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GENERAL
Nickname: Wildcats
Colors: Maroon/White
Coach: Robby Clark
League: 4A-1 Region III District 10
Playoff Division: 4A-1
Playoff Division Rank: #33

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 8
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Quintin Cook Senior LB/RB
Jeremiah Davis Senior LB/RB
Christian Hutchinson Senior QB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Backfield, LBs
Team Weaknesses: Line Depth

RATINGS
2018 Final Power Rating: 13.9
2018 National Rank: #3520
2018 State Rank: #418
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3.5
2019 Starting Power Rating: 2
2019 National Rank: #2882
2019 State Rank: #353
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2018 Rating): 26.6
Dynasty National Rank: #1957
2019 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 24.6
Dynasty Record: 88-84 (42-38 in league)

HISTORICAL
2018 Overall Record: 3-7
2018 League Record/Finish: 1-4 (5th)
2018 Points For Average: 22.7
2018 Points Against Average: 31.5
2018 Differential: -8.8
2018 Wins: #2551 Crandall (30-14), #3703 Rusk (29-26), #5712 Chapel Hill (Tyler) (47-27)
2018 Losses: #250 Carthage (40-9), #927 Van (31-13), #944 Henderson (38-7), #1478 Connally (Waco) (42-26), #1828 Fairfield (17-14), #3045 Kilgore (33-26), #3124 Jacksonville (47-26)
2018 Opponents W-L: 69-50
Recent League Championships: 2009 (tied for 1st; 3A Region III District 20), 2006 (3A Region III District 19), 2004 (tied for 1st; 3A Region III District 21)
Winning Streak Entering 2019 Season: 1
Streak List: 11/9/18 Chapel Hill (Tyler) (47-27)

SCHEDULE
2019 Schedule: 8/30 Connally (Waco), 9/6 Jacksonville, 9/13 at Rusk, 9/20 at Fairfield, 9/27 Crandall, 10/11 Henderson, 10/18 at Van, 10/25 Carthage, 11/1 Kilgore, 11/8 at Chapel Hill (Tyler)
Highest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Carthage (43.2), Van (22.6), Henderson (18.3)
Lowest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Chapel Hill (Tyler) (-8.5), Fairfield (-0.5), Kilgore (0.8)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 24
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 10.7
2019 vs. 2018 Schedule Strength Comparison: -13.3
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #78
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #630
2019 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-7
2019 Projected League Finish: 4th
2019 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%