GENERAL
Nickname: Hawks
Colors: Black/Gold
Coach: Josh Gibson
League: 4A-2 Region II District 7
Playoff Division: 4A-2
Playoff Division Rank: #22
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
TOP PLAYERS
Xaiver Benson 6'3" 205 Senior OLB/WR
Chauncey Martin 6'0" 190 Senior RB/FS
Nick Gavriel 6'2" 305 Senior T
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Many 3-Year Starters, Player Belief, Work-Ethic
RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 21.9
2016 National Rank: #2820
2016 State Rank: #335
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.7
2017 Starting Power Rating: 25.1
2017 National Rank: #2270
2017 State Rank: #285
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 15.3
Dynasty National Rank: #3475
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 9.8
Dynasty Record: 72-85 (30-38 in league)
HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 6-7
2016 League Record/Finish: 3-2 (tied for 2nd)
2016 Points For Average: 25.3
2016 Points Against Average: 25.3
2016 Differential: 0
2016 Wins: #1006 Gladewater (40-23), #2895 Pittsburg (31-18), #4126 Arkansas (Texarkana, AR) (17-14), #4721 Wills Point (31-13), #4894 Rusk (26-14), #7099 Spring Hill (Longview) (47-14)
2016 Losses: #458 Gilmer (31-10), #1357 Celina (23-19), #1786 Paris (23-22), #1809 Krum (56-28), #2064 Atlanta (14-7), #2064 Liberty-Eylau (Texarkana) (44-35), #2229 Frisco (42-16)
2016 Opponents W-L: 92-60
Recent League Championships: 2007 (3A Region II District 16)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none
SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 9/1 Arkansas (Texarkana, AR), 9/8 Paris, 9/22 at Frisco, 9/29 at Liberty-Eylau (Texarkana), 10/6 vs Krum, 10/13 at Gilmer, 10/20 Atlanta, 10/27 at Pittsburg, 11/3 at Spring Hill (Longview), 11/10 Gladewater
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Gilmer (43.3), Gladewater (35.6), Liberty-Eylau (Texarkana) (35.1)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Spring Hill (Longview) (10.1), Arkansas (Texarkana, AR) (10.2), Frisco (12.4)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 27.3 (24.8 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 23.7
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -3.6
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #229
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1174
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5
2017 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%