Marshall [Thurgood] (Missouri City, TX) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Buffalos Colors: Black/Yellow Coach: James Williams League: 5A Region III District 23 Playoff Division: 5A Playoff Division Rank: #4 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 10 Returning Defensive Starters: 8 2016 JV Record: 6-4 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Barton Clement 6'3.5" 305 Senior G Henry Thomas 6'0" 175 Senior WR 4.5 Jabari James 6'1" 170 Senior QB 4.5 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: OL, Very Good Skill Position Players, Prolific Offense Nearly Returns Intact Team Weaknesses: Little Depth At All Positions RATINGS 2016 Final Power Rating: 41.8 2016 National Rank: #619 2016 State Rank: #80 General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +9.5 D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +6.3 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -5.8 2017 Starting Power Rating: 57.6 2017 National Rank: #150 2017 State Rank: #21 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 19.8 Dynasty National Rank: #2414 2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 37.8 Dynasty Record: 82-58 (54-34 in league) HISTORICAL 2016 Overall Record: 11-3 2016 League Record/Finish: 5-2 (tied for 2nd) 2016 Points For Average: 37.7 2016 Points Against Average: 25.6 2016 Differential: +12.1 2016 Wins: #716 A&M Consolidated (College Station) (28-21), #1273 Crosby (42-21), #1908 Klein (32-31), #2741 Texas City (48-35), #3500 Willowridge (Houston) (55-25), #3996 Ball (Galveston) (20-14), #4169 Alief Hastings (Houston) (41-6), #4349 Madison [James] (Houston) (34-21), #5305 Santa Fe (47-27), #6553 Galena Park (49-3), #8366 Sterling (Houston) (58-12) 2016 Losses: #116 Manvel (63-6), #138 College Station (31-27), #2550 Elkins [Lawrence E.] (Missouri City) (48-41) 2016 Opponents W-L: 91-69 Recent League Championships: 2012 (4A Region III District 22), 2006 (tied for 1st), 2005 (5A Region III District 20) Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none SCHEDULE 2017 Schedule: 9/7 at Alief Hastings (Houston), 9/15 at Klein, 9/29 Galena Park, 10/5 at Willowridge (Houston), 10/14 Manvel, 10/21 Ball (Galveston), 10/27 at Elkins [Lawrence E.] (Missouri City), 11/2 Texas City, 11/10 at Santa Fe Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Manvel (75.8), Elkins [Lawrence E.] (Missouri City) (29.4), Willowridge (Houston) (26.9) Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Santa Fe (8.5), Galena Park (12.1), Texas City (15.1) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 19.7 (27.6 overall) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 26.7 2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +7 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #175 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #835 2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-1 2017 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 7% |