GENERAL
Nickname: Lions
Colors: Royal Blue/White
Coach: Ricklan Holmes
League: 6A Region II District 11
Playoff Division: 6A
Playoff Division Rank: #15
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 9
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2016 JV Record: 6-4
TOP PLAYERS
Martrevious Allison 6'2" 215 Senior LB
DeKalen Goodson 6'3" 220 Senior DE
Michael Washington 5'8" 170 Senior WR
COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Damion Miller 6'1" 195 Senior WR
Bryson Smith 6'0" 170 Senior QB
Javontavius Mosley 6'0.5" 170 Senior CB
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Skill Position/Line Speed/Size/Experience, Hard-Working, Depth
Team Weaknesses: OL Depth
RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 51.9
2016 National Rank: #218
2016 State Rank: #30
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +4.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.6
2017 Starting Power Rating: 57
2017 National Rank: #157
2017 State Rank: #22
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 37.3
Dynasty National Rank: #330
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 19.7
Dynasty Record: 108-64 (56-27 in league)
HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 11-2
2016 League Record/Finish: 6-1 (tied for 1st)
2016 Points For Average: 44.1
2016 Points Against Average: 24.7
2016 Differential: +19.4
2016 Wins: #587 Longview (38-24), #783 Horn [Dr. John] (Mesquite) (69-22), #800 Lufkin (50-49), #1033 Rockwall-Heath (Rockwall) (48-0), #1150 Dallas Jesuit (Dallas) (69-21), #1519 Easton [Warren] (New Orleans, LA) (41-6), #1699 North Mesquite (Mesquite) (42-14), #1786 Ennis (30-14), #3085 Mesquite (20-14), #3296 Lee [Robert E.] (Tyler) (49-28), #3699 Plano West (Plano) (45-14)
2016 Losses: #50 Klein Collins (Spring) (56-14), #919 Rockwall (59-58)
2016 Opponents W-L: 79-68
Recent League Championships: 2016 (tied for 1st), 2015 (5A Region II District 16), 2012 (4A Region II District 16), 2011 (4A Region II District 14), 2010 (4A Region II District 14), 2009 (tied for 1st; 5A Region II District 11)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none
SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 9/1 at Plano West (Plano), 9/8 Ennis, 9/15 at Lufkin, 9/22 at Rockwall, 9/29 North Mesquite (Mesquite), 10/6 at Mesquite, 10/20 at Rockwall-Heath (Rockwall), 10/27 Longview, 11/3 at Horn [Dr. John] (Mesquite), 11/10 Lee [Robert E.] (Tyler)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Longview (42.4), Ennis (41), Rockwall-Heath (Rockwall) (40.1)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Plano West (Plano) (9.9), Mesquite (19.8), Lee [Robert E.] (Tyler) (21.5)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 29.8 (38.4 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 30.4
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +0.6
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #102
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #516
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 10-0
2017 Projected League Finish: 1st
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 67%