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GENERAL
Nickname: Wildcats
Colors: Royal Blue/White
Coach: Scott Stewart
League: 6A Region II District 12 (moving from 5A Region III District 18)
Playoff Division: 6A
Playoff Division Rank: #16

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 6

D1 PROSPECTS
Markel Reed 6'1" 165 Senior CB
TJ Franklin 6'5" 275 Senior SDE
Jared Wiley 6'6" 225 Senior TE

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: 51.9
2017 National Rank: #226
2017 State Rank: #34
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +5.7
2018 Starting Power Rating: 41.5
2018 National Rank: #186
2018 State Rank: #30
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 43.6
Dynasty National Rank: #330
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 2.1
Dynasty Record: 95-80 (57-40 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 10-4
2017 League Record/Finish: 5-1 (2nd)
2017 Points For Average: 35.7
2017 Points Against Average: 22
2017 Differential: +13.7
2017 Wins: #559 Memorial (Port Arthur) (33-29), #640 A&M Consolidated (College Station) (28-20), #843 Magnolia West (Magnolia) (41-13), #995 Belton (38-31), #1565 Waco (38-14), #1862 Corsicana (35-17), #2826 Bryan (42-7), #2876 Round Rock (48-14), #4042 Rudder [James Earl] (Bryan) (45-24), #8356 University (Waco) (56-3)
2017 Losses: #36 Midway (Waco) (40-28), #57 Manvel (49-34), #77 College Station (26-20), #86 Cedar Ridge (Round Rock) (21-14)
2017 Opponents W-L: 108-61
Recent League Championships: 2015 (5A Region III District 17), 2014 (5A Region III District 17), 2013 (tied for 1st; 5A Region I District 8), 2007 (5A Region II District 13)
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/31 Cedar Ridge (Round Rock), 9/7 Autonoma de Nuevo Leon (Monterrey, Mexico), 9/14 Harker Heights, 9/20 at Shoemaker [Robert M.] (Killeen), 10/5 Belton, 10/11 at Killeen, 10/19 Ellison [C. E.] (Killeen), 10/26 at Waco, 11/2 Midway (Waco), 11/9 at Copperas Cove
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Midway (Waco) (42.2), Cedar Ridge (Round Rock) (41.8), Belton (20)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Killeen (-8.7), Copperas Cove (-2.2), Shoemaker [Robert M.] (Killeen) (3.1)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 32.8 (42 overall)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 11.3
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -21.5
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #148
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #771
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1
2018 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 27%