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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%