GENERAL
Nickname: Lions
Colors: Royal Blue/White
Coach: Ricklan Holmes
League: 5A-1 Region II District 7
Playoff Division: 5A-1
Playoff Division Rank*: #60
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2019 JV Record: 5-5
TOP PLAYERS
Travion Ates 6'0" 185 Senior S
Keelan Erwin 5'9" 175 Senior CB
LaTravion Hawkins 6'1" 280 Senior DL
COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Kitan Crawford 5'11" 200 Senior CB
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Coaching Staff, Speed, Skill Position/Line Size
Team Weaknesses: QB Inexperience, OL Depth
RATINGS
2019 Final Power Rating: 18.9
2019 National Rank: #2822
2019 State Rank: #390
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment*: -3.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment*: -1.1
2020 Starting Power Rating*: 3.6
2020 National Rank*: #3520
2020 State Rank*: #461
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2019 Rating): 46.3
Dynasty National Rank: #198
2020 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 42.7
Dynasty Record: 126-80 (68-34 in league)
HISTORICAL
2019 Overall Record: 3-8
2019 League Record/Finish: 3-3 (tied for 3rd)
2019 Points For Average: 20.6
2019 Points Against Average: 30
2019 Differential: -9.4
2019 Wins: #1331 Texas (Texarkana) (16-0), #3723 West Mesquite (Mesquite) (39-36), #6165 Wylie East (Wylie) (48-7)
2019 Losses: #82 Longview (42-0), #384 Trinity (Euless) (27-10), #551 McKinney North (McKinney) (36-28), #868 College Station (40-21), #1208 Lee [Robert E.] (Tyler) (34-7), #1380 Horn [Dr. John] (Mesquite) (39-17), #1824 Poteet [Dr. Ralph H.] (Mesquite) (37-14), #2213 Sherman (32-27)
2019 Opponents W-L: 69-52
Recent League Championships: 2018, 2016 (tied for 1st; 6A Region II District 11), 2015 (5A Region II District 16), 2012 (4A Region II District 16), 2011 (4A Region II District 14), 2010 (4A Region II District 14), 2009 (tied for 1st; 5A Region II District 11)
Winning Streak Entering 2020 Season: none
SCHEDULE
2020 Schedule: 9/24 Texas (Texarkana), 10/2 at Tyler Legacy (Tyler), 10/16 at Horn [Dr. John] (Mesquite), 10/23 at McKinney North (McKinney), 11/6 West Mesquite (Mesquite), 11/13 at Wylie East (Wylie), 11/20 Highland Park (Dallas), 11/27 at Sherman, 12/4 Longview
Highest-Rated 2020 Regular Season Opponents*: Longview (50.9), Highland Park (Dallas) (45.2), Texas (Texarkana) (31.7)
Lowest-Rated 2020 Regular Season Opponents*: Wylie East (Wylie) (-0.4), Horn [Dr. John] (Mesquite) (9.2), West Mesquite (Mesquite) (11.9)
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 34 (31.3 overall)
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength*: 23.3
2020 vs. 2019 Schedule Strength Comparison*: -10.7
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank*: #104
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank*: #311
2020 Projected Regular Season Record*: 1-8
2020 Projected League Finish*: 6th
2020 Undefeated Regular Season Probability*: less than 1%
*temporary; not finalized until August 6th
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