| Melissa (TX) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Cardinals Colors: Red/Black/White Coach: Seth Stinton League: 4A-2 Region II District 5 Playoff Division: 4A-2 Playoff Division Rank: #12 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 9 Returning Defensive Starters: 7 2016 JV Record: 9-1 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Jabray Young 5'9" 190 Sophomore 4.4 Tate Whittingon 6'2" 205 Senior 4.7 Trevor Duggan 6'2" 275 Junior 5.2 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Depth, Experience Team Weaknesses: Youth RATINGS 2016 Final Power Rating: 21.3 2016 National Rank: #2930 2016 State Rank: #345 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +9.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -6.5 2017 Starting Power Rating: 30.8 2017 National Rank: #1539 2017 State Rank: #201 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 15.8 Dynasty National Rank: #3344 2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 15 Dynasty Record: 99-51 (47-21 in league) HISTORICAL 2016 Overall Record: 8-4 2016 League Record/Finish: 3-2 (3rd) 2016 Points For Average: 34.3 2016 Points Against Average: 28.5 2016 Differential: +5.8 2016 Wins: #2558 Whitesboro (34-14), #3003 Liberty Christian (Argyle) (48-42), #4851 Lincoln (Dallas) (36-14), #7329 Community (Nevada) (42-22), #7668 Bonham (57-50), #8163 Caddo Mills (49-21), #8408 Lake Worth (55-7), #8944 Life (Waxahachie) (44-7) 2016 Losses: #458 Gilmer (55-6), #1357 Celina (40-7), #3101 Aubrey (35-21), #3396 Princeton (35-12) 2016 Opponents W-L: 65-73 Recent State Championships: 2011 (2A-I) Recent League Championships: 2013 (tied for 1st; 3A Region II District 12), 2012 (3A Region II District 12), 2011 (2A-1 Region II District 7) Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none SCHEDULE 2017 Schedule: 9/1 Liberty Christian (Argyle), 9/8 Lake Worth, 9/15 at Life (Waxahachie), 9/22 at Whitesboro, 9/29 at Princeton, 10/13 Bonham, 10/20 at Caddo Mills, 10/27 Celina, 11/3 Aubrey, 11/10 at Community (Nevada) Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Liberty Christian (Argyle) (32.4), Celina (31.9), Whitesboro (29) Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Life (Waxahachie) (-9.5), Bonham (-8.4), Caddo Mills (-7.3) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 7 (17.6 overall) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 10.4 2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +3.4 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #540 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4097 2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2 2017 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 10% |