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GENERAL
Nickname: Wildcats
Colors: Royal Blue/Gold
Coach: Greg Owens
League: 5A-2 Region II District 8 (moving from 5A Region II District 16)
Playoff Division: 5A-2
Playoff Division Rank: #48

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2017 JV Record: 5-5

TOP PLAYERS
Austin Dodd 5'10" 170 Senior WR/DB 4.5
D'Corian Young 6'0" 165 Senior QB 4.5
Landry Tyson 6'2" 180 Senior WR 4.5

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: 14.7
2017 National Rank: #3722
2017 State Rank: #430
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5
2018 Starting Power Rating: -1.3
2018 National Rank: #3778
2018 State Rank: #440
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 36.1
Dynasty National Rank: #840
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 37.4
Dynasty Record: 105-70 (52-33 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 5-6
2017 League Record/Finish: 3-3 (tied for 3rd)
2017 Points For Average: 25.2
2017 Points Against Average: 26.8
2017 Differential: -1.6
2017 Wins: #2950 Avalon (Gaithersburg, MD) (18-7), #3688 Sherman (42-21), #4443 Greenville (21-7), #6166 Mt. Pleasant (31-14), #6951 Hallsville (19-7)
2017 Losses: #1257 Texas (Texarkana) (35-21), #1647 Lovejoy (Lucas) (45-29), #1836 Marshall (50-20), #2041 Paris (26-23), #2367 Whitehouse (28-6), #4676 Pine Tree (Longview) (55-47)
2017 Opponents W-L: 52-69
Recent State Championships: 2008 (4A-II)
Recent League Championships: 2012 (4A Region II District 14), 2011 (tied for 1st; 4A Region II District 13), 2007 (4A Region II District 11)
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/31 at Wakeland [Justin] (Frisco), 9/14 Terrell, 9/21 at Royse City, 10/5 Forney, 10/12 at Ennis, 10/19 Corsicana, 10/26 at Greenville, 11/2 Kaufman, 11/9 at North Forney (Forney)
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Kaufman (22.2), North Forney (Forney) (14.5), Ennis (13.6)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Forney (-9.9), Terrell (-9.2), Greenville (1.6)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 19.5 (23 overall)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 5.7
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -13.8
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #259
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1457
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-6
2018 Projected League Finish: 7th
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%