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GENERAL
Nickname: Yellowjackets
Colors: Black/Vegas Gold
Coach: Brent Whitson
League: 5A-2 Region II District 7
Playoff Division: 5A-2
Playoff Division Rank: #5

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes

D1 PROSPECTS
Jadarian Price 5'11" 180 Senior RB
Dameon Smallwood 6'4" 330 Senior IOL

RATINGS
2020 Final Power Rating: 35.8
2020 National Rank: #748
2020 State Rank: #132
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +5.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +5.1
2021 Starting Power Rating: 37
2021 National Rank: #259
2021 State Rank: #46
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2020 Rating): 32.7
Dynasty National Rank: #1032
2021 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 4.3
Dynasty Record: 112-85 (74-43 in league)

HISTORICAL
2020 Overall Record: 7-4
2020 League Record/Finish: 6-2 (2nd)
2020 Points For Average: 38.4
2020 Points Against Average: 23.6
2020 Differential: +14.8
2020 Wins: #1309 Liberty (Frisco) (55-31), #2156 Sherman (41-23), #2194 Lebanon Trail (Frisco) (52-22), #3367 Memorial (Frisco) (42-26), #3943 Princeton (55-0), #5679 Rock Hill (Frisco) (66-14), #6639 Lake Dallas (Corinth) (56-34)
2020 Losses: #111 Lovejoy (Lucas) (31-24), #178 Frisco (23-3), #279 North Forney (Forney) (32-25), #396 Texas (Texarkana) (24-3)
2020 Opponents W-L: 65-46
Recent League Championships: 2013 (tied for 1st; 4A Region II District 13), 2009 (4A Region II District 9), 2008 (4A Region II District 9), 2005 (tied for 1st; 4A Region I District 5), 2004 (4A Region I District 5), 2003 (4A Region II District 11)
Winning Streak Entering 2021 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2021 Schedule: 8/27 at Sherman, 9/3 Brewer (Fort Worth), 9/17 at Lovejoy (Lucas), 9/24 Rock Hill (Frisco), 10/1 at Memorial (Frisco), 10/8 Lake Dallas (Corinth), 10/15 at Frisco, 10/22 Lebanon Trail (Frisco), 10/29 at Liberty (Frisco), 11/4 Princeton
Highest-Rated 2021 Regular Season Opponents: Lovejoy (Lucas) (40.9), Frisco (39.1), Liberty (Frisco) (26)
Lowest-Rated 2021 Regular Season Opponents: Lake Dallas (Corinth) (-16.9), Rock Hill (Frisco) (-12.6), Lebanon Trail (Frisco) (0)
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 28.3
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 11.8
2021 vs. 2020 Schedule Strength Comparison: -16.5
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #149
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #694
2021 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2
2021 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2021 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 5%