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GENERAL
Nickname: Eagles
Colors: Blue/White
Coach: Chris Cochran
League: 5A-2 Region III District 9 (moving from 5A Region III District 17)
Playoff Division: 5A-2
Playoff Division Rank: #38

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2017 JV Record: 1-9
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Colton Brown 6'0" 180 Senior WR 4.7
Jaron Covey 5'11" 175 Senior S 4.6
James Sandifer 6'2" 240 Senior OL 5.0

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Most WRs Return, Improved Passing Game, Stopping Run
Team Weaknesses: Skill Position/Secondary Youth

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: 16.3
2017 National Rank: #3445
2017 State Rank: #399
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5
Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -3.2
2018 Starting Power Rating: 3.2
2018 National Rank: #2990
2018 State Rank: #356
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 30.3
Dynasty National Rank: #1491
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 27.1
Dynasty Record: 80-81 (41-38 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 4-6
2017 League Record/Finish: 1-4 (5th)
2017 Points For Average: 21.3
2017 Points Against Average: 26
2017 Differential: -4.7
2017 Wins: #3977 Gladewater (20-10), #4466 Nacogdoches (35-31), #4738 Forney (30-17), #5137 Terrell (35-17)
2017 Losses: #706 Ennis (38-0), #1074 Van (41-17), #1254 Kaufman (19-14), #1862 Corsicana (35-24), #2367 Whitehouse (27-23), #3153 Jacksonville (25-15)
2017 Opponents W-L: 56-55
Recent League Championships: 2011 (3A Region II District 14), 2010 (3A Region II District 14), 2009 (4A Region II District 14)
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/31 at Kaufman, 9/7 Forney, 9/14 at Van, 9/28 Marshall, 10/5 at Nacogdoches, 10/12 at Hallsville, 10/19 Whitehouse, 10/26 at Mt. Pleasant, 11/2 Pine Tree (Longview), 11/9 Jacksonville
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Kaufman (22.2), Marshall (21.3), Van (16.1)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Mt. Pleasant (-18.9), Hallsville (-13), Pine Tree (Longview) (-10.4)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 25.8
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 0.6
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -25.2
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #374
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2324
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2018 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%