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GENERAL
Nickname: Hornets
Colors: Blue/White
Coach: Chris Birdwell
League: 3A-1 Region II District 7 (moving from 3A-2 Region II District 7)
Playoff Division: 3A-1
Playoff Division Rank: #50

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

TOP PLAYERS
Marquiz Estell 6'2" 175 Junior WR/S 4.59
Logan Murray 5'10" 160 Senior WR/C 4.51
Coleton Mills 6'0" 205 Senior LB 4.79

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience, Speed
Team Weaknesses: Size

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: -1.6
2017 National Rank: #7291
2017 State Rank: #730
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +6.5
2018 Starting Power Rating: -10.6
2018 National Rank: #5693
2018 State Rank: #598
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 12.9
Dynasty National Rank: #5466
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 23.5
Dynasty Record: 77-82 (43-48 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 5-6
2017 League Record/Finish: 3-3 (tied for 3rd)
2017 Points For Average: 27.3
2017 Points Against Average: 30.5
2017 Differential: -3.2
2017 Wins: #6786 Pewitt [Paul H.] (Omaha) (14-13), #7018 Redwater (20-19), #7579 De Kalb (62-20), #10816 New Boston (20-6), #11071 Queen City (62-27)
2017 Losses: #2689 Mt. Vernon (30-6), #2907 New Diana (Diana) (42-28), #3466 Hughes Springs (39-16), #3724 Daingerfield (41-13), #4220 Edgewood (49-14), #8328 Ore City (50-45)
2017 Opponents W-L: 69-55
Recent League Championships: 2015 (3A-2 Region II District 7), 2003 (tied for 1st; 2A Region III District 18)
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/31 Linden-Kildare (Linden), 9/7 at Pewitt [Paul H.] (Omaha), 9/14 Queen City, 9/21 at Cooper, 10/5 Redwater, 10/12 at New Boston, 10/19 Hughes Springs, 10/26 at Mt. Vernon, 11/2 Jefferson, 11/9 at Atlanta
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Jefferson (11.7), Mt. Vernon (2.7), Atlanta (2)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Queen City (-33.8), New Boston (-29.2), Cooper (-25.6)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 5.8 (8.2 overall)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -12.8
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -18.6
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #682
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6028
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2018 Projected League Finish: 5th
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%