| Palestine (TX) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Wildcats Colors: Maroon/White Coach: Robby Clark League: 4A-1 Region III District 10 (moving from 4A-1 Region III District 9) Playoff Division: 4A-1 Playoff Division Rank: #30 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 5 Returning Defensive Starters: 4 TOP PLAYERS Tyler Gray Senior QB/DB T.J. Dever Senior TE/LB Dejaun Ealy Senior OL/DL STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Backfield, LBs Team Weaknesses: Secondary RATINGS 2017 Final Power Rating: 18.7 2017 National Rank: #3037 2017 State Rank: #362 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.5 2018 Starting Power Rating: 0.6 2018 National Rank: #3448 2018 State Rank: #399 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 27.4 Dynasty National Rank: #1922 2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 26.8 Dynasty Record: 85-77 (41-34 in league) HISTORICAL 2017 Overall Record: 4-6 2017 League Record/Finish: 2-4 (tied for 5th) 2017 Points For Average: 31.5 2017 Points Against Average: 36.5 2017 Differential: -5 2017 Wins: #3153 Jacksonville (31-26), #3550 Center (42-21), #3805 Chapel Hill (Tyler) (62-47), #8357 Mabank (57-20) 2017 Losses: #66 Carthage (49-31), #762 Henderson (47-17), #1074 Van (49-28), #1142 Kilgore (31-21), #2262 Fairfield (34-6), #3661 Bullard (41-20) 2017 Opponents W-L: 68-51 Recent League Championships: 2009 (tied for 1st; 3A Region III District 20), 2006 (3A Region III District 19), 2004 (tied for 1st; 3A Region III District 21) Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none SCHEDULE 2018 Schedule: 8/31 at Connally (Waco), 9/7 vs Jacksonville, 9/14 Rusk, 9/21 Fairfield, 9/28 at Crandall, 10/12 at Henderson, 10/19 Van, 10/26 at Carthage, 11/2 at Kilgore, 11/9 Chapel Hill (Tyler) Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Carthage (44.2), Henderson (27), Kilgore (19.6) Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Jacksonville (-2.9), Chapel Hill (Tyler) (6.3), Rusk (7) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 29.1 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 16.2 2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -12.9 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #69 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #405 2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 2-8 2018 Projected League Finish: 6th 2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |