Merkel (TX)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Badgers Colors: Purple/Gold Coach: John Cornelius League: 3A-2 Region I District 4 (moving from 3A-1 Region I District 3) Playoff Division: 3A-2 Playoff Division Rank: #23 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 6 Returning Defensive Starters: 6 2017 JV Record: 4-6 Starting Quarterback Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Jonah White 6'1" 200 Senior ATH 4.5 Rylan Holloway 5'10" 185 Senior RB/LB 4.8 Caden Carmack 6'4" 285 Senior OL/DL 5.2 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Size, Experience Team Weaknesses: Skill Position Depth RATINGS 2017 Final Power Rating: 8 2017 National Rank: #5079 2017 State Rank: #548 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5 2018 Starting Power Rating: -9 2018 National Rank: #5304 2018 State Rank: #567 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 13.9 Dynasty National Rank: #5161 2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 22.9 Dynasty Record: 72-95 (41-42 in league) HISTORICAL 2017 Overall Record: 7-6 2017 League Record/Finish: 2-3 (4th) 2017 Points For Average: 25.7 2017 Points Against Average: 21.2 2017 Differential: +4.5 2017 Wins: #5784 Breckenridge (21-14), #6718 Hamlin (20-0), #7063 Muleshoe (28-27), #9144 Ballinger (25-7), #10068 Early (48-14), #11324 Brady (43-7), #11794 Stanton (48-22) 2017 Losses: #2284 Comanche (31-14), #2284 Comanche (35-19), #3114 Eastland (42-20), #3886 Ned [Jim] (Tuscola) (14-7), #4092 Stamford (39-20), #4987 Clyde (23-21) 2017 Opponents W-L: 85-69 Recent League Championships: 2011 (2A-1 Region I District 3), 2010 (tied for 1st; 2A-1 Region I District 3), 2007 (tied for 1st; 2A Region I District 5) Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none SCHEDULE 2018 Schedule: 8/31 Stamford, 9/7 at Clyde, 9/14 Ned [Jim] (Tuscola), 9/28 at Texas Leadership Charter Academy (San Angelo), 10/5 Cisco, 10/12 at Anson, 10/19 Bangs, 10/26 at Ballinger, 11/2 at Grape Creek (San Angelo), 11/9 Coleman Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Cisco (14.6), Clyde (1.6), Stamford (-2.1) Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Grape Creek (San Angelo) (-48.8), Bangs (-43.5), Coleman (-40.9) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 7.9 (8.2 overall) 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -19.9 2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -27.8 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #847 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #8343 2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4 2018 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%