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GENERAL
Nickname: Bearcats
Colors: Orange/Black
Coach: Steve Wood
League: 5A Region I District 6
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #3

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2016 JV Record: 10-0
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
James Williams 5'10" 300 Senior DT 5.05
Jase McClellan 5'11" 195 Sophomore RB 4.45
Wyatt Harris 6'2" 195 Junior DB 4.6

ADDITIONAL D1 PROSPECT
Jeffery Carter 6-0 180 Junior WR

COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Wes Harris 6'4" 290 Senior OG
Chuck Filiaga 6'6" 335 Senior OT
Rhett Harris 6'1" 205 Senior OLB
Logan Peterson 6'3" 230 Senior TE
Will Trawick 6'1" 225 Senior ILB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Secondary, RB, Tradition
Team Weaknesses: OL Inexperience, Graduated Strong Senior Class

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 64.4
2016 National Rank: #47
2016 State Rank: #6
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.7
Non-Senior D1 Talent Rating Bonus: +3.1
Historical "Reload Factor" Bonus: +1.1
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -9.7
2017 Starting Power Rating: 62.4
2017 National Rank: #96
2017 State Rank: #13
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 50.5
Dynasty National Rank: #43
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 11.9
Dynasty Record: 178-28 (86-8 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 16-0
2016 League Record/Finish: 7-0 (1st)
2016 Points For Average: 55.2
2016 Points Against Average: 17.9
2016 Differential: +37.3
2016 Wins: #255 Poteet [Dr. Ralph H.] (Mesquite) (38-14), #305 Mansfield Legacy (Mansfield) (59-41), #430 Colleyville Heritage (Colleyville) (41-36), #458 Calallen (Corpus Christi) (24-16), #526 Cooper (Abilene) (56-35), #643 Northwest (Justin) (61-27), #716 Grapevine (51-7), #970 Boswell (Fort Worth) (49-24), #970 Boswell (Fort Worth) (42-14), #2398 Brewer (Fort Worth) (67-24), #2593 Westlake (Westlake Village, CA) (65-7), #2728 Rider (Wichita Falls) (63-20), #4169 Azle (69-0), #5049 Chisholm Trail (Fort Worth) (69-0), #5926 Eaton [V. R.] (Fort Worth) (59-14), #7716 Saginaw (70-7)
2016 Losses: none
2016 Opponents W-L: 113-84
Recent State Championships: 2016 (5A-II), 2014 (5A-I), 2013 (4A-II), 2011 (4A-II), 2010 (4A-II), 2009 (4A-II)
Recent League Championships: 2016, 2015 (5A Region I District 8), 2014 (5A Region I District 8), 2013 (4A Region I District 7), 2012 (4A Region I District 7), 2011 (4A Region I District 5), 2010 (4A Region I District 5), 2009 (4A Region I District 6), 2008 (4A Region I District 6), 2006 (tied for 1st; 4A Region I District 8)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: 16
Streak List: 8/26/16 Colleyville Heritage (Colleyville) (41-36), 9/2/16 Westlake (Westlake Village, CA) (65-7), 9/9/16 Mansfield Legacy (Mansfield) (59-41), 9/23/16 Chisholm Trail (Fort Worth) (69-0), 9/30/16 Saginaw (70-7), 10/7/16 Azle (69-0), 10/15/16 Eaton [V. R.] (Fort Worth) (59-14), 10/21/16 Brewer (Fort Worth) (67-24), 10/28/16 Northwest (Justin) (61-27), 11/4/16 Boswell (Fort Worth) (49-24), 11/10/16 Rider (Wichita Falls) (63-20), 11/18/16 Grapevine (51-7), 11/25/16 Cooper (Abilene) (56-35), 12/2/16 Boswell (Fort Worth) (42-14), 12/9/16 Poteet [Dr. Ralph H.] (Mesquite) (38-14), 12/16/16 Calallen (Corpus Christi) (24-16)

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 9/1 Colleyville Heritage (Colleyville), 9/8 Aguilas Blancas IPN (Mexico City, Mexico), 9/15 Mansfield Legacy (Mansfield), 9/29 Chisholm Trail (Fort Worth), 10/6 at Saginaw, 10/13 at Azle, 10/20 Eaton [V. R.] (Fort Worth), 10/27 at Brewer (Fort Worth), 11/3 Northwest (Justin), 11/10 at Boswell (Fort Worth)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Mansfield Legacy (Mansfield) (41.8), Colleyville Heritage (Colleyville) (41.7), Northwest (Justin) (40.2)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Saginaw (-3.2), Azle (13.8), Chisholm Trail (Fort Worth) (16.5)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 21.4 (35.7 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 23
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1.6
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #240
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1280
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 10-0
2017 Projected League Finish: 1st
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 89%