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GENERAL
Coach: David Cantu
League: 5A-1 Region IV District 16 (moving from 5A Region IV District 32)
Playoff Division: 5A-1
Playoff Division Rank: #70

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 2
2017 JV Record: 4-6
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Sebastian Sosa 6'1" 300 Senior T 5.4
Tony Medrano 5'10" 175 Senior FS 4.7
Damian Maldonado 6'3" 190 WR/TE 5.0

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: 3 OL Returning, Have 3 WRs Back
Team Weaknesses: Only Have 2 Returning Defensive Starters

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: 19.4
2017 National Rank: #2920
2017 State Rank: #353
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -8.5
2018 Starting Power Rating: -4.6
2018 National Rank: #4422
2018 State Rank: #496
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 11
Dynasty National Rank: #6009
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 15.6
Dynasty Record: 50-22 (31-13 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 10-2
2017 League Record/Finish: 7-0 (1st)
2017 Points For Average: 35.8
2017 Points Against Average: 18.3
2017 Differential: +17.5
2017 Wins: #3144 Mercedes (24-17), #5080 Nixon [Joseph W.] (Laredo) (34-10), #5448 Lopez (Brownsville) (35-21), #5908 Edcouch-Elsa (Edcouch) (21-19), #7294 Edinburg North (Edinburg) (39-21), #8336 Pace [James] (Brownsville) (27-14), #8974 Donna (27-0), #9488 Rivera (Brownsville) (43-28), #11436 Donna North (Donna) (49-0), #12365 Porter [Gladys] (Brownsville) (70-0)
2017 Losses: #1572 Vela [Robert] (Edinburg) (34-20), #1841 Veterans Memorial (Corpus Christi) (55-41)
2017 Opponents W-L: 69-63
Recent League Championships: 2017 (5A Region IV District 32), 2016 (tied for 1st; 5A Region IV District 32)
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/31 at Rivera (Brownsville), 9/7 Lopez (Brownsville), 9/15 at Veterans Memorial (Mission), 9/20 Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Memorial (Alamo), 9/27 Rio Grande City, 10/5 at Porter [Gladys] (Brownsville), 10/18 Donna, 10/25 at Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Southwest (Pharr), 11/2 Pace [James] (Brownsville), 11/9 at Palmview (La Joya)
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Veterans Memorial (Mission) (3.7), Lopez (Brownsville) (-13.6), Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Memorial (Alamo) (-18.9)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Southwest (Pharr) (-42.7), Porter [Gladys] (Brownsville) (-37.3), Palmview (La Joya) (-33.5)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 2 (8 overall)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -24.9
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -26.9
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #967
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #9966
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1
2018 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 10%