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Spring Hill (Longview, TX) GENERAL Nickname: Panthers Colors: Blue/Silver Coach: Robert Bero League: 3A Region III District 17 (moving from 3A Region II District 15) Playoff Division: 3A Playoff Division Rank: #62 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 6 Returning Defensive Starters: 4 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes RATINGS 2007 Final Power Rating: 16.8 2007 National Rank: #3716 2007 State Rank: #331 Off-Season Rating Adjustment: -2.5 2008 Starting Power Rating: 14.3 2008 National Rank: #4190 2008 State Rank: #358 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2007 Rating): 15.2 Dynasty National Rank: #2963 2008 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 0.9 Dynasty Record: 33-22 (15-8 in league) HISTORICAL 2007 Overall Record: 7-4 2007 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (2nd) 2007 Points For Average: 24.7 2007 Points Against Average: 20.9 2007 Differential: +3.8 2007 Wins: #3184 Pleasant Grove (Texarkana) (21-10), #3826 Chapel Hill (Tyler) (20-16), #4281 Lindale (13-7), #8378 Mineola (26-3), #9280 Gladewater (63-13), #10961 White Oak (23-7), #12168 Sabine (Gladewater) (49-14) 2007 Losses: #334 Gilmer (65-7), #1323 Daingerfield (22-17), #1831 Pittsburg (38-12), #2862 Winnsboro (35-21) 2007 Opponents W-L: 74-54 Recent League Championships: 2003 (3A Region II District 15) Winning Streak Entering 2008 Season: none SCHEDULE 2008 Schedule: 8/29 at Lindale, 9/5 White Oak, 9/12 at Brownsboro, 9/19 at Center, 9/26 Van, 10/10 Chapel Hill (Tyler), 10/17 Gladewater, 10/24 at Gilmer, 10/31 Tatum, 11/7 at Bullard Highest-Rated 2008 Regular Season Opponents: Gilmer (34.5), Tatum (28), Chapel Hill (Tyler) (19.8) Lowest-Rated 2008 Regular Season Opponents: Gladewater (-11.6), White Oak (-5.3), Center (-4.5) 2007 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 11.2 (13.6 overall) 2008 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 10.7 2008 vs. 2007 Schedule Strength Comparison: -0.5 2008 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5 2008 Projected League Finish: 4th 2008 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% Opener: 8/29 at Lindale [projection: 26-22 loss] Outlook: Jake Fudge can run. And run. And run. The Panthers star RB scooted for nearly 1,100 yards last season while getting nearly twenty carries per contest. He scored seventeen times. This year, Fudge is hoping that Sophomore QB Dylan Brown can take some pressure off the running game and make the offense that much more multi-dimensional. Coach Robert Bero's squad went 7-4 last season and now has nine returning starters back to go along with Fudge. The defense will be led by Logan Skinner, Russell Johnson, and Alex Volelzke at linebacker. In the secondary, Chad and Tyler Johnson, along with Todd Knowles, lead the way. Talent is in place, but the top of the district is tough to crack.