Palestine (TX)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Wildcats Colors: Maroon/White Coach: Robby Clark League: 4A-1 Region III District 9 Playoff Division: 4A-1 Playoff Division Rank: #25 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 6 Returning Defensive Starters: 6 TOP PLAYERS Tyler Gray Junior QB/DB T.J. Dever Junior TE/LB Dejaun Ealy Junior OL/DL STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Defensive Front 7 Team Weaknesses: Skill Positions RATINGS 2016 Final Power Rating: 24.2 2016 National Rank: #2464 2016 State Rank: #295 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.2 2017 Starting Power Rating: 24.7 2017 National Rank: #2322 2017 State Rank: #297 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 18.8 Dynasty National Rank: #2633 2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 5.9 Dynasty Record: 81-71 (39-30 in league) HISTORICAL 2016 Overall Record: 5-5 2016 League Record/Finish: 2-4 (5th) 2016 Points For Average: 26.9 2016 Points Against Average: 27.9 2016 Differential: -1 2016 Wins: #2801 Jacksonville (49-40), #4416 Chapel Hill (Tyler) (34-9), #5095 Bullard (38-13), #5367 Fairfield (27-10), #10791 Mabank (21-7) 2016 Losses: #185 Carthage (48-16), #326 Henderson (61-26), #487 Van (38-21), #1836 Kilgore (33-20), #2331 Center (20-17) 2016 Opponents W-L: 62-54 Recent League Championships: 2009 (tied for 1st; 3A Region III District 20), 2006 (3A Region III District 19), 2004 (tied for 1st; 3A Region III District 21) Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none SCHEDULE 2017 Schedule: 9/1 Mabank, 9/8 Jacksonville, 9/15 at Fairfield, 9/22 at Van, 9/29 Kilgore, 10/6 at Center, 10/13 Bullard, 10/27 at Chapel Hill (Tyler), 11/3 Carthage, 11/10 at Henderson Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Carthage (58), Van (48.5), Henderson (40.5) Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Mabank (-12.4), Fairfield (5.2), Jacksonville (11.8) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 25.8 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 24.3 2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -1.5 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #219 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1096 2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5 2017 Projected League Finish: 4th 2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%