GENERAL
Nickname: Yellowjackets
Colors: Orange/White
Coach: Luke Blackwell
League: 3A-1 Region II District 5 (moving from 3A-1 Region II District 8)
Playoff Division: 3A-1
Playoff Division Rank*: #22
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 8
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes
TOP PLAYERS
Trevion Sneed 6'1" 225 Senior LB/RB
Jackson Anderson 6'4" 290 Senior OL/DL
Dawson Pendergrass 6'3" 185 Sophomore RB/LB
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Senior Class, Experience At Key Spots
Team Weaknesses: Secondary Inexperience
RATINGS
2019 Final Power Rating: 14.8
2019 National Rank: #3512
2019 State Rank: #460
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment*: +7.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment*: +3.6
2020 Starting Power Rating*: 15.2
2020 National Rank*: #1775
2020 State Rank*: #271
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2019 Rating): 17.1
Dynasty National Rank: #3920
2020 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 1.9
Dynasty Record: 109-85 (46-41 in league)
HISTORICAL
2019 Overall Record: 5-5
2019 League Record/Finish: 3-3 (tied for 3rd)
2019 Points For Average: 26.8
2019 Points Against Average: 18.2
2019 Differential: +8.6
2019 Wins: #762 Gladewater (17-14), #4281 Tatum (34-0), #7680 Farmersville (40-3), #7893 Big Sandy (36-9), #8137 White Oak (44-7)
2019 Losses: #1066 Sabine (Gladewater) (31-6), #2050 Winnsboro (33-29), #2850 West Rusk (New London) (26-21), #3851 Wills Point (31-14), #6791 Canton (28-27)
2019 Opponents W-L: 52-63
Recent State Championships: 2016 (3A-I)
Recent League Championships: 2016 (3A-1 Region II District 7), 2015 (3A-1 Region II District 8), 2014 (3A-1 Region II District 8), 2010 (2A-1 Region I District 7)
Winning Streak Entering 2020 Season: none
SCHEDULE
2020 Schedule: 8/28 Canton, 9/4 at Wills Point, 9/11 West Rusk (New London), 9/25 at Winnsboro, 10/2 Bonham, 10/9 at Mount Vernon, 10/16 Pottsboro, 10/23 at Howe, 10/30 Rains (Emory), 11/6 at Commerce, 11/12 vs Atlanta, 11/20 vs Madison [James] (Dallas), 11/27 vs Mount Vernon
Highest-Rated 2020 Regular Season Opponents*: Pottsboro (43.7), Winnsboro (19.1), Atlanta (13.2)
Lowest-Rated 2020 Regular Season Opponents*: Bonham (-31.6), Howe (-9.4), Commerce (-7.4)
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 11.8
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength*: 4.4
2020 vs. 2019 Schedule Strength Comparison*: -7.4
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank*: #456
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank*: #2173
2020 Projected Regular Season Record*: 10-3
2020 Projected League Finish*: 3rd
2020 Undefeated Regular Season Probability*: less than 1%
*temporary; not finalized until August 6th
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