Van Alstyne (TX)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Panthers Colors: Blue/White Coach: Mikeal Miller League: 3A-1 Region II District 5 Playoff Division: 3A-1 Playoff Division Rank: #20 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 8 Returning Defensive Starters: 4 2016 JV Record: 4-6 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Scott Taylor 5'9" 165 Senior RB 4.6 Zane Madison 6'1" 275 Senior OL 5.2 Cayson Miller 6'2" 250 Senior OL/DL 5.0 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: OL Experience Team Weaknesses: Defensive Interior RATINGS 2016 Final Power Rating: 19.5 2016 National Rank: #3236 2016 State Rank: #373 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -5.5 2017 Starting Power Rating: 22 2017 National Rank: #2730 2017 State Rank: #335 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 12.1 Dynasty National Rank: #4323 2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 9.9 Dynasty Record: 82-69 (37-37 in league) HISTORICAL 2016 Overall Record: 7-4 2016 League Record/Finish: 3-2 (tied for 2nd) 2016 Points For Average: 28.9 2016 Points Against Average: 23.1 2016 Differential: +5.8 2016 Wins: #1620 Howe (39-36), #5029 Pilot Point (42-31), #5439 Wilmer-Hutchins (Dallas) (20-16), #7329 Community (Nevada) (48-14), #7399 Callisburg (Gainesville) (48-20), #7668 Bonham (34-21), #8058 Gainesville (20-11) 2016 Losses: #1176 Pottsboro (30-24), #1632 Sunnyvale (14-10), #2558 Whitesboro (30-21), #3684 Anna (31-12) 2016 Opponents W-L: 56-67 Recent League Championships: 2009 (3A Region II District 10) Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none SCHEDULE 2017 Schedule: 9/1 at Wilmer-Hutchins (Dallas), 9/8 at Bonham, 9/15 Anna, 9/22 at Community (Nevada), 9/29 Gainesville, 10/13 Whitesboro, 10/20 at Howe, 10/27 Callisburg (Gainesville), 11/3 at Pottsboro, 11/10 Pilot Point Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Pottsboro (41.2), Howe (32.4), Whitesboro (29) Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Gainesville (-8.8), Bonham (-8.4), Callisburg (Gainesville) (4.3) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 9.8 (17.3 overall) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 14.1 2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +4.3 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #445 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3083 2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3 2017 Projected League Finish: 4th 2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%