Weslaco East (Weslaco, TX)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Wildcats
Colors: Purple/White
Coach: Michael Burget
League: 6A Region IV District 31 (moving from 6A Region IV District 32)
Playoff Division: 6A
Playoff Division Rank: #123

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2017 JV Record: 6-4
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Fred Cardenas 190 Senior MLB 4.6
Jacob Banda 265 Senior DT 5.1
Mario Trevino 265 Junior OL 5.1

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Lines, LBs, FBs

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: 25.4
2017 National Rank: #2050
2017 State Rank: #253
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3
2018 Starting Power Rating: 6.8
2018 National Rank: #2465
2018 State Rank: #307
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 15.5
Dynasty National Rank: #4659
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 8.7
Dynasty Record: 101-69 (66-38 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 9-4
2017 League Record/Finish: 5-2 (tied for 2nd)
2017 Points For Average: 34.3
2017 Points Against Average: 19.8
2017 Differential: +14.5
2017 Wins: #3462 Hanna (Brownsville) (42-35), #4008 Alexander [John B.] (Laredo) (21-18), #4103 Harlingen (20-17), #5123 Sharyland (Mission) (62-0), #5986 Weslaco (35-7), #6370 Pharr-San Juan-Alamo (San Juan) (49-13), #7982 Harlingen South (Harlingen) (49-21), #9015 Economedes (Edinburg) (56-14), #9488 Rivera (Brownsville) (42-7)
2017 Losses: #338 Steele [Byron P.] (Cibolo) (36-21), #858 San Benito (44-21), #2119 McAllen Memorial (McAllen) (28-14), #2196 Los Fresnos (17-14)
2017 Opponents W-L: 84-63
Recent League Championships: 2012 (5A Region IV District 31), 2011 (4A Region IV District 32), 2010 (tied for 1st; 4A Region IV District 32)
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 9/1 vs Manor, 9/7 Alexander [John B.] (Laredo), 9/14 Hanna (Brownsville), 9/21 at Harlingen, 9/28 Donna North (Donna), 10/4 at Edinburg, 10/19 Edinburg North (Edinburg), 10/26 at Economedes (Edinburg), 11/2 Weslaco, 11/9 at Vela [Robert] (Edinburg)
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Manor (15.5), Alexander [John B.] (Laredo) (5.5), Vela [Robert] (Edinburg) (4.9)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Donna North (Donna) (-47), Economedes (Edinburg) (-27.4), Weslaco (-15.5)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 12.9 (18.6 overall)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -9.7
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -22.6
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #612
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5004
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2
2018 Projected League Finish: 1st
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 3%