GENERAL
Nickname: Bears
Colors: Orange/Black/White
Coach: John Berry
League: 4A-2 Region II District 7
Playoff Division: 4A-2
Playoff Division Rank: #9
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
TOP PLAYERS
Isaiah Davis 5'11" 215 Senior RB/LB
Andrew Williams 5'11" 300 Senior OL/DL
Mycah Stephens 6'1" 190 Senior WR/FS
COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Darnell McKnight 5'10" 220 Senior RB
Austin Hawley 6'1" 205 Senior S
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Running Game, Line Depth
RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 36.5
2016 National Rank: #1011
2016 State Rank: #130
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.4
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2017 Starting Power Rating: 35.6
2017 National Rank: #1051
2017 State Rank: #149
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 18.1
Dynasty National Rank: #2786
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 17.5
Dynasty Record: 70-83 (30-40 in league)
HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 8-3
2016 League Record/Finish: 3-2 (tied for 2nd)
2016 Points For Average: 35.5
2016 Points Against Average: 18.8
2016 Differential: +16.7
2016 Wins: #1836 Kilgore (29-27), #2064 Atlanta (22-7), #2331 Center (56-15), #2696 Tatum (35-7), #2895 Pittsburg (26-15), #3718 Lindale (38-10), #4416 Chapel Hill (Tyler) (30-0), #7099 Spring Hill (Longview) (62-7)
2016 Losses: #458 Gilmer (35-28), #1357 Celina (44-41), #2816 Pleasant Grove (Texarkana) (40-23)
2016 Opponents W-L: 68-59
Recent League Championships: 2015 (tied for 1st; 4A-2 Region II District 6), 2014 (4A-2 Region II District 6)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none
SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 9/1 at Carthage, 9/8 Kilgore, 9/15 at Center, 9/22 at Chapel Hill (Tyler), 9/29 Lindale, 10/13 Spring Hill (Longview), 10/20 Gilmer, 10/27 at Atlanta, 11/3 Pittsburg, 11/10 at Pleasant Grove (Texarkana)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Carthage (58), Gilmer (43.3), Kilgore (40.1)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Spring Hill (Longview) (10.1), Lindale (13.3), Center (13.4)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 21.9 (26 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 26.2
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +4.3
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #179
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #876
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3
2017 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%