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GENERAL
Nickname: Scots
Colors: Blue/Gold
Coach: Randy Allen
League: 5A-1 Region II District 6 (moving from 5A Region II District 15)
Playoff Division: 5A-1
Playoff Division Rank: #2

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 3
Returning Defensive Starters: 4

D1 PROSPECTS
Prince Dorbah 6-4 210 Junior WDE
Regan Riddle 6'2" 285 Senior OG

COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Thomas Shelmire 6'3" 285 Senior OG
John Stephen Jones 5'10" 175 Senior QB
James Herring 6'0" 185 Senior S

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: 63.9
2017 National Rank: #51
2017 State Rank: #5
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -4.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1
Non-Senior D1 Talent Rating Bonus: +2.6
Historical "Reload Factor" Bonus: +5.4
2018 Starting Power Rating: 50.8
2018 National Rank: #96
2018 State Rank: #13
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 57.5
Dynasty National Rank: #43
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 6.7
Dynasty Record: 178-23 (97-3 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 15-1
2017 League Record/Finish: 7-0 (1st)
2017 Points For Average: 45.8
2017 Points Against Average: 26.5
2017 Differential: +19.3
2017 Wins: #57 Manvel (53-49), #131 Ryan [Billy] (Denton) (45-35), #200 Lake Ridge (Mansfield) (37-35), #565 Waxahachie (32-21), #583 North Forney (Forney) (63-42), #683 Summit (Arlington) (52-20), #748 West Mesquite (Mesquite) (38-17), #1191 Poteet [Dr. Ralph H.] (Mesquite) (28-9), #1224 Mansfield Timberview (Arlington) (34-32), #1257 Texas (Texarkana) (56-49), #1380 McKinney North (McKinney) (73-20), #1647 Lovejoy (Lucas) (50-7), #3460 Royse City (45-15), #3900 Wylie East (Wylie) (42-7), #4738 Forney (35-13)
2017 Losses: #403 Rockwall (53-49)
2017 Opponents W-L: 117-75
Recent State Championships: 2017 (5A-I), 2016 (5A-I), 2005 (4A-I)
Recent League Championships: 2017 (5A Region II District 15), 2016 (tied for 1st; 5A Region II District 15), 2015 (6A Region II District 10), 2013 (4A Region II District 10), 2012 (4A Region II District 10), 2011 (4A Region II District 10), 2010 (4A Region II District 10), 2009 (4A Region II District 10), 2007 (4A Region II District 10), 2006 (4A Region II District 10), 2005 (4A Region II District 11), 2004 (4A Region II District 11), 2003 (4A Region II District 12)
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: 15
Streak List: 9/8/17 Waxahachie (32-21), 9/14/17 Mansfield Timberview (Arlington) (34-32), 9/22/17 Lovejoy (Lucas) (50-7), 9/29/17 North Forney (Forney) (63-42), 10/13/17 West Mesquite (Mesquite) (38-17), 10/20/17 Poteet [Dr. Ralph H.] (Mesquite) (28-9), 10/27/17 Forney (35-13), 11/3/17 Royse City (45-15), 11/10/17 Wylie East (Wylie) (42-7), 11/18/17 Texas (Texarkana) (56-49), 11/24/17 McKinney North (McKinney) (73-20), 12/1/17 Summit (Arlington) (52-20), 12/8/17 Lake Ridge (Mansfield) (37-35), 12/15/17 Ryan [Billy] (Denton) (45-35), 12/22/17 Manvel (53-49)

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/31 Rockwall, 9/7 Horn [Dr. John] (Mesquite), 9/13 at Lone Star (Frisco), 9/21 at Adams [Bryan] (Dallas), 9/28 Wilson [Woodrow] (Dallas), 10/12 at Mansfield Legacy (Mansfield), 10/19 Samuell (Dallas), 10/26 at Sunset (Dallas), 11/2 Lancaster, 11/8 at Mansfield Timberview (Arlington)
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Mansfield Legacy (Mansfield) (52.7), Rockwall (40), Horn [Dr. John] (Mesquite) (33.7)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Sunset (Dallas) (-48.7), Samuell (Dallas) (-21.1), Adams [Bryan] (Dallas) (-19.7)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 30.7 (44.1 overall)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 9.1
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -21.6
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #195
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1011
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1
2018 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 27%