GENERAL
Nickname: Hornets
Colors: Blue/White
Coach: Chris Birdwell
League: 3A-2 Region II District 7
Playoff Division: 3A-2
Playoff Division Rank: #46
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2016 JV Record: 4-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no
TOP PLAYERS
Phillip Dickerson 5'9" 175 Senior RB/DB 4.59
Connor Price 6'1" 175 Junior QB 4.72
Alec Smith 6'1" 240 Senior DE/OL 5.12
COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Montrell Estell 6'2" 180 Senior WR
Jordan Johnson 6'0" 205 Senior WR
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Speed
Team Weaknesses: Young
RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: -0.4
2016 National Rank: #7490
2016 State Rank: #741
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.7
2017 Starting Power Rating: 0.4
2017 National Rank: #7250
2017 State Rank: #740
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 6.6
Dynasty National Rank: #6057
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 6.2
Dynasty Record: 72-76 (40-45 in league)
HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 6-6
2016 League Record/Finish: 4-2 (tied for 2nd)
2016 Points For Average: 29.5
2016 Points Against Average: 25.8
2016 Differential: +3.7
2016 Wins: #6961 Mt. Vernon (25-13), #7628 Daingerfield (33-20), #8317 Pewitt [Paul H.] (Omaha) (42-41), #8726 Lone Oak (41-26), #11146 New Diana (Diana) (55-18), #13399 Queen City (40-9)
2016 Losses: #396 Gunter (45-13), #6716 Redwater (22-19), #6732 Hughes Springs (14-13), #8747 New Boston (14-12), #9984 Ore City (52-41), #11065 De Kalb (35-20)
2016 Opponents W-L: 64-67
Recent League Championships: 2015, 2003 (tied for 1st; 2A Region III District 18)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none
SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 9/1 New Boston, 9/8 Redwater, 9/15 at Mt. Vernon, 9/22 at Hughes Springs, 9/29 at Queen City, 10/6 New Diana (Diana), 10/13 at Ore City, 10/20 Daingerfield, 10/27 at Pewitt [Paul H.] (Omaha), 11/3 De Kalb
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Hughes Springs (6.6), Daingerfield (4.5), Redwater (3.8)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Queen City (-33.2), De Kalb (-11.3), Ore City (-9.7)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -9.1 (2.4 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -4.6
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +4.5
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #884
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #8953
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2017 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%