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GENERAL
Nickname: Tornadoes
Colors: Purple/Gold
Coach: Tony Valastro
League: 5A Region III District 23
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #77

COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Zyon McCollum 6'1" 170 Senior CB
Tristin McCollum 6'1" 175 Senior CB

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 15.3
2016 National Rank: #4005
2016 State Rank: #447
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1
Player Statistics-Based (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +9
2017 Starting Power Rating: 23.3
2017 National Rank: #2540
2017 State Rank: #319
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 11.1
Dynasty National Rank: #4623
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 12.2
Dynasty Record: 45-96 [53-88 on the field] (27-62 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 3-7
2016 League Record/Finish: 3-4 (tied for 5th)
2016 Points For Average: 14.6
2016 Points Against Average: 22.3
2016 Differential: -7.7
2016 Wins: #2741 Texas City (10-7), #5305 Santa Fe (28-20), #6553 Galena Park (21-14)
2016 Losses: #116 Manvel (48-10), #619 Marshall [Thurgood] (Missouri City) (20-14), #1257 Angleton (20-0), #1924 Strake Jesuit (Houston) (30-17), #2550 Elkins [Lawrence E.] (Missouri City) (28-27), #3500 Willowridge (Houston) (20-7), #4189 Brazoswood (Clute) (16-12)
2016 Opponents W-L: 64-50
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 9/7 at Brazoswood (Clute), 9/15 at Strake Jesuit (Houston), 9/29 at Texas City, 10/6 Manvel, 10/13 Santa Fe, 10/21 at Marshall [Thurgood] (Missouri City), 10/27 Galena Park, 11/4 at Elkins [Lawrence E.] (Missouri City), 11/10 Willowridge (Houston)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Manvel (75.8), Marshall [Thurgood] (Missouri City) (57.6), Elkins [Lawrence E.] (Missouri City) (29.4)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Santa Fe (8.5), Galena Park (12.1), Texas City (15.1)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 27.1
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 30.3
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +3.2
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #105
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #524
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-5
2017 Projected League Finish: 5th
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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