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GENERAL
Nickname: Yellowjackets
Colors: Gold/Black
Coach: Joe Marichalar
League: 5A Region IV District 32
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #133

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 3
2016 JV Record: 5-3-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Jorge Gomez 5'9" 170 Senior RB/FS 4.7
Mac Lara 6'2.5" 215 Senior TE/OLB 4.73
John Michael Gonzalez 5'7" 155 Senior C/RB 4.69

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Hunger, Determination
Team Weaknesses: Young, Inexperience

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 17.9
2016 National Rank: #3506
2016 State Rank: #403
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -6.5
2017 Starting Power Rating: 11.4
2017 National Rank: #4721
2017 State Rank: #519
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 14.3
Dynasty National Rank: #3733
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 2.9
Dynasty Record: 126-40 (82-15 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 9-4
2016 League Record/Finish: 5-2 (tied for 3rd)
2016 Points For Average: 37.7
2016 Points Against Average: 25.2
2016 Differential: +12.5
2016 Wins: #2728 Vela [Robert] (Edinburg) (34-30), #4676 Pioneer (Mission) (45-28), #5699 King [Richard] (Corpus Christi) (58-28), #6359 Lopez (Brownsville) (33-6), #8747 Juarez-Lincoln (La Joya) (47-14), #10303 Pace [James] (Brownsville) (47-7), #10515 Donna (53-14), #11205 Donna North (Donna) (45-12), #13103 Porter [Gladys] (Brownsville) (56-14)
2016 Losses: #1538 Victoria East (Victoria) (48-0), #3206 Los Fresnos (50-40), #4656 Mercedes (27-12), #6025 Veterans Memorial (Brownsville) (50-20)
2016 Opponents W-L: 76-70
Recent League Championships: 2013 (4A Region IV District 32), 2012 (tied for 1st; 4A Region IV District 32), 2008 (4A Region IV District 32), 2007 (4A Region IV District 32), 2006 (4A Region IV District 32), 2005 (4A Region IV District 32), 2004 (4A Region IV District 32), 2003 (4A Region IV District 32)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 9/1 Los Fresnos, 9/7 at Vela [Robert] (Edinburg), 9/22 Juarez-Lincoln (La Joya), 9/28 at Donna North (Donna), 10/6 Donna, 10/12 at Veterans Memorial (Brownsville), 10/20 Mercedes, 10/26 at Pace [James] (Brownsville), 11/2 at Lopez (Brownsville), 11/10 Porter [Gladys] (Brownsville)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Vela [Robert] (Edinburg) (29.3), Mercedes (20.8), Los Fresnos (8.7)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Donna North (Donna) (-23.8), Porter [Gladys] (Brownsville) (-22.6), Donna (-12)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -3.4 (7.5 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -0.7
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +2.7
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #775
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7661
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3
2017 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%