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GENERAL
Nickname: Roughnecks
Colors: Maroon/White
Coach: Brent Mascheck
League: 4A-1 Region IV District 13 (moving from 4A-1 Region III District 12)
Playoff Division: 4A-1
Playoff Division Rank: #45

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 3
Returning Defensive Starters: 3
2017 JV Record: 6-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Davione Higgins 6'1" 190 LB 4.55
Cameron Ward 6'1" 215 Junior QB 5.0
Luke Arias 5'9" 220 Junior FB/LB 4.77

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: OL, Passing Game
Team Weaknesses: Speed

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: 16.4
2017 National Rank: #3442
2017 State Rank: #398
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -6.5
2018 Starting Power Rating: -5.6
2018 National Rank: #4631
2018 State Rank: #516
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 27.2
Dynasty National Rank: #1955
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 32.8
Dynasty Record: 99-69 [100-68 on the field] (44-33 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 4-5
2017 League Record/Finish: 2-4 (6th)
2017 Points For Average: 29.6
2017 Points Against Average: 25.8
2017 Differential: +3.8
2017 Wins: #1768 Brazosport (Freeport) (50-22), #4691 La Marque (29-15), #4922 Stafford (20-7), #9084 Kashmere (Houston) (60-12)
2017 Losses: #1729 El Campo (21-7), #2012 Sealy (37-23), #2100 Sweeny (53-37), #2514 Bay City (26-14), #3080 Needville (39-26)
2017 Opponents W-L: 56-43
Recent League Championships: 2011 (3A Region IV District 29), 2010 (3A Region IV District 29), 2005 (3A Region IV District 25), 2004 (3A Region IV District 25)
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/31 at Victoria East (Victoria), 9/7 Wharton, 9/14 at Sweeny, 9/21 La Marque, 9/28 at Bay City, 10/12 Needville, 10/19 at Fulshear, 10/26 Brazosport (Freeport), 11/2 at Sealy, 11/9 El Campo
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Sealy (18.8), Bay City (14.4), Needville (9.1)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Fulshear (-22.8), Victoria East (Victoria) (-19.2), Wharton (-17)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 21.5
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -1.5
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -23
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #435
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2854
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-6
2018 Projected League Finish: 6th
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%