Marshall [Thurgood] (Missouri City, TX)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Buffalos
Colors: Black/Yellow
Coach: James Williams
League: 5A-2 Region III District 11
Playoff Division: 5A-2
Playoff Division Rank: #2

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2018 JV Record: 7-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Devon Achane 5'9" 175 Senior RB/WR 4.3
Malik Hornsby 6'3" 180 Senior QB 4.4
Avery Helm 6'2" 170 Senior CB 4.4

ADDITIONAL D1 PROSPECTS
Larry Moore 6'5" 275 Senior OT
Warren Robinson 6'2" 235 Senior OLB

COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Korey King 5'10" 170 Senior WR

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Skill Position Speed/Explosiveness/Experience, Improved Defensive Front 7
Team Weaknesses: Lost Some Depth To Graduation

RATINGS
2018 Final Power Rating: 49.6
2018 National Rank: #223
2018 State Rank: #26
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +12.6
Non-Senior D1 Talent Rating Bonus: +2.6
2019 Starting Power Rating: 49.9
2019 National Rank: #94
2019 State Rank: #11
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2018 Rating): 32.7
Dynasty National Rank: #1114
2019 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 17.2
Dynasty Record: 107-62 (68-35 in league)

HISTORICAL
2018 Overall Record: 15-1
2018 League Record/Finish: 8-0 (1st)
2018 Points For Average: 47.3
2018 Points Against Average: 19.3
2018 Differential: +28
2018 Wins: #344 Huntsville (47-43), #622 Calallen (Corpus Christi) (19-17), #694 A&M Consolidated (College Station) (49-31), #1012 Port Neches-Groves (Port Neches) (53-14), #1290 Manvel (52-51), #2555 Hightower [L. V.] (Missouri City) (31-25), #2836 Eisenhower [Dwight D.] (Houston) (28-21), #3063 Santa Fe (53-15), #3800 Willowridge (Houston) (61-27), #6039 Sterling (Houston) (62-0), #7180 Northside (Houston) (65-7), #8588 Madison [James] (Houston) (60-2), #8660 Waltrip (Houston) (56-0), #11256 Milby [Charles H.] (Houston) (47-0), #12654 Sharpstown (Houston) (55-0)
2018 Losses: #31 Aledo (55-19)
2018 Opponents W-L: 106-79
Recent League Championships: 2018, 2012 (4A Region III District 22), 2006 (tied for 1st; 5A Region III District 23), 2005 (5A Region III District 20)
Winning Streak Entering 2019 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2019 Schedule: 8/29 at Eisenhower [Dwight D.] (Houston), 9/6 Hightower [L. V.] (Missouri City), 9/12 at Milby [Charles H.] (Houston), 9/20 Manvel, 9/28 at Sterling (Houston), 10/4 Willowridge (Houston), 10/10 at Waltrip (Houston), 10/19 Sharpstown (Houston), 11/1 at Northside (Houston), 11/9 Madison [James] (Houston)
Highest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Eisenhower [Dwight D.] (Houston) (8.1), Manvel (3), Hightower [L. V.] (Missouri City) (2.5)
Lowest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Sharpstown (Houston) (-48.9), Milby [Charles H.] (Houston) (-34.4), Madison [James] (Houston) (-32.3)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 3.5 (22.7 overall)
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -16.3
2019 vs. 2018 Schedule Strength Comparison: -19.8
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #711
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6326
2019 Projected Regular Season Record: 10-0
2019 Projected League Finish: 1st
2019 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 90%