Region IV District 25), 2008 (tied for 1st; 5A Region IV District 25), 2005 (5A Region II District 16), 2004 (5A Region II District 16)
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 8/26 Katy, 9/2 Liberty (Henderson, NV), 9/9 Pflugerville, 9/16 at Bowie (Austin), 9/23 at Vandegrift (Austin), 9/30 Hays [Jack C.] (Buda), 10/7 at Lake Travis (Austin), 10/21 Lehman (Kyle), 10/28 at Leander, 11/4 Vista Ridge (Cedar Park)
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Lake Travis (Austin) (83.4), Katy (77.3), Liberty (Henderson, NV) (56.8)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Lehman (Kyle) (-5.5), Hays [Jack C.] (Buda) (14.8), Leander (26.1)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 29.3 (45.4 overall)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 39.5
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +10.2
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #7
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #122
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1
2016 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 8%