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GENERAL
Nickname: Bears
Colors: Maroon/White
Coach: Jake Griedl
League: 5A-2 Region III District 11 (moving from 5A-2 Region IV District 13)
Playoff Division: 5A-2
Playoff Division Rank: #32

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 10
Returning Defensive Starters: 10
2023 JV Record: 4-6
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Weston Nielsen 6'2" 185 Sophomore QB
Ramonz Adams 6'1" 165 DB
Tiki Hola 6'3" 285 DL

ADDITIONAL D1 PROSPECT
Jaxon Taylor 6'5" 300 Senior IOL

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience
Team Weaknesses: Playoff Inexperience

RATINGS
2023 Final Power Rating: 5.6
2023 National Rank: #4480
2023 State Rank: #544
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +13.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3.2
Non-Senior D1 Talent Rating Bonus: +2.6
Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.8
2024 Starting Power Rating: 8.1
2024 National Rank: #1837
2024 State Rank: #268
5-Year Dynasty Rating (Average 2018-2023 Rating): 1
5-Year Dynasty National Rank: #5437
2024 Rating vs. 5-Year Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 3.2
5-Year Dynasty Record: 20-30 (13-20 in league)
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2023 Rating): 17.8
Dynasty National Rank: #3242
2024 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 13.6
Dynasty Record: 95-125 (61-83 in league)

HISTORICAL
2023 Overall Record: 5-5
2023 League Record/Finish: 2-4 (tied for 5th)
2023 Points For Average: 27.8
2023 Points Against Average: 41.2
2023 Differential: -13.4
2023 Wins: #3834 Tivy (Kerrville) (41-22), #5210 Leander (41-40), #5500 Pflugerville (48-42), #6041 Lehman (Kyle) (29-15), #9400 Cedar Creek (34-7)
2023 Losses: #859 Pieper (San Antonio) (63-22), #1071 Westwood (Austin) (59-7), #1181 Liberty Hill (81-31), #2866 Veterans Memorial (San Antonio) (55-8), #4769 Lockhart (28-17)
2023 Opponents W-L: 54-59
Recent League Championships: 2009 (tied for 1st; 5A Region IV District 25)
Winning Streak Entering 2024 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2024 Schedule: 8/30 at Alvin, 9/6 China Spring, 9/13 at Prestonwood Christian (Plano), 9/19 at Crockett [David] (Austin), 9/27 McCallum (Austin), 10/11 Connally [John B.] (Austin), 10/18 at Navarro (Austin), 10/25 Elgin, 11/1 at Pflugerville, 11/8 Liberty Hill
Highest-Rated 2024 Regular Season Opponents: Liberty Hill (23.2), Prestonwood Christian (Plano) (21.9), China Spring (15.9)
Lowest-Rated 2024 Regular Season Opponents: Navarro (Austin) (-49.5), Alvin (-17.4), McCallum (Austin) (-14.9)
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 10.5
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -6.6
2024 vs. 2023 Schedule Strength Comparison: -17.1
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #499
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3185
2024 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3
2024 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2024 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%