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GENERAL
Nickname: Pirates
Colors: Maroon/White
Coach: Rod Blount
League: 3A-1 Region IV District 15
Playoff Division: 3A-1
Playoff Division Rank: #73

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2016 JV Record: 6-4
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Lorenzo Perez 5'10" 220 Senior G 4.9
Brandon Salinas 5'10" 230 Senior RB/DE 4.8
Rigo Zomara 6'0" 215 TE/DE 4.8

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Returning Most OL

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: -2.7
2016 National Rank: #8119
2016 State Rank: #790
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.5
2017 Starting Power Rating: -5.2
2017 National Rank: #8608
2017 State Rank: #829
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 2.3
Dynasty National Rank: #7450
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 7.5
Dynasty Record: 90-64 (35-37 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 6-5
2016 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (tied for 1st)
2016 Points For Average: 25.3
2016 Points Against Average: 26.2
2016 Differential: -0.9
2016 Wins: #4046 Goliad (25-22), #8135 Jourdanton (20-14), #9513 Falfurrias (20-6), #9620 Taft (36-23), #12335 Cotulla (33-12), #12461 Lytle (51-29)
2016 Losses: #3866 Odem (49-37), #4264 George West (47-0), #6287 Orange Grove (38-22), #7032 Pearsall (28-22), #7450 Santa Gertrudis Academy (Kingsville) (20-12)
2016 Opponents W-L: 66-58
Recent League Championships: 2016 (tied for 1st), 2009 (tied for 1st; 3A Region IV District 31)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 9/1 at Falfurrias, 9/8 Odem, 9/15 at Lytle, 9/22 Pearsall, 9/29 Orange Grove, 10/13 at Taft, 10/20 Goliad, 10/27 at Jourdanton, 11/3 George West, 11/10 at Cotulla
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Odem (15.4), Orange Grove (13.7), Goliad (12.3)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Lytle (-26.4), Cotulla (-21.6), Falfurrias (-13.8)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -2.1 (0.1 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -2.9
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -0.8
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #831
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #8365
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5
2017 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%