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Henderson 2016 Football Team Preview

Mascot
Lions
Team
Varsity 2016
Colors
Blue, Red
Coach
Phil Castles
Address
300 Crosby Dr., Henderson, TX 75652
Overall
11-2
District
5-1
National Rank
406
State (TX) Rank
42

Season Opener

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Aug 26 Atlanta (TX)

General Information

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Nickname Lions
Colors Blue/Red
Coach Phil Castles
League 4A-1 Region III District 9
Playoff Division 4A-1
Playoff Division Rank #9

Ratings

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2015 Final Power Rating 36.2
2015 National Rank #1174
2015 State Rank #143
Off-Season Rating Adjustment 4.8
2016 Starting Power Rating 41
2016 National Rank #682
2016 State Rank #85
Dynasty Rating (avg. rating 2003-15) 27.2
Dynasty National Rank #1173
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating better by 13.8
Dynasty Record 75-72 (31-43 in league)

Strength of Regular-Season Schedule

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2016 Rating 22
2015 Rating 20.8
Rating Difference +1.2

Lions Returning Players

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Offensive Starters 7
Defensive Starters 6
2015 JV Record 5-4
Starting Quarterback Returning --
Top Running Back Returning --
Top Receiver Returning --
Top OL Returning --
Top Defender Returning --

Top Players

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  1. La'Kendrick Vanzandt Senior RB/DB
  2. Matthew Childers Senior QB/DB
  3. Trestan Ebner Senior WR/DB

Previous Season

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2015 Overall Record 7-3
2015 League Record/Finish 2-3 (tied for 4th)
2015 Points For Average 33
2015 Points Against Average 18.1
2015 Differential +14.9

Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season

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2 Game Winning Streak

2015 Wins

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Rank Opponent Record
#1173 Atlanta (TX) 39-38
#1535 Athens (TX) 35-20
#1819 Kilgore (TX) 30-10
#2559 Newton (TX) 32-8
#5267 Daingerfield (TX) 36-0
#6646 Rusk (TX) 39-0
#7717 Palestine (TX) 41-0

Toughest 2016 Regular Season Opponents

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Opponent Rating
Center (TX) 47.9
Carthage (TX) 42.9
Kilgore (TX) 40.3

Recent State Championships

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  1. 2010 (3A-I)

Recent League Championships

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  1. 2014 (tied for 1st)