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Bell (Hurst, TX) GENERAL Nickname: Raiders Colors: Blue/White Coach: Gary Olivo League: 5A Region I District 5 (moving from 5A Region I District 7) Playoff Division: 5A Playoff Division Rank: #128 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 2 Returning Defensive Starters: 3 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no RATINGS 2007 Final Power Rating: 25 2007 National Rank: #2160 2007 State Rank: #203 Off-Season Rating Adjustment: -9.5 2008 Starting Power Rating: 15.5 2008 National Rank: #3891 2008 State Rank: #335 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2007 Rating): 18.1 Dynasty National Rank: #2330 2008 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 2.6 Dynasty Record: 23-29 (14-21 in league) HISTORICAL 2007 Overall Record: 6-5 2007 League Record/Finish: 4-3 (tied for 3rd) 2007 Points For Average: 24.2 2007 Points Against Average: 26.5 2007 Differential: -2.3 2007 Wins: #2339 South Grand Prairie (Grand Prairie) (20-17), #3562 Irving (38-21), #6037 Grand Prairie (27-21), #6795 Nimitz (Irving) (24-3), #6795 Boswell (Fort Worth) (59-21), #6962 Smith (Carrollton) (49-3) 2007 Losses: #15 Trinity (Euless) (44-0), #61 Bowie (Arlington) (48-0), #643 Martin (Arlington) (40-21), #1108 MacArthur (Irving) (35-21), #1597 Dallas Jesuit (Dallas) (39-7) 2007 Opponents W-L: 63-61 Winning Streak Entering 2008 Season: none SCHEDULE 2008 Schedule: 9/5 at Haltom (Haltom City), 9/12 Burleson, 9/19 Grand Prairie, 9/26 at Keller Central (Keller), 10/3 Grapevine, 10/10 at Northwest (Justin), 10/17 at Heritage (Colleyville), 10/24 Keller, 10/31 at Fossil Ridge (Keller), 11/6 Trinity (Euless) Highest-Rated 2008 Regular Season Opponents: Trinity (Euless) (74.5), Heritage (Colleyville) (33.3), Fossil Ridge (Keller) (31.1) Lowest-Rated 2008 Regular Season Opponents: Burleson (0), Grand Prairie (5.7), Haltom (Haltom City) (8.5) 2007 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 20.6 (29 overall) 2008 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 21.7 2008 vs. 2007 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1.1 2008 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5 2008 Projected League Finish: 5th 2008 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% Opener: 9/5 at Haltom (Haltom City) [projection: 28-21 win] Outlook: Only five starters are back for coach Gary Olivo as the Raiders will be challenged to be over .500 again. At QB, Logan Smith played a good amount last season as a second stringer and will lead an offense that features WR Karrence Edwards. The defense is young and a work in progress. Progress week-to-week is important and, down the stretch if key players emerge, the Raiders could be fun to follow.