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GENERAL
Nickname: Spartans
Colors: Forest Green/White
Coach: Todd Rankin
League: 6A Region III District 17
Playoff Division: 6A
Playoff Division Rank: #169

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2020 JV Record: 10-0
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Hawkins Polley 6'4" 205 Junior WR 4.8
Diego Denson 5'11.5" 190 Senior RB 4.6
Anthony Cuhel 6'1" 185 Senior S 4.5

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Skill Positions, Secondary
Team Weaknesses: Line Youth

RATINGS
2020 Final Power Rating: 13.4
2020 National Rank: #3235
2020 State Rank: #438
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.5
Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -27
2021 Starting Power Rating: -4.4
2021 National Rank: #4199
2021 State Rank: #527
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2020 Rating): 31
Dynasty National Rank: #1221
2021 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 35.4
Dynasty Record: 126-73 (89-38 in league)

HISTORICAL
2020 Overall Record: 6-4
2020 League Record/Finish: 4-3 (tied for 3rd)
2020 Points For Average: 30.1
2020 Points Against Average: 23.8
2020 Differential: +6.3
2020 Wins: #3821 Cypress Creek (Houston) (48-44), #3998 Clear Brook (Friendswood) (17-14), #6105 Cypress Ridge (Houston) (34-32), #6930 Alvin (31-6), #9498 Spring Woods (Houston) (45-6), #11787 Northbrook (Houston) (59-7)
2020 Losses: #582 Cy-Fair (Cypress) (45-0), #1867 Oak Ridge (Conroe) (25-22), #2275 Memorial (Houston) (17-10), #2788 Jersey Village (Houston) (42-35)
2020 Opponents W-L: 44-62
Recent League Championships: 2015 (5A Region III District 19), 2014 (5A Region III District 19), 2013 (4A Region III District 22), 2009 (tied for 1st; 5A Region III District 18), 2006 (5A Region III District 19)
Winning Streak Entering 2021 Season: 2
Streak List: 11/20/20 Northbrook (Houston) (59-7), 11/27/20 Clear Brook (Friendswood) (17-14)

SCHEDULE
2021 Schedule: 8/26 Alvin, 9/3 at Oak Ridge (Conroe), 9/11 Dulles [John Foster] (Sugar Land), 9/24 Cy-Fair (Cypress), 10/2 at Cypress Ridge (Houston), 10/7 Spring Woods (Houston), 10/15 Memorial (Houston), 10/23 at Cypress Creek (Houston), 10/30 Jersey Village (Houston), 11/5 at Northbrook (Houston)
Highest-Rated 2021 Regular Season Opponents: Cy-Fair (Cypress) (16.4), Memorial (Houston) (12.8), Oak Ridge (Conroe) (10.3)
Lowest-Rated 2021 Regular Season Opponents: Northbrook (Houston) (-50.4), Spring Woods (Houston) (-41.6), Cypress Ridge (Houston) (-22.5)
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 7
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -9.6
2021 vs. 2020 Schedule Strength Comparison: -16.6
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #618
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4463
2021 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5
2021 Projected League Finish: 4th
2021 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%