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GENERAL
Nickname: Elks
Colors: Red/Blue/White
Coach: Sam Wells
League: 3A-1 Region III District 9
Playoff Division: 3A-1
Playoff Division Rank: #51

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2016 JV Record: 8-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Johnathon Simmons 6'1" 180 WR/DB 4.5
Joe Benton 6'2" 235 Senior T/DT 4.9
Hunter Bush 6'0" 180 Senior QB/MLB 4.9

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Very Good OL, Skill Position Players
Team Weaknesses: Must Develop Some LBs

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 4
2016 National Rank: #6466
2016 State Rank: #663
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.5
2017 Starting Power Rating: 5.5
2017 National Rank: #6015
2017 State Rank: #636
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): -1.8
Dynasty National Rank: #8790
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 7.3
Dynasty Record: 56-85 (25-53 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 5-5
2016 League Record/Finish: 3-4 (5th)
2016 Points For Average: 21.6
2016 Points Against Average: 31.7
2016 Differential: -10.1
2016 Wins: #7168 Troup (21-14), #7253 Whitney (52-45), #7692 Eustace (34-24), #9007 Westwood (Palestine) (31-28), #9446 Shelbyville (42-28)
2016 Losses: #556 Malakoff (42-7), #1364 Teague (27-0), #3284 West (23-16), #4676 Groesbeck (37-6), #5231 Leon (Jewett) (49-7)
2016 Opponents W-L: 57-55
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 9/1 at Shelbyville, 9/8 Leon (Jewett), 9/15 at Troup, 9/29 Westwood (Palestine), 10/6 at West, 10/13 Teague, 10/20 Eustace, 10/27 at Whitney, 11/3 Groesbeck, 11/10 at Malakoff
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Teague (41.2), Malakoff (40.7), West (26.6)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Westwood (Palestine) (-10.5), Leon (Jewett) (-2), Shelbyville (-1.6)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 12
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 10.7
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -1.3
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #534
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4013
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5
2017 Projected League Finish: 5th
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%