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GENERAL
Nickname: Hornets
Colors: Blue/White
Coach: Chris Birdwell
League: 3A-2 Region III District 10 (moving from 3A-1 Region II District 7)
Playoff Division: 3A-2
Playoff Division Rank*: #19

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2019 JV Record: 6-4
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Benji Johnson 6'3" 190 Senior QB/S 4.57
Dawson Adams 6'4" 300 Senior OL
Davarious Clark 5'1" 185 Senior RB/S 4.49

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Several Skill Position Players Returning
Team Weaknesses: Line Experience

RATINGS
2019 Final Power Rating: 20.2
2019 National Rank: #2618
2019 State Rank: #371
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment*: -2.5
2020 Starting Power Rating*: 7
2020 National Rank*: #2930
2020 State Rank*: #399
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2019 Rating): 12.4
Dynasty National Rank: #5272
2020 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 5.4
Dynasty Record: 89-91 (50-53 in league)

HISTORICAL
2019 Overall Record: 8-3
2019 League Record/Finish: 5-1 (1st)
2019 Points For Average: 36.2
2019 Points Against Average: 23.8
2019 Differential: +12.4
2019 Wins: #2231 Mt. Vernon (31-14), #2458 Hughes Springs (35-19), #2694 Atlanta (42-35), #6603 New Boston (47-15), #9003 Cooper (43-14), #9792 Linden-Kildare (Linden) (40-18), #9897 Redwater (51-0), #10271 Queen City (60-22)
2019 Losses: #1036 Pewitt [Paul H.] (Omaha) (29-14), #1230 Jefferson (49-7), #2050 Winnsboro (47-28)
2019 Opponents W-L: 60-63
Recent League Championships: 2019 (3A-1 Region II District 7), 2015 (3A-2 Region II District 7), 2003 (tied for 1st; 2A Region III District 18)
Winning Streak Entering 2020 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2020 Schedule: 8/28 at Mount Vernon, 9/4 Winnsboro, 9/18 at Jefferson, 9/25 Redwater, 10/2 at Pewitt [Paul H.] (Omaha), 10/16 Chisum (Paris), 10/23 at De Kalb, 10/30 Daingerfield, 11/6 at Prairiland (Pattonville), 11/13 vs Troup, 11/20 vs Elysian Fields
Highest-Rated 2020 Regular Season Opponents*: Daingerfield (25.5), Winnsboro (19.1), Pewitt [Paul H.] (Omaha) (16.8)
Lowest-Rated 2020 Regular Season Opponents*: Prairiland (Pattonville) (-42.5), Chisum (Paris) (-28), Redwater (-21.2)
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 6.8 (10 overall)
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength*: -1.4
2020 vs. 2019 Schedule Strength Comparison*: -8.2
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank*: #614
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank*: #3369
2020 Projected Regular Season Record*: 6-5
2020 Projected League Finish*: 3rd
2020 Undefeated Regular Season Probability*: less than 1%




*temporary; not finalized until August 6th






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