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GENERAL
Nickname: Lions
Colors: Blue/Red
Coach: Phil Castles
League: 4A-1 Region III District 9
Playoff Division: 4A-1
Playoff Division Rank: #6

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 2
Returning Defensive Starters: 3
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Trey Hall 6'2" 200 QB 4.6
Lynn Freeny 5'11" 180 4.5
Treylun Blanton 5'11" 170 Senior 4.5

COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Trestan Ebner 6'0" 185 Senior WR
Lakendrick VanZandt 6'1" 200 Senior WR
Matt Childers 6'4" 185 Senior WR

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Returning QB
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 48.3
2016 National Rank: #328
2016 State Rank: #42
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -7.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.3
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2017 Starting Power Rating: 40.5
2017 National Rank: #706
2017 State Rank: #104
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 28.7
Dynasty National Rank: #1021
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 11.8
Dynasty Record: 86-74 (36-44 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 11-2
2016 League Record/Finish: 5-1 (tied for 1st)
2016 Points For Average: 44.5
2016 Points Against Average: 18.2
2016 Differential: +26.3
2016 Wins: #185 Carthage (36-28), #829 El Campo (29-15), #2064 Atlanta (44-13), #2331 Center (56-0), #2462 Palestine (61-26), #2593 Little Cypress-Mauriceville (Orange) (48-12), #2696 Tatum (45-13), #2895 Pittsburg (71-28), #4416 Chapel Hill (Tyler) (40-14), #5095 Bullard (50-20), #7572 Pine Tree (Longview) (41-7)
2016 Losses: #185 Carthage (33-31), #1836 Kilgore (28-26)
2016 Opponents W-L: 85-63
Recent State Championships: 2010 (3A-I)
Recent League Championships: 2016 (tied for 1st), 2014 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 9/1 at Atlanta, 9/8 Tatum, 9/15 Pittsburg, 9/22 at Pine Tree (Longview), 9/29 at Chapel Hill (Tyler), 10/6 Carthage, 10/20 at Kilgore, 10/27 Center, 11/3 at Bullard, 11/10 Palestine
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Carthage (58), Kilgore (40.1), Tatum (25.2)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Pine Tree (Longview) (2.1), Center (13.4), Bullard (18.3)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 21.1 (30.7 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 24.1
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +3
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #223
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1126
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2
2017 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 3%