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GENERAL
Nickname: Bearcats
Colors: Maroon/White
Coach: John Martinez
League: 5A Region I District 5
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #115

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 9
2016 JV Record: 6-3-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Nate Omayebu 6'0" 225 Senior RB 4.55
Ty Rockins 6'0" 235 Senior DE/ATH 4.72
Xylohn Posey 5'10" 185 Sophomore RB 4.5

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: RB, Speed
Team Weaknesses: OL, Depth

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 11.9
2016 National Rank: #4709
2016 State Rank: #511
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -4.4
2017 Starting Power Rating: 14.4
2017 National Rank: #4130
2017 State Rank: #460
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 22.2
Dynasty National Rank: #1972
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 7.8
Dynasty Record: 83-72 (49-38 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 4-6
2016 League Record/Finish: 2-4 (5th)
2016 Points For Average: 30.9
2016 Points Against Average: 31.4
2016 Differential: -0.5
2016 Wins: #4961 Liberty (Frisco) (31-28), #6823 Wichita Falls (30-22), #6890 Mt. Pleasant (42-14), #10403 Braswell (Little Elm) (42-7)
2016 Losses: #126 Ryan [Billy] (Denton) (57-14), #1296 Denton (38-24), #2728 Rider (Wichita Falls) (49-39), #3234 Denison (35-30), #4440 Naaman Forest (Garland) (21-15), #5095 Sulphur Springs (43-42)
2016 Opponents W-L: 49-62
Recent League Championships: 2011 (tied for 1st; 4A Region II District 13), 2010 (4A Region II District 13)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 9/1 Sulphur Springs, 9/7 at Liberty (Frisco), 9/15 Mt. Pleasant, 9/21 at Naaman Forest (Garland), 9/28 at Rider (Wichita Falls), 10/6 Denton, 10/13 at Braswell (Little Elm), 10/20 Ryan [Billy] (Denton), 11/3 at Wichita Falls, 11/10 Denison
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Ryan [Billy] (Denton) (63.1), Denton (21.9), Denison (21.2)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Wichita Falls (-7), Braswell (Little Elm) (-4.2), Mt. Pleasant (-2.1)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 17.6
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 14.1
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -3.5
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #445
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3083
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5
2017 Projected League Finish: 5th
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%