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GENERAL
Nickname: Wildcats
Colors: Royal Blue/White
Coach: Kenneth Gilchrist
League: 3A-1 Region III District 9
Playoff Division: 3A-1
Playoff Division Rank: #43

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2016 JV Record: 2-8
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Devin Wilson 5'10" 160 Sophomore QB 4.59
Sam Shorts 5'7" 160 LB 4.65
Chet Firth 6'0" 205 OL 5.29

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 0.5
2016 National Rank: #7257
2016 State Rank: #720
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +7.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -4.3
2017 Starting Power Rating: 8
2017 National Rank: #5468
2017 State Rank: #583
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 1.3
Dynasty National Rank: #7781
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 6.7
Dynasty Record: 52-90 (29-50 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 3-7
2016 League Record/Finish: 2-5 (6th)
2016 Points For Average: 29.1
2016 Points Against Average: 42.2
2016 Differential: -13.1
2016 Wins: #6890 Hillsboro (54-48), #7692 Eustace (36-28), #9007 Westwood (Palestine) (42-35)
2016 Losses: #556 Malakoff (68-7), #1364 Teague (49-13), #3284 West (47-14), #4676 Groesbeck (26-22), #5534 Little River Academy (29-20), #6456 Elkhart (52-45), #6571 Godley (40-38)
2016 Opponents W-L: 61-51
Recent League Championships: 2014, 2005 (tied for 1st; 3A Region I District 8)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 9/1 at Godley, 9/8 at Little River Academy, 9/15 Hillsboro, 9/29 Malakoff, 10/6 at Westwood (Palestine), 10/13 West, 10/20 at Teague, 10/27 Elkhart, 11/3 Eustace, 11/10 at Groesbeck
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Teague (41.2), Malakoff (40.7), West (26.6)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Westwood (Palestine) (-10.5), Godley (-5.9), Eustace (1.1)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 13.6
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 11
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -2.6
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #529
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3916
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5
2017 Projected League Finish: 4th
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%