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GENERAL
Nickname: Pirates
Colors: Black/Gold
Coach: Brad Baca
League: 4A-2 Region II District 7
Playoff Division: 4A-2
Playoff Division Rank: #26

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 3
Returning Defensive Starters: 5

TOP PLAYERS
Cody Jones 6'1" 170 Senior DE 5.1
Wyatt Logan 6'1" 200 Senior FB 5.08
Keonte Burns 6'3" 165 WR/FS 4.66

COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Dejour Dowell 6'1" 195 Senior WR

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: 3rd Year In System
Team Weaknesses: Strength, Speed

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 21.5
2016 National Rank: #2909
2016 State Rank: #343
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5
Non-Senior D1 Talent Rating Bonus: +3.1
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.7
2017 Starting Power Rating: 20.6
2017 National Rank: #2948
2017 State Rank: #356
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 18.2
Dynasty National Rank: #2764
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 2.4
Dynasty Record: 76-78 (34-32 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 5-6
2016 League Record/Finish: 2-3 (tied for 4th)
2016 Points For Average: 34.4
2016 Points Against Average: 34.4
2016 Differential: 0
2016 Wins: #1786 Paris (49-35), #2064 Atlanta (56-20), #5095 Crandall (34-28), #7099 Spring Hill (Longview) (54-17), #7572 Pine Tree (Longview) (51-26)
2016 Losses: #326 Henderson (71-28), #458 Gilmer (51-35), #1006 Gladewater (26-15), #1963 Jasper (24-17), #2696 Tatum (49-21), #2816 Pleasant Grove (Texarkana) (31-18)
2016 Opponents W-L: 79-51
Recent League Championships: 2009 (3A Region II District 16), 2008 (tied for 1st; 3A Region II District 16)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 9/1 Crandall, 9/8 at Pine Tree (Longview), 9/15 at Henderson, 9/22 Paris, 9/29 Tatum, 10/13 at Atlanta, 10/20 at Spring Hill (Longview), 10/27 Pleasant Grove (Texarkana), 11/3 at Gladewater, 11/10 Gilmer
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Gilmer (43.3), Henderson (40.5), Gladewater (35.6)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Pine Tree (Longview) (2.1), Spring Hill (Longview) (10.1), Crandall (18.4)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 24.1 (26.7 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 24.6
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +0.5
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #215
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1070
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-6
2017 Projected League Finish: 4th
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%