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GENERAL
Nickname: Raiders
Colors: Columbia/White
Coach: John Frazier
League: 3A-2 Region III District 9
Playoff Division: 3A-2
Playoff Division Rank: #14

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 8
2016 JV Record: 5-4
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Tyree Wilson 6'5" 220 Senior DE 4.75

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience, Speed
Team Weaknesses: None

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 12.5
2016 National Rank: #4581
2016 State Rank: #496
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +8.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -3.7
2017 Starting Power Rating: 22.5
2017 National Rank: #2658
2017 State Rank: #326
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 1.6
Dynasty National Rank: #7680
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 20.9
Dynasty Record: 71-79 [70-80 on the field] (35-49 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 7-4
2016 League Record/Finish: 3-3 (3rd)
2016 Points For Average: 36.7
2016 Points Against Average: 26.2
2016 Differential: +10.5
2016 Wins: #5845 Waskom (42-21), #6339 Winnsboro (40-12), #7168 Troup (63-21), #9119 Sabine (Gladewater) (42-15), #9665 Harleton (31-14), #10535 All Saints Episcopal (Tyler) (37-14), #11146 New Diana (Diana) (72-20)
2016 Losses: #1308 Elysian Fields (54-16), #1538 Arp (21-20), #1786 Crockett (56-7), #6841 Beckville (40-34)
2016 Opponents W-L: 64-60
Recent League Championships: 2010 (2A-2 Region II District 9)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 9/1 at Winnsboro, 9/15 at Sabine (Gladewater), 9/22 at New Diana (Diana), 10/6 at Troup, 10/13 Harleton, 10/20 at Arp, 10/27 Waskom, 11/3 at Elysian Fields, 11/10 Beckville
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Arp (27.4), Elysian Fields (23.9), Waskom (12.2)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Harleton (-18.3), New Diana (Diana) (-8.5), Sabine (Gladewater) (-2.9)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -0.6 (9.6 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 5.2
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +5.8
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #651
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5772
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-2
2017 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 5%