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GENERAL
Coach: David Cantu
League: 5A-1 Region IV District 16 Zone B (moving from 5A-1 Region IV District 16)
Playoff Division: 5A-1
Playoff Division Rank*: #105

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 2
2019 JV Record: 5-5
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Marlon Montelongo 5'10" 185 Senior WR/RB 4.85
Gabriel Aleman 5'8" 180 Senior LB 4.9
Tomas Edge 6'1" 215 Senior QB 5.0

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Skill Position Athleticism, Experienced Coaching Staff
Team Weaknesses: Size, Inexperience

RATINGS
2019 Final Power Rating: 0.9
2019 National Rank: #6309
2019 State Rank: #730
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment*: -10.5
Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment*: -1.4
2020 Starting Power Rating*: -20.2
2020 National Rank*: #8638
2020 State Rank*: #911
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2019 Rating): 8.5
Dynasty National Rank: #6447
2020 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 28.7
Dynasty Record: 64-29 (43-19 in league)

HISTORICAL
2019 Overall Record: 7-3
2019 League Record/Finish: 6-3 (tied for 4th)
2019 Points For Average: 31.9
2019 Points Against Average: 18.5
2019 Differential: +13.4
2019 Wins: #6763 Palmview (La Joya) (34-24), #7135 Rivera (Brownsville) (26-21), #8766 Porter [Gladys] (Brownsville) (34-17), #10509 Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Southwest (Pharr) (29-0), #10758 Donna (43-6), #11746 Lopez (Brownsville) (49-6), #12703 Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Memorial (Alamo) (49-7)
2019 Losses: #5175 Veterans Memorial (Mission) (42-21), #5241 Rio Grande City (36-13), #7067 Pace [James] (Brownsville) (26-21)
2019 Opponents W-L: 45-59
Recent League Championships: 2017 (5A Region IV District 32), 2016 (tied for 1st; 5A Region IV District 32)
Winning Streak Entering 2020 Season: 1
Streak List: 11/7/19 Palmview (La Joya) (34-24)

SCHEDULE
2020 Schedule: 10/23 at Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Southwest (Pharr), 10/30 at Porter [Gladys] (Brownsville), 11/4 Rowe [Nikki] (McAllen), 11/13 at Lopez (Brownsville), 11/23 at Weslaco East (Weslaco), 11/28 Pace [James] (Brownsville), 12/3 at Donna
Highest-Rated 2020 Regular Season Opponents*: Weslaco East (Weslaco) (18.1), Rowe [Nikki] (McAllen) (-2.9), Pace [James] (Brownsville) (-6.3)
Lowest-Rated 2020 Regular Season Opponents*: Lopez (Brownsville) (-36.7), Donna (-32.1), Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Southwest (Pharr) (-24.5)
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -10.4
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength*: -14
2020 vs. 2019 Schedule Strength Comparison*: -3.6
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank*: #925
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank*: #6746
2020 Projected Regular Season Record*: 3-4
2020 Projected League Finish*: 4th
2020 Undefeated Regular Season Probability*: less than 1%




*temporary; not finalized until August 6th






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