Ball (Galveston, TX) previews home 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% |