GENERAL
Nickname: Hawks
Colors: Black/Gold
Coach: Josh Gibson
League: 4A-2 Region II District 6 (moving from 4A-2 Region II District 7)
Playoff Division: 4A-2
Playoff Division Rank: #1
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 3
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2017 JV Record: 3-5
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
TOP PLAYERS
Landon Jackson 6'5" 220 Sophomore DE
Ben Harmon 6'2" 180 Junior QB
Bruce Garrett 5'10" 190 Junior RB
COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Xaiver Benson 6'3" 200 Senior OLB
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Belief, Effort
Team Weaknesses: Youth, Inexperience At Several Positions
RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: 57.5
2017 National Rank: #113
2017 State Rank: #16
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.7
2018 Starting Power Rating: 38.2
2018 National Rank: #244
2018 State Rank: #38
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 26.1
Dynasty National Rank: #2151
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 12.1
Dynasty Record: 88-85 (35-38 in league)
HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 16-0
2017 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st)
2017 Points For Average: 43.4
2017 Points Against Average: 16.3
2017 Differential: +27.1
2017 Wins: #392 West Orange-Stark (Orange) (41-21), #493 Graham (45-14), #641 Melissa (55-14), #823 Arkansas (Texarkana, AR) (27-20), #847 Gilmer (41-38), #1303 Celina (33-14), #1921 Liberty-Eylau (Texarkana) (51-14), #2041 Paris (45-13), #2292 Pittsburg (28-10), #2435 Aubrey (56-28), #2906 Spring Hill (Longview) (48-31), #3420 Atlanta (48-17), #3977 Gladewater (50-7), #4722 Tatum (21-7), #6651 Frisco (43-13), #9975 Krum (63-0)
2017 Losses: none
2017 Opponents W-L: 108-82
Recent State Championships: 2017 (4A-II)
Recent League Championships: 2017 (4A-2 Region II District 7), 2007 (3A Region II District 16)
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: 16
Streak List: 9/1/17 Arkansas (Texarkana, AR) (27-20), 9/8/17 Paris (45-13), 9/22/17 Frisco (43-13), 9/29/17 Liberty-Eylau (Texarkana) (51-14), 10/6/17 Krum (63-0), 10/13/17 Gilmer (41-38), 10/20/17 Atlanta (48-17), 10/27/17 Pittsburg (28-10), 11/3/17 Spring Hill (Longview) (48-31), 11/10/17 Gladewater (50-7), 11/17/17 Tatum (21-7), 11/24/17 Aubrey (56-28), 12/1/17 Celina (33-14), 12/8/17 Melissa (55-14), 12/14/17 Graham (45-14), 12/22/17 West Orange-Stark (Orange) (41-21)
SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/31 at Paris, 9/7 Henderson, 9/14 at Atlanta, 9/21 Gladewater, 9/28 Chapel Hill (Tyler), 10/5 at Carthage, 10/12 Pittsburg, 10/19 at Gilmer, 10/26 Liberty-Eylau (Texarkana), 11/2 at Spring Hill (Longview)
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Carthage (44.2), Henderson (27), Pittsburg (18.4)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Gladewater (-1.6), Atlanta (2), Chapel Hill (Tyler) (6.3)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 22.7 (31.2 overall)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 13.9
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -8.8
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #106
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #556
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1
2018 Projected League Finish: 1st
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 14%