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GENERAL
Nickname: Eagles
Colors: Maroon/Gold
Coach: John Bachtel
League: 4A-2 Region III District 9
Playoff Division: 4A-2
Playoff Division Rank: #55

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 3
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2016 JV Record: 7-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Kameron Ransom 5'11" 170 Junior 4.48
Jaise Oliver 6'1" 195 Junior 4.51
Jashaughn Hatcher 6'0" 190 Junior 4.58

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Speed
Team Weaknesses: Lines

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 8.7
2016 National Rank: #5386
2016 State Rank: #574
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.5
2017 Starting Power Rating: 5.2
2017 National Rank: #6096
2017 State Rank: #642
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 17.8
Dynasty National Rank: #2855
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 12.6
Dynasty Record: 85-71 (38-30 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 2-8
2016 League Record/Finish: 1-4 (5th)
2016 Points For Average: 18.6
2016 Points Against Average: 27.8
2016 Differential: -9.2
2016 Wins: #6823 Mexia (24-13), #7359 Athens (18-0)
2016 Losses: #335 China Spring (56-19), #747 La Vega (Waco) (34-10), #1851 Robinson (27-24), #1873 Lorena (25-16), #2462 Palestine (27-10), #3206 Connally (Waco) (40-23), #3574 Salado (21-14), #4894 Rusk (35-28)
2016 Opponents W-L: 68-49
Recent League Championships: 2013 (3A Region III District 19), 2012 (3A Region III District 19), 2011 (3A Region III District 20), 2010 (tied for 1st; 3A Region III District 20), 2003 (tied for 1st; 3A Region III District 19)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 9/1 La Vega (Waco), 9/8 at Athens, 9/15 Palestine, 9/22 Rusk, 9/29 at China Spring, 10/13 at Salado, 10/20 Robinson, 10/27 at Connally (Waco), 11/3 at Mexia, 11/10 Lorena
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: China Spring (44.8), La Vega (Waco) (43.7), Lorena (26.8)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Mexia (-0.5), Athens (2.2), Rusk (9)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 23.9
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 19.3
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -4.6
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #308
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1891
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 2-8
2017 Projected League Finish: 5th
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%