GENERAL
Nickname: Lions
Colors: Blue/Red
Coach: Clay Baker
League: 4A-1 Region III District 9
Playoff Division: 4A-1
Playoff Division Rank: #65
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no
TOP PLAYERS
Kaleb Tate 5'9" 185 Senior RB/ILB 4.57
Dashawn Jackson 5'9" 145 Senior SB/FS 4.79
Brock Johnson 6'0" 310 Senior OL/DT 5.4
COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Jacobe Robinson 6'3.5" 210 Senior QB
Montana Warren 6'2" 180 Senior S
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: 4 Of 5 OL Return, RB
Team Weaknesses: Youth, Inexperience, Must Find QB
RATINGS
2022 Final Power Rating: 3.8
2022 National Rank: #4810
2022 State Rank: #587
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.9
2023 Starting Power Rating: -19.6
2023 National Rank: #5759
2023 State Rank: #670
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2022 Rating): 22.5
Dynasty National Rank: #1706
2023 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 42.3
Dynasty Record: 24-30 (10-18 in league)
HISTORICAL
2022 Overall Record: 1-9
2022 League Record/Finish: 1-5 (tied for 6th)
2022 Points For Average: 25.8
2022 Points Against Average: 41.8
2022 Differential: -16
2022 Wins: #3972 Athens (48-34)
2022 Losses: #624 Chapel Hill (Tyler) (41-10), #667 Kilgore (42-21), #1230 Whitehouse (57-28), #1243 Marshall (44-7), #1432 Lindale (44-17), #1572 Hallsville (49-35), #2931 Liberty-Eylau (Texarkana) (26-22), #3335 Palestine (37-35), #3457 Jacksonville (44-35)
2022 Opponents W-L: 68-48
Recent State Championships: 2010 (3A-I)
Recent League Championships: 2016 (tied for 1st), 2014 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2023 Season: none
SCHEDULE
2023 Schedule: 8/25 at Liberty-Eylau (Texarkana), 9/1 Hallsville, 9/8 Marshall, 9/15 at Whitehouse, 9/22 Lindale, 10/6 at Athens, 10/13 Kilgore, 10/20 at Chapel Hill (Tyler), 10/27 Palestine, 11/3 at Jacksonville
Highest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: Chapel Hill (Tyler) (25.7), Kilgore (24.3), Lindale (16.6)
Lowest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: Jacksonville (-12.5), Palestine (-11.3), Athens (-10.4)
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 23.3
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 5.1
2023 vs. 2022 Schedule Strength Comparison: -18.2
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #180
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #897
2023 Projected Regular Season Record: 1-9
2023 Projected League Finish: 6th
2023 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%