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GENERAL
Nickname: Vipers
Colors: Black/Silver
Coach: Drew Sanders
League: 6A Region IV District 25
Playoff Division: 6A
Playoff Division Rank: #14

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2021 JV Record: 10-0
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Brayden Buchanan 6'2" 215 Senior QB 4.8
Ian Reed 6'6" 305 Senior OL 5.3
Oliver Yndo 6'2" 240 Senior DL

ADDITIONAL D1 PROSPECT
Daemian Wimberly 6'4" 245 Senior DL

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: District MVP Returns At QB, OL/RBs/TEs/HBs, DE Size
Team Weaknesses: Replacing Outside WRs, New LBs/CBs

RATINGS
2021 Final Power Rating: 54.9
2021 National Rank: #111
2021 State Rank: #18
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +4.7
Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1
2022 Starting Power Rating: 41.8
2022 National Rank: #158
2022 State Rank: #27
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2021 Rating): 40.6
Dynasty National Rank: #377
2022 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 1.2
Dynasty Record: 107-42 (58-22 in league)

HISTORICAL
2021 Overall Record: 12-2
2021 League Record/Finish: 6-1 (tied for 1st)
2021 Points For Average: 41.8
2021 Points Against Average: 16
2021 Differential: +25.8
2021 Wins: #567 Steele [Byron P.] (Cibolo) (38-0), #661 Vela [Robert] (Edinburg) (38-14), #778 Cedar Park (42-7), #1053 Cedar Ridge (Round Rock) (35-7), #1530 Hutto (49-9), #2143 Ellison [C. E.] (Killeen) (31-14), #2223 San Marcos (52-14), #2464 Vista Ridge (Cedar Park) (53-7), #2828 Stony Point (Round Rock) (56-21), #3465 San Angelo Central (San Angelo) (45-13), #3820 McNeil (Austin) (49-7), #7108 Westwood (Austin) (70-3)
2021 Losses: #5 Westlake (Austin) (70-7), #426 Round Rock (38-20)
2021 Opponents W-L: 92-67
Recent League Championships: 2021 (tied for 1st), 2020 (tied for 1st), 2019 (6A Region II District 13), 2018 (6A Region II District 13), 2014 (tied for 1st; 5A Region IV District 25)
Winning Streak Entering 2022 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2022 Schedule: 8/26 Dripping Springs, 9/2 at Cedar Park, 9/9 vs Midway (Waco), 9/16 Stony Point (Round Rock), 9/30 at Manor, 10/7 McNeil (Austin), 10/14 Round Rock, 10/20 at Cedar Ridge (Round Rock), 10/28 Vista Ridge (Cedar Park), 11/3 at Westwood (Austin)
Highest-Rated 2022 Regular Season Opponents: Round Rock (39.3), Manor (37.5), Dripping Springs (30.7)
Lowest-Rated 2022 Regular Season Opponents: McNeil (Austin) (-16.3), Westwood (Austin) (-13.5), Vista Ridge (Cedar Park) (-9.2)
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 24 (31.2 overall)
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 10.2
2022 vs. 2021 Schedule Strength Comparison: -13.8
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #132
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #697
2022 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1
2022 Projected League Finish: 1st
2022 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 35%