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GENERAL
Nickname: Tornadoes
Colors: Purple/Gold
Coach: Kimble Anders
League: 5A-1 Region III District 10 (moving from 5A Region III District 23)
Playoff Division: 5A-1
Playoff Division Rank: #33

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2017 JV Record: 5-4
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Clarence Dalton 5'8" 205 Junior RB/LB
Martavian Jackson 5'9" 175 Senior QB/WR
Kyle Copeman 6'2" 215 Senior DE/LB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Offensive Balance, All-District RB Returns, WRs
Team Weaknesses: OL Youth, PR

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: 23.7
2017 National Rank: #2277
2017 State Rank: #286
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3.5
Non-Senior D1 Talent Rating Bonus: +3.5
2018 Starting Power Rating: 15.1
2018 National Rank: #1468
2018 State Rank: #195
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 22.7
Dynasty National Rank: #2853
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 7.6
Dynasty Record: 51-101 [59-93 on the field] (31-65 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 6-5
2017 League Record/Finish: 4-3 (tied for 3rd)
2017 Points For Average: 25.3
2017 Points Against Average: 26.5
2017 Differential: -1.2
2017 Wins: #2222 Texas City (41-40), #3035 Santa Fe (28-7), #4454 Elkins [Lawrence E.] (Missouri City) (42-7), #4691 La Marque (34-13), #5672 Austin [Stephen F.] (Houston) (22-17), #7885 Galena Park (48-7)
2017 Losses: #57 Manvel (35-7), #350 Marshall [Thurgood] (Missouri City) (55-7), #559 Memorial (Port Arthur) (45-14), #600 Strake Jesuit (Houston) (35-7), #5499 Willowridge (Houston) (31-28)
2017 Opponents W-L: 71-47
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/31 La Marque, 9/7 at Yates [Jack] (Houston), 9/14 Wheatley [Phillis] (Houston), 9/27 at Foster (Richmond), 10/5 Friendswood, 10/12 at Shadow Creek (Pearland), 10/19 Hightower [L. V.] (Missouri City), 10/26 at Terry [B. F.] (Rosenberg), 11/2 Angleton, 11/9 at Texas City
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Angleton (33.1), Shadow Creek (Pearland) (32.3), Friendswood (24.6)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Wheatley [Phillis] (Houston) (-22.4), Yates [Jack] (Houston) (-13), La Marque (-9.6)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 25.5 (28.2 overall)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 9
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -16.5
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #196
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1015
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2018 Projected League Finish: 5th
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%