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GENERAL
Nickname: Chaparrals
Colors: Red/Blue/White
Coach: Todd Dodge
League: 6A Region IV District 25
Playoff Division: 6A
Playoff Division Rank: #7

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 6

D1 PROSPECTS
David Neil 6'2" 245 Senior SDE
Jake Ehlinger 6'0" 205 Senior ILB

COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Nakia Watson 5'11" 210 Senior RB
Braden Cassity 6'2" 240 Senior WDE
Matthew Sams 5'9" 180 Senior S

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: 61.5
2017 National Rank: #65
2017 State Rank: #8
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.4
Historical "Reload Factor" Bonus: +4.7
2018 Starting Power Rating: 49.5
2018 National Rank: #106
2018 State Rank: #15
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 56.3
Dynasty National Rank: #51
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 6.8
Dynasty Record: 145-52 (83-16 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 14-1
2017 League Record/Finish: 6-0 (1st)
2017 Points For Average: 45.1
2017 Points Against Average: 16.1
2017 Differential: +29
2017 Wins: #58 Lake Travis (Austin) (21-14), #77 College Station (35-28), #311 Smithson Valley (Spring Branch) (51-31), #338 Steele [Byron P.] (Cibolo) (28-14), #746 Vandegrift (Austin) (33-31), #953 Niceville (FL) (66-7), #1271 Bowie (Austin) (49-7), #1572 Vela [Robert] (Edinburg) (70-14), #1824 Hays [Jack C.] (Buda) (34-24), #2024 MacArthur [Douglas] (San Antonio) (62-14), #2661 Vista Ridge (Cedar Park) (55-14), #4171 Pflugerville (52-3), #5385 Leander (59-20), #7107 Lehman (Kyle) (56-7)
2017 Losses: #25 Cy-Fair (Cypress) (14-6)
2017 Opponents W-L: 111-70
Recent League Championships: 2017, 2011 (5A Region II District 15), 2010 (tied for 1st; 5A Region II District 15), 2009 (tied for 1st; 5A Region IV District 25), 2008 (tied for 1st; 5A Region IV District 25), 2005 (5A Region II District 16), 2004 (5A Region II District 16)
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/31 at Belton, 9/7 Cypress Ranch (Houston), 9/13 at Akins (Austin), 9/21 Austin [Stephen F.] (Austin), 9/28 at Lehman (Kyle), 10/12 Lake Travis (Austin), 10/18 at Del Valle, 10/26 Hays [Jack C.] (Buda), 11/2 at Anderson (Austin), 11/9 Bowie (Austin)
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Lake Travis (Austin) (57), Cypress Ranch (Houston) (33.2), Bowie (Austin) (30.3)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Anderson (Austin) (-24.2), Lehman (Kyle) (-9.2), Del Valle (-8.8)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 30 (41.2 overall)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 11.6
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -18.4
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #143
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #745
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1
2018 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 17%