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GENERAL
Nickname: Leopards
Coach: Chris Ross
League: 5A-2 Region II District 7
Playoff Division: 5A-2
Playoff Division Rank: #2

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes

D1 PROSPECTS
Payton Pierce 6'1" 225 Senior LB
Parker Livingstone 6'3" 185 Senior WR

COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Kyle Parker 5'10" 175 Senior WR
Jaxson Lavender 5'9" 160 Senior WR
Noah Gardner 6'5" 265 Senior OT
Austin Gonzalez 5'10" 170 Senior QB

RATINGS
2022 Final Power Rating: 45.4
2022 National Rank: #321
2022 State Rank: #51
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.7
Non-Senior D1 Talent Rating Bonus: +5.7
2023 Starting Power Rating: 40
2023 National Rank: #166
2023 State Rank: #31
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2022 Rating): 42.9
Dynasty National Rank: #266
2023 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 3.1
Dynasty Record: 48-14 (33-6 in league)

HISTORICAL
2022 Overall Record: 8-4
2022 League Record/Finish: 6-1 (2nd)
2022 Points For Average: 49.4
2022 Points Against Average: 24
2022 Differential: +25.4
2022 Wins: #255 College Station (52-27), #617 Crandall (49-35), #868 Terrell (59-7), #1230 Whitehouse (38-34), #2101 Denison (51-7), #4380 Greenville (63-13), #4445 Poteet [Dr. Ralph H.] (Mesquite) (70-3), #6218 Princeton (70-0)
2022 Losses: #105 South Oak Cliff (Dallas) (42-37), #213 Melissa (36-35), #222 North Crowley (Fort Worth) (28-20), #226 Argyle (56-49)
2022 Opponents W-L: 97-53
Recent League Championships: 2021 (tied for 1st), 2020, 2014 (tied for 1st; 5A Region II District 10), 2013 (tied for 1st; 4A Region II District 13), 2012 (4A Region II District 13), 2010 (3A Region II District 11)
Winning Streak Entering 2023 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2023 Schedule: 8/26 vs College Station, 9/1 at Argyle, 9/8 North Crowley (Fort Worth), 9/15 at Terrell, 9/22 Denison, 10/6 at Princeton, 10/13 Crandall, 10/20 at Poteet [Dr. Ralph H.] (Mesquite), 10/27 Greenville, 11/2 at Melissa
Highest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: North Crowley (Fort Worth) (45.6), Melissa (43.7), Argyle (27)
Lowest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: Poteet [Dr. Ralph H.] (Mesquite) (-20.5), Princeton (-18.9), Greenville (-14.7)
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 28.9 (33.5 overall)
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 13.5
2023 vs. 2022 Schedule Strength Comparison: -15.4
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #66
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #406
2023 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2
2023 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2023 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 7%