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GENERAL
Nickname: Hornets
Colors: Maroon/White
Coach: Paul Essary
League: 4A-1 Region II District 8
Playoff Division: 4A-1
Playoff Division Rank: #65

COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Noah Bush 6'1" 225 Senior ILB

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 0.1
2016 National Rank: #7375
2016 State Rank: #729
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5
Player Statistics-Based (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.6
2017 Starting Power Rating: 2.2
2017 National Rank: #6821
2017 State Rank: #702
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 13.2
Dynasty National Rank: #4022
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 11
Dynasty Record: 69-83 (34-35 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 2-8
2016 League Record/Finish: 2-4 (tied for 4th)
2016 Points For Average: 21
2016 Points Against Average: 33.2
2016 Differential: -12.2
2016 Wins: #7946 Brownsboro (32-13), #10791 Mabank (41-14)
2016 Losses: #487 Van (44-13), #987 Terrell (27-26), #1699 Kaufman (40-13), #1851 Robinson (61-36), #3356 Red Oak (42-21), #5095 Crandall (44-21), #5367 Fairfield (18-0), #6823 Mexia (29-7)
2016 Opponents W-L: 51-60
Recent League Championships: 2013 (3A Region II District 15), 2007 (tied for 1st; 3A Region II District 14)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: 1
Streak List: 11/4/16 Brownsboro (32-13)

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 9/1 Mexia, 9/8 Fairfield, 9/15 at Red Oak, 9/22 at Robinson, 9/29 Mabank, 10/6 at Van, 10/13 Kaufman, 10/20 at Terrell, 10/27 Crandall, 11/10 at Brownsboro
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Van (48.5), Kaufman (28), Terrell (25.6)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Mabank (-12.4), Brownsboro (-8.8), Mexia (-0.5)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 18.1
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 13.2
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -4.9
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #472
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3302
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-7
2017 Projected League Finish: 5th
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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