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GENERAL
Nickname: Raiders
Colors: Columbia Blue/Navy Blue
Coach: Gary Jessie
League: 5A-1 Region III District 10 (moving from 5A-1 Region III District 9)
Playoff Division: 5A-1
Playoff Division Rank: #97

RATINGS
2023 Final Power Rating: -7.6
2023 National Rank: #7166
2023 State Rank: #783
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: -2.4
2024 Starting Power Rating: -28.7
2024 National Rank: #7656
2024 State Rank: #800
5-Year Dynasty Rating (Average 2018-2023 Rating): -3.9
5-Year Dynasty National Rank: #6627
2024 Rating vs. 5-Year Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 22.7
5-Year Dynasty Record: 30-24 (28-12 in league)
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2023 Rating): -2.7
Dynasty National Rank: #9023
2024 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 23.9
Dynasty Record: 92-124 (77-69 in league)

HISTORICAL
2023 Overall Record: 7-4
2023 League Record/Finish: 6-2 (tied for 2nd)
2023 Points For Average: 37.8
2023 Points Against Average: 20.7
2023 Differential: +17.1
2023 Wins: #8410 Waltrip (Houston) (39-31), #9558 Wisdom (Houston) (34-6), #10990 Spring Woods (Houston) (42-7), #11385 Milby [Charles H.] (Houston) (44-6), #12919 Austin [Stephen F.] (Houston) (66-0), #13184 Northside (Houston) (70-0), #13571 Sharpstown (Houston) (53-3)
2023 Losses: #1097 Magnolia (56-6), #3167 Ball (Galveston) (62-28), #4845 South Houston (34-14), #7352 Madison [James] (Houston) (23-20)
2023 Opponents W-L: 51-64
Recent League Championships: 2006 (tied for 1st; 4A Region III District 19)
Winning Streak Entering 2024 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2024 Schedule: 8/30 at Texas City, 9/6 at Brenham, 9/14 at Sharpstown (Houston), 9/21 Galena Park, 9/28 at Westbury (Houston), 10/4 Austin [Stephen F.] (Houston), 10/11 at Madison [James] (Houston), 10/25 Milby [Charles H.] (Houston), 11/1 at Spring Woods (Houston), 11/8 Waltrip (Houston)
Highest-Rated 2024 Regular Season Opponents: Texas City (28.1), Brenham (10.1), Galena Park (-24.7)
Lowest-Rated 2024 Regular Season Opponents: Sharpstown (Houston) (-83), Austin [Stephen F.] (Houston) (-64.7), Milby [Charles H.] (Houston) (-50.1)
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -23.5 (-14.6 overall)
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -31.7
2024 vs. 2023 Schedule Strength Comparison: -8.2
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #945
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #9209
2024 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2024 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2024 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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