Melissa (TX) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Cardinals Colors: Red/Black/White Coach: Seth Stinton League: 4A-1 Region II District 7 (moving from 4A-2 Region II District 5) Playoff Division: 4A-1 Playoff Division Rank: #2 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 8 Returning Defensive Starters: 6 2017 JV Record: 9-1 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Brendon Lewis 6'3" 190 Junior QB 4.5 Ja'Bray Young 5'10" 205 RB 4.4 Kennedy Lewis 6'4" 200 WR 4.4 RATINGS 2017 Final Power Rating: 40.8 2017 National Rank: #641 2017 State Rank: #87 General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +7.5 D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5 Non-Senior D1 Talent Rating Bonus: +7.4 2018 Starting Power Rating: 42.6 2018 National Rank: #167 2018 State Rank: #23 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 23 Dynasty National Rank: #2788 2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 19.6 Dynasty Record: 111-53 (52-21 in league) HISTORICAL 2017 Overall Record: 12-2 2017 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st) 2017 Points For Average: 43.2 2017 Points Against Average: 25.9 2017 Differential: +17.3 2017 Wins: #847 Gilmer (35-23), #1166 Rusk (56-34), #1303 Celina (35-14), #1880 Whitesboro (55-32), #2416 Princeton (48-35), #2435 Aubrey (43-17), #4796 Caddo Mills (42-15), #5545 Bonham (52-25), #5621 Community (Nevada) (48-35), #5930 Life (Waxahachie) (50-29), #8134 Lincoln (Dallas) (58-14), #10491 Lake Worth (55-14) 2017 Losses: #113 Pleasant Grove (Texarkana) (55-14), #1210 Liberty Christian (Argyle) (21-14) 2017 Opponents W-L: 95-71 Recent State Championships: 2011 (2A-I) Recent League Championships: 2017 (4A-2 Region II District 5), 2013 (tied for 1st; 3A Region II District 12), 2012 (3A Region II District 12), 2011 (2A-1 Region II District 7) Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none SCHEDULE 2018 Schedule: 8/31 Liberty Christian (Argyle), 9/7 at Frisco, 9/13 vs Whitehouse, 9/21 Trinity Christian (Cedar Hill), 9/28 at Paris, 10/12 Anna, 10/19 at Celina, 10/26 Argyle, 11/2 at Sanger, 11/9 North Lamar (Paris) Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Trinity Christian (Cedar Hill) (56), Argyle (31.8), Liberty Christian (Argyle) (23.9) Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Frisco (-13.6), North Lamar (Paris) (-11.2), Sanger (-9.7) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 16.8 (26.3 overall) 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 9.6 2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -7.2 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #184 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #959 2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1 2018 Projected League Finish: 1st 2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 10% |