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GENERAL
Nickname: Hornets
Colors: Maroon/White
Coach: Zachary Harrell
League: 4A-1 Region III District 9
Playoff Division: 4A-1
Playoff Division Rank: #47

RATINGS
2022 Final Power Rating: 8.5
2022 National Rank: #3972
2022 State Rank: #507
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: -0.5
2023 Starting Power Rating: -10.2
2023 National Rank: #4115
2023 State Rank: #520
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2022 Rating): 11.6
Dynasty National Rank: #3383
2023 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 21.8
Dynasty Record: 23-28 (7-21 in league)

HISTORICAL
2022 Overall Record: 3-7
2022 League Record/Finish: 1-5 (tied for 6th)
2022 Points For Average: 29.4
2022 Points Against Average: 37.4
2022 Differential: -8
2022 Wins: #3335 Palestine (42-29), #5528 Brownsboro (34-27), #7436 Life (Waxahachie) (48-18)
2022 Losses: #624 Chapel Hill (Tyler) (48-28), #667 Kilgore (27-7), #1289 Kaufman (35-21), #1432 Lindale (63-21), #2208 Rusk (45-42), #3457 Jacksonville (34-17), #4810 Henderson (48-34)
2022 Opponents W-L: 56-58
Recent League Championships: 2013 (3A Region II District 15), 2007 (tied for 1st; 3A Region II District 14)
Winning Streak Entering 2023 Season: 1
Streak List: 11/3/22 Palestine (42-29)

SCHEDULE
2023 Schedule: 8/25 at Brownsboro, 9/1 Life (Waxahachie), 9/8 Rusk, 9/15 at Kaufman, 9/22 Jacksonville, 9/29 at Lindale, 10/6 Henderson, 10/20 at Kilgore, 10/27 Chapel Hill (Tyler), 11/3 at Palestine
Highest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: Chapel Hill (Tyler) (25.9), Kilgore (24.5), Lindale (16.8)
Lowest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: Life (Waxahachie) (-28.2), Henderson (-19.6), Jacksonville (-12.3)
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 17
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -0.6
2023 vs. 2022 Schedule Strength Comparison: -17.6
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #308
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1537
2023 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-6
2023 Projected League Finish: 5th
2023 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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