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GENERAL
Nickname: Sabercats
Colors: Black/Gold
Coach: John Sanders
League: III Section III (moving from 4A Desert Sky)
Playoff Division: III
Playoff Division Rank: #2

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2010 JV Record: 5-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
D.J. Foster 6'0" 185 Senior DB/WR 4.30
Ryan Merrill 6'2" 225 Senior LB/TE 4.60
Vincent Silva 5'11" 175 Senior DB/WR 4.50

D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Cyrus Hobbi 6'3" 285 Senior OL 4.90 [USC]
Brock Hamann 6'3" 230 Senior LB 4.61 [Arkansas]
Teddy Ruben 5'9" 160 Senior ATH 4.51 [Air Force]
Danny Clark 6'0" 225 Senior RB 4.73
Jon Lindemann 6'3" 200 Senior DB 4.60 [Air Force]

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Good Skill Set, WR
Team Weaknesses: Young, Passing Game

RATINGS
2010 Final Power Rating: 47
2010 National Rank: #300
2010 State Rank: #3
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.5
Senior D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.7
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.6
2011 Starting Power Rating: 37.3
2011 National Rank: #646
2011 State Rank: #10
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 44.2
Dynasty National Rank: #145
2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 4.4
Dynasty Record: 63-6 (22-2 in league)

HISTORICAL
2010 Overall Record: 12-2
2010 League Record/Finish: 4-0 (1st)
2010 Points For Average: 48.9
2010 Points Against Average: 19.4
2010 Differential: +29.5
2010 Wins: #475 Canyon del Oro (Tucson) (41-34), #1327 Queen Creek (42-13), #1327 Queen Creek (31-28), #2715 Bradshaw Mountain (Prescott Valley) (56-7), #3153 Peoria (35-6), #3631 Cactus Shadows (Cave Creek) (55-21), #4295 Apache Junction (55-29), #5316 Moon Valley (Phoenix) (56-28), #5316 Moon Valley (Phoenix) (63-7), #8450 McClintock (Tempe) (58-0), #9906 Sunnyslope (Phoenix) (64-10), #11409 Copper Canyon (Glendale) (63-14)
2010 Losses: #475 Canyon del Oro (Tucson) (33-25), #1972 Cactus (Glendale) (42-41)
2010 Opponents W-L: 100-64
Recent State Championships: 2010 (4A-I), 2008 (4A-I), 2007 (4A-I), 2006 (4A-I)
Recent League Championships: 2010 (4A Desert Sky), 2008 (4A Desert Sky), 2007 (4A Desert Sky), 2004 (4A East Sky)
Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: 2
Streak List: 10/6/11 Washington (Phoenix) (69-19), 10/14/11 Coronado (Scottsdale) (56-0)

SCHEDULE
2011 Schedule: 8/26 Paradise Valley (Phoenix), 9/1 Thunderbird (Phoenix), 9/9 at Tempe, 9/16 at Fountain Hills, 9/23 at Cactus (Glendale), 9/30 Desert Vista (Phoenix), 10/6 at Washington (Phoenix), 10/14 Coronado (Scottsdale), 10/21 Arcadia (Phoenix), 10/28 at Chaparral (Scottsdale)
Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Chaparral (Scottsdale) (60.4), Desert Vista (Phoenix) (43.1), Thunderbird (Phoenix) (41.3)
Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Tempe (-26), Coronado (Scottsdale) (-6.4), Paradise Valley (Phoenix) (4.5)
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 12.8 (21 overall)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 19
2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: +6.2
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #23
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1906
2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2
2011 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%
Opener: 8/26 Paradise Valley (Phoenix) [projection: 52-17 win]