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GENERAL
Nickname: Lions
Colors: Blue/Red/White
Coach: Nathan Robbins
League: TAPPS Division III District 6
Playoff Division: TAPPS 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #11

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 8
2016 JV Record: 3-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Jimmy Walker 6'3" 250 Junior DE 4.8
Clay Phoenix 5'8" 160 Senior WR 4.6
Lee Nino 6'0" 270 Senior NG/C 5.1

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Lines
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: -13.9
2016 National Rank: #10503
2016 State Rank: #959
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -4.3
2017 Starting Power Rating: -10.4
2017 National Rank: #9710
2017 State Rank: #913
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): -21.2
Dynasty National Rank: #13302
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 10.8
Dynasty Record: 54-85 (27-50 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 7-4
2016 League Record/Finish: 6-3 (4th)
2016 Points For Average: 23.9
2016 Points Against Average: 22.8
2016 Differential: +1.1
2016 Wins: #11224 Legacy Prep Christian Academy (Magnolia) (35-14), #12562 Rosehill Christian (Tomball) (20-15), #12591 The Woodlands Christian Academy (The Woodlands) (42-28), #12766 First Baptist Christian (Pasadena) (34-13), #13633 Bay Area Christian (League City) (27-14), #13986 KIPP Northeast (Houston) (39-8), #14383 Logos Prep Academy (Sugar Land) (53-7)
2016 Losses: #2152 Northland Christian (Houston) (54-0), #5418 Reicher Catholic (Waco) (63-6), #6695 Cypress Christian (Houston) (28-7), #9335 Legacy Christian Academy (Beaumont) (7-0)
2016 Opponents W-L: 62-61
Recent League Championships: 2009 (tied for 1st; TAPPS Division II District 4), 2003 (TAPPS 4A District 4)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 9/1 Milby [Charles H.] (Houston), 9/8 at Legacy Christian Academy (Beaumont), 9/15 Cypress Christian (Houston), 9/29 Logos Prep Academy (Sugar Land), 10/6 at Rosehill Christian (Tomball), 10/13 The Woodlands Christian Academy (The Woodlands), 10/20 Northland Christian (Houston), 10/27 at First Baptist Christian (Pasadena), 11/3 Legacy Prep Christian Academy (Magnolia), 11/10 at Bay Area Christian (League City)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Northland Christian (Houston) (15.6), Cypress Christian (Houston) (8.6), Legacy Christian Academy (Beaumont) (-8.7)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Logos Prep Academy (Sugar Land) (-50.5), The Woodlands Christian Academy (The Woodlands) (-30.3), Bay Area Christian (League City) (-28.2)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -19.6 (-13.9 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -15.1
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +4.5
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #1083
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #11888
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2017 Projected League Finish: 5th
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%