La Vega (Waco, TX)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Pirates
Colors: Blue/Gold
Coach: Willie Williams
League: 4A-1 Region IV District 13
Playoff Division: 4A-1
Playoff Division Rank: #5

D1 PROSPECTS
Michael Fletcher 6'6" 290 Senior OT
Jamal Williams 5'10" 165 Senior WR

COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Kedrick James 6'4.5" 245 Senior TE

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 39.7
2016 National Rank: #750
2016 State Rank: #99
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.2
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: +1.8
2017 Starting Power Rating: 43.7
2017 National Rank: #543
2017 State Rank: #75
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 29.6
Dynasty National Rank: #922
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 14.1
Dynasty Record: 117-54 (50-22 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 13-1
2016 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st)
2016 Points For Average: 40.6
2016 Points Against Average: 15.5
2016 Differential: +25.1
2016 Wins: #335 China Spring (17-10), #1851 Liberty Hill (34-20), #1873 Lorena (27-12), #2874 Somerset (36-20), #3206 Connally (Waco) (55-17), #3699 Burnet (63-23), #4070 Gatesville (42-14), #4779 Rockport-Fulton (Rockport) (49-12), #5367 Fairfield (34-10), #5398 Lampasas (45-26), #6606 Fredericksburg (43-18), #6823 Mexia (48-14), #11084 Young Men's Leadership Academy (Fort Worth) (65-0)
2016 Losses: #335 China Spring (21-10)
2016 Opponents W-L: 86-76
Recent State Championships: 2015 (4A-I)
Recent League Championships: 2016, 2015, 2014 (tied for 1st), 2012 (tied for 1st; 3A Region III District 17), 2011 (3A Region III District 19), 2008 (tied for 1st; 3A Region III District 19), 2007 (3A Region III District 17), 2006 (tied for 1st; 3A Region III District 17)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 9/1 at Fairfield, 9/8 Lorena, 9/14 at Young Men's Leadership Academy (Fort Worth), 9/22 Mexia, 9/29 at Connally (Waco), 10/13 at Liberty Hill, 10/20 China Spring, 10/27 at Lampasas, 11/3 Gatesville, 11/10 at Burnet
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: China Spring (44.8), Lorena (26.8), Liberty Hill (20.7)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Young Men's Leadership Academy (Fort Worth) (-7.9), Mexia (-0.5), Lampasas (1.7)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 17.2 (20.3 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 12.9
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -4.3
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #482
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3394
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1
2017 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 44%



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