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GENERAL
Nickname: Rams
Colors: Blue/White
Coach: Wade Lawson
League: 2A-1 Region III District 11
Playoff Division: 2A-1
Playoff Division Rank: #21

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2016 JV Record: 1-2-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Kase Yates 5'11" 175 Senior RB/SS 4.61
Tray Wilkerson 6'0" 165 Senior QB/CB 4.57
Zach Bell 5'8" 275 Senior OL/DL 5.33

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Top 4 Rushers Are Back, Work-Ethic, Chemistry
Team Weaknesses: Some Sophomores Will Be Relied Upon

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 7.8
2016 National Rank: #5600
2016 State Rank: #597
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.8
2017 Starting Power Rating: 9.3
2017 National Rank: #5204
2017 State Rank: #557
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 2.8
Dynasty National Rank: #7298
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 6.5
Dynasty Record: 99-55 [98-56 on the field] (52-22 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 7-4
2016 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (tied for 1st)
2016 Points For Average: 32.5
2016 Points Against Average: 17.5
2016 Differential: +15
2016 Wins: #4464 Alto (24-7), #5555 San Augustine (49-27), #8769 Maud (54-19), #9446 Shelbyville (29-18), #11824 Huntington (42-0), #12827 Cushing (57-6), #13103 Hawkins (52-20)
2016 Losses: #3396 Tenaha (14-0), #4010 Carlisle (Price) (27-14), #4721 Lovelady (33-16), #4721 Lovelady (21-20)
2016 Opponents W-L: 74-55
Recent League Championships: 2016 (tied for 1st), 2012 (1A-1 Region III District 9), 2007 (tied for 1st; 1A Region III District 20), 2006 (tied for 1st; A Region III District 20), 2005 (A Region III District 20), 2004 (A Region III District 20), 2003 (tied for 1st; A Region III District 20)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 9/1 at Tenaha, 9/8 Maud, 9/15 Lovelady, 9/22 at Huntington, 9/29 Hawkins, 10/13 at Alto, 10/20 at Shelbyville, 10/27 Carlisle (Price), 11/3 at San Augustine, 11/10 Cushing
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Tenaha (31), San Augustine (16.9), Carlisle (Price) (15.7)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Hawkins (-23.5), Cushing (-22.4), Huntington (-16.1)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -6.3 (1.5 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 2.1
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +8.4
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #714
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6722
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2017 Projected League Finish: 4th
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%