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GENERAL
Nickname: Bears
Colors: Orange/Black/White
Coach: John Berry
League: 3A-1 Region II District 8 (moving from 4A-2 Region II District 7)
Playoff Division: 3A-1
Playoff Division Rank: #37

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

TOP PLAYERS
Rashaud Johnson 5'9" 190 Senior LB/FB 4.7
Tristan Seahorn 6'0" 230 Senior DL 5.1
Danny Badger 6'0" 215 Senior OLB 4.7

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Great Senior Leadership, Running Game, LBs
Team Weaknesses: Must Improve Passing Game

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: 13.4
2017 National Rank: #3977
2017 State Rank: #462
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5
2018 Starting Power Rating: -1.6
2018 National Rank: #3828
2018 State Rank: #445
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 25.7
Dynasty National Rank: #2234
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 27.3
Dynasty Record: 72-91 (31-44 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 2-8
2017 League Record/Finish: 1-4 (6th)
2017 Points For Average: 18.3
2017 Points Against Average: 32.5
2017 Differential: -14.2
2017 Wins: #2906 Spring Hill (Longview) (38-35), #3550 Center (17-3)
2017 Losses: #66 Carthage (49-7), #113 Pleasant Grove (Texarkana) (50-7), #847 Gilmer (49-39), #1142 Kilgore (33-21), #2292 Pittsburg (28-21), #3420 Atlanta (34-16), #3445 Lindale (20-10), #3805 Chapel Hill (Tyler) (24-7)
2017 Opponents W-L: 77-44
Recent League Championships: 2015 (tied for 1st; 4A-2 Region II District 6), 2014 (4A-2 Region II District 6)
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/31 at Spring Hill (Longview), 9/7 Atlanta, 9/14 Center, 9/21 at Pleasant Grove (Texarkana), 9/28 at Winnsboro, 10/5 West Rusk (New London), 10/12 at Mineola, 10/26 White Oak, 11/2 at Sabine (Gladewater), 11/9 Tatum
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Pleasant Grove (Texarkana) (38.2), West Rusk (New London) (24.7), Spring Hill (Longview) (10)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Sabine (Gladewater) (-26), Winnsboro (-22), Mineola (-14.4)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 33.7
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 0.8
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -32.9
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #370
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2292
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5
2018 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%