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Sabine (Gladewater, TX) GENERAL Nickname: Cardinals Colors: Blue/Red Coach: Jerry Baker League: 2A Region III District 18 (moving from 3A Region II District 15) Playoff Division: 2A Playoff Division Rank: #169 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 7 Returning Defensive Starters: 6 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes RATINGS 2007 Final Power Rating: -20.1 2007 National Rank: #12178 2007 State Rank: #950 Off-Season Rating Adjustment: +4.5 2008 Starting Power Rating: -15.5 2008 National Rank: #11453 2008 State Rank: #902 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2007 Rating): -14.1 Dynasty National Rank: #11420 2008 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 1.4 Dynasty Record: 5-44 (2-21 in league) HISTORICAL 2007 Overall Record: 1-9 2007 League Record/Finish: 1-4 (5th) 2007 Points For Average: 14.6 2007 Points Against Average: 43.4 2007 Differential: -28.8 2007 Wins: #10961 White Oak (17-14) 2007 Losses: #334 Gilmer (59-7), #3698 Spring Hill (Longview) (49-14), #4862 Jefferson (59-19), #6159 Bullard (56-12), #6889 Brownsboro (45-7), #8378 Mineola (35-21), #8697 Quitman (47-14), #9280 Gladewater (42-14), #9503 Troup (28-21) 2007 Opponents W-L: 63-46 Winning Streak Entering 2008 Season: 1 Streak List: 11/9/07 White Oak (17-14) SCHEDULE 2008 Schedule: 8/29 at Redwater, 9/5 Troup, 9/19 at Beckville, 9/26 Union Grove (Gladewater), 10/3 at Winona, 10/10 Harleton, 10/17 at Harmony (Big Sandy), 10/24 Elysian Fields, 10/31 at New Diana (Diana), 11/7 White Oak Highest-Rated 2008 Regular Season Opponents: Elysian Fields (25.2), Harleton (9.1), Troup (-1.5) Lowest-Rated 2008 Regular Season Opponents: Union Grove (Gladewater) (-20.1), Winona (-15.6), Beckville (-10.1) 2007 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 5.5 2008 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -3.7 2008 vs. 2007 Schedule Strength Comparison: -9.2 2008 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-7 2008 Projected League Finish: 6th 2008 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% Opener: 8/29 at Redwater [projection: 41-35 loss] Outlook: Thirteen starters are back for Cardinals' coach Jerry Baker as the program moves from 3A to 2A. It's a good move for a school that has struggled to win recently, coming off of a 1-9 season last year. Leiquan Byrd starts at QB with Zac Howell at RB. Byrd's top targets in the passing game will be WRs Jacob Kenna and Taylor Gray. The defensive strength should be in the secondary with Mark Cunningham and Laramy Barber leading the way. The Cardinals should be much more competitive this year.