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GENERAL
Nickname: Yellowjackets
Colors: Gold/Black
Coach: Victor Cardenas
League: 5A-2 Region IV District 16 (moving from 5A-2 Region IV District 15)
Playoff Division: 5A-2
Playoff Division Rank: #83

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 9
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2023 JV Record: 6-4
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Elijah Trevino 5'6" 155 Senior QB 4.61
Matthew Cano 6'0" 185 Senior OLB 4.7
Alex Rodriguez 5'7" 160 Senior WR 4.65

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Defense, DL, OL Returns Intact

RATINGS
2023 Final Power Rating: -14.6
2023 National Rank: #8501
2023 State Rank: #875
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +9.5
Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -64
2024 Starting Power Rating: -25.4
2024 National Rank: #7073
2024 State Rank: #752
5-Year Dynasty Rating (Average 2018-2023 Rating): -5.6
5-Year Dynasty National Rank: #7041
2024 Rating vs. 5-Year Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 26.3
5-Year Dynasty Record: 24-27 (15-12 in league)
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2023 Rating): 14.2
Dynasty National Rank: #4148
2024 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 46.1
Dynasty Record: 157-80 (101-36 in league)

HISTORICAL
2023 Overall Record: 4-7
2023 League Record/Finish: 2-3 (tied for 3rd)
2023 Points For Average: 27.8
2023 Points Against Average: 30
2023 Differential: -2.2
2023 Wins: #9102 Mercedes (28-19), #10050 Raymondville (41-20), #10574 Rivera (Brownsville) (56-20), #12589 Porter [Gladys] (Brownsville) (49-7)
2023 Losses: #2566 Flour Bluff (Corpus Christi) (42-3), #3002 Gregory-Portland (Portland) (43-13), #4297 Pioneer (Mission) (48-29), #5556 Port Isabel (34-30), #6922 Carroll [Mary] (Corpus Christi) (38-13), #7046 Donna (43-37), #10513 Valley View (Pharr) (16-7)
2023 Opponents W-L: 59-61
Recent League Championships: 2013 (4A Region IV District 32), 2012 (tied for 1st; 4A Region IV District 32), 2008 (4A Region IV District 32), 2007 (4A Region IV District 32), 2006 (4A Region IV District 32), 2005 (4A Region IV District 32), 2004 (4A Region IV District 32), 2003 (4A Region IV District 32)
Winning Streak Entering 2024 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2024 Schedule: 8/30 at Donna, 9/6 Veterans Memorial (Mission), 9/13 McAllen, 9/20 Edinburg, 9/27 at Port Isabel, 10/11 Mercedes, 10/19 at Porter [Gladys] (Brownsville), 10/25 Pace [James] (Brownsville), 11/1 Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Southwest (Pharr), 11/7 at Lopez (Brownsville)
Highest-Rated 2024 Regular Season Opponents: Port Isabel (-16.7), Donna (-23.5), Veterans Memorial (Mission) (-23.8)
Lowest-Rated 2024 Regular Season Opponents: Porter [Gladys] (Brownsville) (-64.9), Pace [James] (Brownsville) (-54.6), Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Southwest (Pharr) (-49.5)
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -8.1 (-8.4 overall)
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -38.6
2024 vs. 2023 Schedule Strength Comparison: -30.5
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #1060
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #10762
2024 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2024 Projected League Finish: 1st
2024 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%