GENERAL
Nickname: Bearcats
Colors: Maroon/White
Coach: John Martinez
League: 5A-1 Region II District 7 (moving from 5A Region I District 5)
Playoff Division: 5A-1
Playoff Division Rank: #57
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2017 JV Record: 4-6
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no
TOP PLAYERS
Blaise Benson 6'5" 225 Senior QB
T.K. Walton 5'10" 280 Senior DL 5.26
Gage Smith 5'10" 170 Junior DB 4.71
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Defense, Running Game Emphasis
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience
RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: 14.9
2017 National Rank: #3688
2017 State Rank: #427
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.3
2018 Starting Power Rating: -0.8
2018 National Rank: #3691
2018 State Rank: #425
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 31.1
Dynasty National Rank: #1393
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 31.9
Dynasty Record: 88-78 (52-41 in league)
HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 5-6
2017 League Record/Finish: 3-3 (4th)
2017 Points For Average: 29.2
2017 Points Against Average: 29.9
2017 Differential: -0.7
2017 Wins: #4789 Denton (35-14), #5932 Braswell (Little Elm) (49-21), #6141 Liberty (Frisco) (39-13), #6166 Mt. Pleasant (35-33), #6901 Wichita Falls (51-26)
2017 Losses: #131 Ryan [Billy] (Denton) (53-19), #1624 Denison (49-24), #1869 Rider (Wichita Falls) (24-21), #2108 Eaton [V. R.] (Fort Worth) (26-21), #2338 Naaman Forest (Garland) (28-6), #3722 Sulphur Springs (42-21)
2017 Opponents W-L: 57-64
Recent League Championships: 2011 (tied for 1st; 4A Region II District 13), 2010 (4A Region II District 13)
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none
SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/31 at Denison, 9/7 Brewer (Fort Worth), 9/14 Liberty (Frisco), 9/21 at Northwest (Justin), 9/28 McKinney North (McKinney), 10/4 at Poteet [Dr. Ralph H.] (Mesquite), 10/19 Texas (Texarkana), 10/26 at Wylie East (Wylie), 11/2 West Mesquite (Mesquite), 11/9 at Tyler [John] (Tyler)
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Poteet [Dr. Ralph H.] (Mesquite) (32.3), Tyler [John] (Tyler) (26.9), McKinney North (McKinney) (24.4)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Liberty (Frisco) (-3.5), Denison (6.6), Wylie East (Wylie) (6.8)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 21.1 (22.6 overall)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 17.3
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -3.8
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #56
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #345
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 1-9
2018 Projected League Finish: 7th
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%