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GENERAL
Nickname: Cardinals
Colors: Red/Black/White
Coach: Matt Nally
League: 5A-2 Region II District 7 (moving from 4A-1 Region II District 7)
Playoff Division: 5A-2
Playoff Division Rank: #3

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 8
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes

D1 PROSPECTS
Trevor Goosby 6'6" 280 Senior OT
Caleb Otlewski 6'4" 225 Senior Edge

RATINGS
2021 Final Power Rating: 50.4
2021 National Rank: #184
2021 State Rank: #31
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +4
Non-Senior D1 Talent Rating Bonus: +2.6
2022 Starting Power Rating: 43.3
2022 National Rank: #142
2022 State Rank: #26
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2021 Rating): 27.5
Dynasty National Rank: #1601
2022 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 15.8
Dynasty Record: 150-66 (72-25 in league)

HISTORICAL
2021 Overall Record: 11-3
2021 League Record/Finish: 6-0 (1st)
2021 Points For Average: 41.6
2021 Points Against Average: 19.4
2021 Differential: +22.2
2021 Wins: #185 Argyle (21-0), #599 Midlothian Heritage (Midlothian) (48-28), #599 Midlothian Heritage (Midlothian) (50-41), #729 La Vega (Waco) (41-14), #935 Paris (47-10), #946 Kaufman (17-2), #1010 Anna (51-19), #2231 Terrell (36-14), #2359 Carter [David W.] (Dallas) (60-7), #7591 Ranchview (Irving) (70-0), #9852 North Dallas (Dallas) (73-20)
2021 Losses: #77 Stephenville (24-21), #217 Celina (34-13), #1752 Memorial (Frisco) (58-35)
2021 Opponents W-L: 105-58
Recent State Championships: 2011 (2A-I)
Recent League Championships: 2021 (4A-1 Region II District 7), 2017 (4A-2 Region II District 5), 2013 (tied for 1st; 3A Region II District 12), 2012 (3A Region II District 12), 2011 (2A-1 Region II District 7)
Winning Streak Entering 2022 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2022 Schedule: 8/26 at Argyle, 9/2 China Spring, 9/9 at Royse City, 9/16 Crandall, 9/23 at Terrell, 10/6 at Poteet [Dr. Ralph H.] (Mesquite), 10/14 Denison, 10/21 at Greenville, 10/28 Princeton, 11/3 at Lovejoy (Lucas)
Highest-Rated 2022 Regular Season Opponents: Lovejoy (Lucas) (54.7), China Spring (52.2), Argyle (40.5)
Lowest-Rated 2022 Regular Season Opponents: Princeton (-18.9), Greenville (-15.6), Poteet [Dr. Ralph H.] (Mesquite) (-8.3)
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 34.8 (28.1 overall)
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 14
2022 vs. 2021 Schedule Strength Comparison: -20.8
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #84
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #454
2022 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2
2022 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2022 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 1%