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GENERAL
Nickname: Cardinals
Colors: Red/Black/White
Coach: Matt Nally
League: 4A-1 Region II District 7
Playoff Division: 4A-1
Playoff Division Rank: #6

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 6

D1 PROSPECTS
Brendon Lewis 6'3" 205 Senior QB
Ja'Bray Young 5'10" 205 Senior RB

COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Kennedy Lewis 6'3" 190 Senior WR

RATINGS
2018 Final Power Rating: 33.5
2018 National Rank: #1013
2018 State Rank: #128
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +5
2019 Starting Power Rating: 23.6
2019 National Rank: #702
2019 State Rank: #81
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2018 Rating): 23.7
Dynasty National Rank: #2485
2019 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 0.1
Dynasty Record: 119-57 (56-23 in league)

HISTORICAL
2018 Overall Record: 8-4
2018 League Record/Finish: 4-2 (3rd)
2018 Points For Average: 38.9
2018 Points Against Average: 31.8
2018 Differential: +7.1
2018 Wins: #990 Liberty Christian (Argyle) (42-30), #1261 Celina (28-21), #1797 Whitehouse (27-23), #1900 Frisco (63-48), #3912 Alvarado (56-38), #4118 Anna (47-0), #6763 North Lamar (Paris) (50-35), #8371 Sanger (68-7)
2018 Losses: #88 La Vega (Waco) (68-21), #128 Trinity Christian (Cedar Hill) (26-19), #189 Argyle (58-21), #559 Paris (28-25)
2018 Opponents W-L: 90-55
Recent State Championships: 2011 (2A-I)
Recent League Championships: 2017 (4A-2 Region II District 5), 2013 (tied for 1st; 3A Region II District 12), 2012 (3A Region II District 12), 2011 (2A-1 Region II District 7)
Winning Streak Entering 2019 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2019 Schedule: 8/30 at Liberty Christian (Argyle), 9/6 Frisco, 9/13 vs Whitehouse, 9/20 at Trinity Christian (Cedar Hill), 9/27 Paris, 10/11 at Anna, 10/18 Celina, 10/25 at Argyle, 11/1 Sanger, 11/8 at North Lamar (Paris)
Highest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Trinity Christian (Cedar Hill) (44.2), Argyle (39.7), Liberty Christian (Argyle) (30.8)
Lowest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Sanger (-35.1), North Lamar (Paris) (-9.9), Anna (-8.9)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 31 (28.6 overall)
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 10.3
2019 vs. 2018 Schedule Strength Comparison: -20.7
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #81
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #659
2019 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3
2019 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2019 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%