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GENERAL
Nickname: Bobcats
Colors: Kelly Green/White
Coach: Royce Hill
League: 3A-1 Region IV District 13 (moving from 3A-1 Region III District 12)
Playoff Division: 3A-1
Playoff Division Rank: #59

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Trevon Carter 6'4.5" 200 Senior WR/DB 4.6
Troy Gails 5'7" 165 Senior S/WR 4.58
Dereck Morris 6'0.5" 200 Senior LB/RB 4.52

COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Delarrin Turner-Yell 5'10" 170 Senior S

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience
Team Weaknesses: Depth

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: -0.3
2017 National Rank: #6994
2017 State Rank: #707
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.7
2018 Starting Power Rating: -14
2018 National Rank: #6460
2018 State Rank: #674
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 19.3
Dynasty National Rank: #3647
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 33.3
Dynasty Record: 85-79 (46-35 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 4-6
2017 League Record/Finish: 2-3 (4th)
2017 Points For Average: 21.1
2017 Points Against Average: 28.1
2017 Differential: -7
2017 Wins: #7326 Anahuac (28-22), #8261 Luling (26-9), #9362 Hardin (34-14), #10548 Royal (Brookshire) (38-12)
2017 Losses: #1872 Concordia Lutheran (Tomball) (41-14), #2082 Woodville (52-14), #3569 East Chambers (Winnie) (19-0), #3728 Hitchcock (32-6), #4691 La Marque (25-24), #5019 Cleveland (55-27)
2017 Opponents W-L: 52-50
Recent League Championships: 2016 (tied for 1st; 3A-1 Region III District 12), 2014 (3A-1 Region IV District 14), 2011 (2A-1 Region IV District 14), 2010 (tied for 1st; 2A-1 Region II District 14)
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/31 at Tomball Christian HomeSchool (Tomball), 9/7 Royal (Brookshire), 9/14 Little River Academy, 9/21 at Furr (Houston), 9/28 at Teague, 10/12 Boling, 10/19 at Hitchcock, 10/26 Columbus, 11/2 Palacios, 11/9 at Rice (Altair)
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Teague (13.6), Boling (13), Rice (Altair) (5.2)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Tomball Christian HomeSchool (Tomball) (-32.2), Furr (Houston) (-27.6), Royal (Brookshire) (-27.6)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 8.8 (12.6 overall)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -8.6
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -17.4
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #585
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4670
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-6
2018 Projected League Finish: 6th
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%