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GENERAL
Nickname: Raiders
Colors: Columbia/White
Coach: Nick Harrison
League: 3A-2 Region III District 11 (moving from 3A-2 Region III District 9)
Playoff Division: 3A-2
Playoff Division Rank: #19

RATINGS
2023 Final Power Rating: 15.5
2023 National Rank: #2877
2023 State Rank: #380
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: -1.8
2024 Starting Power Rating: -2.1
2024 National Rank: #3074
2024 State Rank: #388
5-Year Dynasty Rating (Average 2018-2023 Rating): 19.1
5-Year Dynasty National Rank: #2137
2024 Rating vs. 5-Year Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 19.1
5-Year Dynasty Record: 47-15 (27-3 in league)
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2023 Rating): 12.5
Dynasty National Rank: #4626
2024 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 12.5
Dynasty Record: 136-99 [135-100 on the field] (71-55 in league)

HISTORICAL
2023 Overall Record: 10-3
2023 League Record/Finish: 6-0 (1st)
2023 Points For Average: 37
2023 Points Against Average: 26.9
2023 Differential: +10.1
2023 Wins: #3855 Troup (13-9), #3991 New Diana (Diana) (50-35), #4133 Arp (49-19), #5898 Mineola (48-33), #5939 Edgewood (43-28), #6156 Sabine (Gladewater) (51-31), #6238 Grand Saline (41-19), #7108 Redwater (33-14), #7806 Quitman (48-7), #9514 Winona (55-7)
2023 Losses: #90 Malakoff (56-14), #837 Daingerfield (48-16), #2875 Tatum (44-20)
2023 Opponents W-L: 85-64
Recent League Championships: 2023 (3A-2 Region III District 9), 2022 (3A-2 Region III District 9), 2021 (3A-2 Region III District 9), 2020 (3A-2 Region III District 9), 2017 (tied for 1st; 3A-2 Region III District 9), 2010 (2A-2 Region II District 9)
Winning Streak Entering 2024 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2024 Schedule: 8/30 at Malakoff, 9/6 Diboll, 9/12 Gladewater, 9/20 at Tatum, 9/27 at Elkhart, 10/4 Winona, 10/11 at New Diana (Diana), 10/25 Troup, 11/1 at Buffalo, 11/8 Arp
Highest-Rated 2024 Regular Season Opponents: Malakoff (49.9), Diboll (3.8), New Diana (Diana) (1.5)
Lowest-Rated 2024 Regular Season Opponents: Winona (-42.2), Buffalo (-40.3), Elkhart (-30.7)
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 8.5 (7.7 overall)
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -8.2
2024 vs. 2023 Schedule Strength Comparison: -16.7
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #526
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3508
2024 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3
2024 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2024 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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