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GENERAL
Nickname: Lions
Colors: Blue/Red/White
Coach: Tim Smith
League: 6A Region IV District 25
Playoff Division: 6A
Playoff Division Rank: #148

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2016 JV Record: 4-6
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Rashad Carter 6'1" 175 Junior QB 4.51
Dalton Flowers 6'4" 200 Senior WR 4.74
Alex Hensley 6'0" 205 LB 4.89

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Excellent Skill Position Players
Team Weaknesses: Depth At All Positions, Young Defense

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 16.3
2016 National Rank: #3802
2016 State Rank: #428
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.5
2017 Starting Power Rating: 17.8
2017 National Rank: #3418
2017 State Rank: #397
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 34.4
Dynasty National Rank: #485
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 16.6
Dynasty Record: 96-66 (58-35 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 2-8
2016 League Record/Finish: 1-5 (tied for 6th)
2016 Points For Average: 17.8
2016 Points Against Average: 35.2
2016 Differential: -17.4
2016 Wins: #1732 Westwood (Austin) (28-24), #2775 Vista Ridge (Cedar Park) (44-28)
2016 Losses: #5 Lake Travis (Austin) (63-0), #85 Westlake (Austin) (41-0), #704 Vandegrift (Austin) (34-6), #1336 Ellison [C. E.] (Killeen) (56-21), #1538 Pflugerville (28-20), #2064 Stony Point (Round Rock) (24-14), #2550 Hays [Jack C.] (Buda) (31-24), #5251 Lehman (Kyle) (23-21)
2016 Opponents W-L: 59-56
Recent League Championships: 2011 (5A Region II District 16), 2006 (5A Region II District 14), 2005 (5A Region II District 15), 2003 (tied for 1st; 5A Region II District 14)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/31 Ellison [C. E.] (Killeen), 9/7 Pflugerville, 9/14 at Westwood (Austin), 9/21 at Stony Point (Round Rock), 10/6 at Vista Ridge (Cedar Park), 10/13 Vandegrift (Austin), 10/20 at Hays [Jack C.] (Buda), 10/27 Lake Travis (Austin), 11/3 at Westlake (Austin), 11/10 Lehman (Kyle)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Lake Travis (Austin) (77.2), Westlake (Austin) (56.8), Vandegrift (Austin) (41.4)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Lehman (Kyle) (4.7), Stony Point (Round Rock) (26.9), Vista Ridge (Cedar Park) (27.1)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 37.5
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 35.8
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -1.7
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #29
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #232
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 2-8
2017 Projected League Finish: 6th
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%