GENERAL
Nickname: Pioneers
Colors: Blue/Gold
Coach: John Abendschan
League: 5A-1 Region I District 3 (moving from 5A Region I District 6)
Playoff Division: 5A-1
Playoff Division Rank: #18
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2017 JV Record: 8-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no
TOP PLAYERS
Brayden Thomas 6'2" 190 Junior QB 4.6
Terrance Wair 6'3" 225 Senior DL 4.8
Brandon Chatman 5'10" 170 Junior WR 4.49
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience
Team Weaknesses: Depth
RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: 37
2017 National Rank: #894
2017 State Rank: #123
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5
Non-Senior D1 Talent Rating Bonus: +3.9
2018 Starting Power Rating: 23.8
2018 National Rank: #790
2018 State Rank: #111
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 31.2
Dynasty National Rank: #1378
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 7.4
Dynasty Record: 99-70 (65-40 in league)
HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 10-2
2017 League Record/Finish: 6-1 (2nd)
2017 Points For Average: 35.8
2017 Points Against Average: 27.4
2017 Differential: +8.4
2017 Wins: #1436 Brewer (Fort Worth) (25-23), #1464 Northwest (Justin) (70-55), #1624 Denison (39-35), #2108 Eaton [V. R.] (Fort Worth) (15-14), #2419 Birdville (North Richland Hills) (37-35), #2505 Centennial (Burleson) (39-28), #3454 Azle (24-7), #4370 Dunbar [Paul Laurence] (Fort Worth) (34-21), #4629 Chisholm Trail (Fort Worth) (44-24), #7583 Saginaw (55-24)
2017 Losses: #105 Aledo (35-26), #661 Richland (North Richland Hills) (28-21)
2017 Opponents W-L: 72-65
Recent League Championships: 2015 (tied for 1st; 5A Region I District 5)
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none
SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/31 at Rider (Wichita Falls), 9/7 Corsicana, 9/21 Chisholm Trail (Fort Worth), 9/28 at Brewer (Fort Worth), 10/5 Saginaw, 10/12 at Azle, 10/19 Granbury, 10/25 at South Hills (Fort Worth), 11/2 Arlington Heights (Fort Worth), 11/9 at Crowley
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Brewer (Fort Worth) (20.9), Rider (Wichita Falls) (15), Corsicana (8.9)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Granbury (-13.7), Saginaw (-12.5), Arlington Heights (Fort Worth) (-12.1)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 24.8 (30.3 overall)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -1.5
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -26.3
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #435
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2854
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1
2018 Projected League Finish: 1st
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 40%