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GENERAL
Nickname: Bulldogs
Colors: Maroon/White
Coach: Sterling Doty
League: 5A-1 Region II District 8 (moving from 5A Region III District 20)
Playoff Division: 5A-1
Playoff Division Rank: #40

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 3
2017 JV Record: 8-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Darren Battle 5'11" 175 Senior ATH 4.5
Ben Renfro 6'1" 185 Junior WR 4.5
Kade Bond 6'4" 290 Junior OL 5.3

COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Michael Woods 6'1" 185 Senior WR
Anthony Johnson 5'8" 190 Senior RB
Justin Mader 6'0" 215 Senior LS
Reese Mason 6'2" 205 Senior WR

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Leadership, Chemistry
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: 33.1
2017 National Rank: #1217
2017 State Rank: #162
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -5.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.8
2018 Starting Power Rating: 9.2
2018 National Rank: #2147
2018 State Rank: #271
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 20.1
Dynasty National Rank: #3425
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 10.9
Dynasty Record: 59-95 (41-62 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 5-5
2017 League Record/Finish: 4-3 (tied for 3rd)
2017 Points For Average: 39.9
2017 Points Against Average: 37.4
2017 Differential: +2.5
2017 Wins: #1130 Brenham (35-28), #1261 Tomball (56-49), #1375 Taylor [James E.] (Katy) (35-26), #4286 Willis (56-20), #6071 Waller (62-38)
2017 Losses: #315 Cedar Park (24-20), #640 A&M Consolidated (College Station) (52-47), #738 Huntsville (48-24), #843 Magnolia West (Magnolia) (41-25), #1513 Tomball Memorial (Tomball) (48-39)
2017 Opponents W-L: 64-41
Recent League Championships: 2016 (5A Region III District 20)
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/31 at Barbers Hill (Mt. Belvieu), 9/7 Shadow Creek (Pearland), 9/13 at Montgomery, 9/28 Waller, 10/5 at Lufkin, 10/12 Willis, 10/19 College Station, 10/26 at Tomball, 11/2 Magnolia West (Magnolia), 11/9 at Caney Creek (Conroe)
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Lufkin (49.2), College Station (41.2), Shadow Creek (Pearland) (32.3)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Caney Creek (Conroe) (-20.2), Willis (-3.1), Barbers Hill (Mt. Belvieu) (-3.1)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 35.5 (36.9 overall)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 15.6
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -19.9
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #83
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #451
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-6
2018 Projected League Finish: 5th
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%