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GENERAL
Nickname: Scorpions
Colors: Black/Gray
Coach: David Telas
League: 4A Region I District 2
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #147

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 3
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Oswaldo Cereceres 6'2" 245 Senior OL 5.20
Patrick Guevara 5'9" 230 Senior OL 5.30
Jon Bennett 5'8" 185 Senior LB 4.70

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: OL, Second Year With Coaching Staff
Team Weaknesses: Young Defense, Inexperience At Skill Positions, Graduated Large Senior Class

RATINGS
2010 Final Power Rating: 11.2
2010 National Rank: #5163
2010 State Rank: #524
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -4
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3
2011 Starting Power Rating: 5.9
2011 National Rank: #6025
2011 State Rank: #605
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): -0.1
Dynasty National Rank: #8149
2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 7.3
Dynasty Record: 26-26 (14-20 in league)

HISTORICAL
2010 Overall Record: 7-5
2010 League Record/Finish: 4-2 (3rd)
2010 Points For Average: 24.7
2010 Points Against Average: 22.5
2010 Differential: +2.2
2010 Wins: #6945 Riverside (El Paso) (22-19), #7449 Bowie (El Paso) (42-7), #7800 Alamogordo (NM) (35-28), #8534 Irvin (El Paso) (27-13), #8902 Parkland (El Paso) (46-31), #9331 Ysleta (El Paso) (21-16), #11566 San Elizario (46-27)
2010 Losses: #1645 Randall (Amarillo) (35-21), #1635 Del Valle (El Paso) (33-10), #2533 Andress (El Paso) (28-0), #4123 Canutillo (23-20), #6615 El Paso (10-6)
2010 Opponents W-L: 73-59
Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: 2
Streak List: 8/26/11 Irvin (El Paso) (37-34), 9/2/11 El Paso (21-20)

SCHEDULE
2011 Schedule: 8/26 at Irvin (El Paso), 9/2 El Paso, 9/9 at Andress (El Paso), 9/23 at Alamogordo (NM), 9/30 at Del Valle (El Paso), 10/7 Canutillo, 10/14 at San Elizario, 10/21 Riverside (El Paso), 10/28 at Parkland (El Paso), 11/4 Ysleta (El Paso)
Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Andress (El Paso) (23.8), Del Valle (El Paso) (15.1), Canutillo (9.2)
Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: San Elizario (-19.9), Irvin (El Paso) (-5.7), Parkland (El Paso) (-5.2)
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 4.6 (8.5 overall)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 2.9
2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: -1.7
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #732
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7151
2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2011 Projected League Finish: 4th
2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%
Opener: 8/26 at Irvin (El Paso) [projection: 31-19 win]