GENERAL
Nickname: Volunteers
Colors: Orange/Blue/White
Coach: Danny DeArman
League: 6A Region I District 8 (moving from 6A Region I District 4)
Playoff Division: 6A
Playoff Division Rank*: #28
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2019 JV Record: 6-4
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no
TOP PLAYERS
Devon Campbell 6'3" 290 Junior OL 4.9
Drevonn Ponder 6'1" 215 Senior QB 4.5
Jimmy Valsin 6'2" 180 Senior WR 4.5
ADDITIONAL D1 PROSPECT
Renard Gwynn 6'2" 240 Senior WDE
COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Deante Betts 6'1" 190 Senior OLB
D'Aunte Prevost 5'10" 175 Senior RB
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Skill Positions
Team Weaknesses: Depth
RATINGS
2019 Final Power Rating: 44.6
2019 National Rank: #402
2019 State Rank: #61
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment*: +1.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment*: +2.9
Non-Senior D1 Talent Rating Bonus*: +2.6
2020 Starting Power Rating*: 40.9
2020 National Rank*: #241
2020 State Rank*: #50
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2019 Rating): 44.6
Dynasty National Rank: #254
2020 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 3.7
Dynasty Record: 120-77 (75-40 in league)
HISTORICAL
2019 Overall Record: 8-4
2019 League Record/Finish: 5-2 (3rd)
2019 Points For Average: 36.3
2019 Points Against Average: 24.8
2019 Differential: +11.5
2019 Wins: #255 Arlington (21-20), #355 Marcus (Flower Mound) (28-14), #1077 Weatherford (42-36), #1110 Mansfield (40-20), #2223 North Crowley (Fort Worth) (41-7), #3179 Houston [Sam] (Arlington) (44-13), #5600 Paschal [R. L.] (Fort Worth) (58-6), #7951 Trimble Tech (Fort Worth) (55-3)
2019 Losses: #38 Martin [James] (Arlington) (44-19), #65 Rockwall (58-33), #235 Lamar (Arlington) (32-17), #319 Tascosa (Amarillo) (45-37)
2019 Opponents W-L: 84-57
Recent League Championships: 2012 (5A Region I District 3), 2009 (tied for 1st; 5A Region I District 4), 2008 (5A Region I District 4), 2007 (tied for 1st; 5A Region I District 8)
Winning Streak Entering 2020 Season: none
SCHEDULE
2020 Schedule: 10/1 vs Mansfield, 10/9 Horn [Dr. John] (Mesquite), 10/15 South Grand Prairie (Grand Prairie), 10/23 at Lamar (Arlington), 11/6 vs Martin [James] (Arlington), 11/14 vs Grand Prairie, 11/19 Houston [Sam] (Arlington), 11/27 at Arlington, 12/12 vs Pearce [J. J.] (Richardson), 12/19 vs Prosper
Highest-Rated 2020 Regular Season Opponents*: Martin [James] (Arlington) (61.9), Prosper (54.4), South Grand Prairie (Grand Prairie) (43)
Lowest-Rated 2020 Regular Season Opponents*: Grand Prairie (1), Pearce [J. J.] (Richardson) (3.7), Horn [Dr. John] (Mesquite) (9.2)
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 33.5 (35.7 overall)
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength*: 28.4
2020 vs. 2019 Schedule Strength Comparison*: -5.1
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank*: #50
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank*: #159
2020 Projected Regular Season Record*: 7-3
2020 Projected League Finish*: 4th
2020 Undefeated Regular Season Probability*: less than 1%
*temporary; not finalized until August 6th
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