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GENERAL
Nickname: Wildcats
Colors: Navy/Silver
Coach: Mike Hudnutt
League: II Section I (moving from 5A Northwest)
Playoff Division: II
Playoff Division Rank: #20

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2010 JV Record: 4-4
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Brian Keyes 6'1.5" 230 Junior OLB/DE 4.75
Antony Thompson 5'9" 175 Junior RB/ATH 4.55
Austin Desaulniers 6'0" 195 Senior OLB/MLB 4.86

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Focus, Hard-Working, Good Amount Of Returning Starters
Team Weaknesses: Must Find QB, Question Marks On OL

RATINGS
2010 Final Power Rating: 12.8
2010 National Rank: #4811
2010 State Rank: #73
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3
2011 Starting Power Rating: 9
2011 National Rank: #5250
2011 State Rank: #77
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 4.6
Dynasty National Rank: #6683
2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 5.7
Dynasty Record: 27-26 (16-11 in league)

HISTORICAL
2010 Overall Record: 4-6
2010 League Record/Finish: 3-4 (5th)
2010 Points For Average: 20.4
2010 Points Against Average: 18.4
2010 Differential: +2
2010 Wins: #7224 Kingman (42-6), #7874 Valley Vista (Surprise) (8-7), #10720 Goldwater [Barry] (Phoenix) (40-13), #11418 South Mountain (Phoenix) (55-0)
2010 Losses: #398 Centennial (Peoria) (42-0), #927 Westview (Avondale) (35-7), #1471 O'Connor [Sandra Day] (Phoenix) (17-0), #2022 Mountain Ridge (Glendale) (17-16), #2496 Boulder Creek (Anthem) (24-15), #4249 Deer Valley (Glendale) (23-21)
2010 Opponents W-L: 66-49
Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: 3
Streak List: 9/30/11 Ironwood (Glendale) (44-13), 10/7/11 Kingman (54-17), 10/14/11 Desert Mountain (Scottsdale) (48-23)

SCHEDULE
2011 Schedule: 8/26 Deer Valley (Glendale), 9/2 at Valley Vista (Surprise), 9/10 at Kellis [Raymond S.] (Glendale), 9/16 McClintock (Tempe), 9/23 Centennial (Peoria), 9/30 Ironwood (Glendale), 10/7 at Kingman, 10/14 at Desert Mountain (Scottsdale), 10/21 Shadow Ridge (Surprise), 10/28 at Millennium (Goodyear)
Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Centennial (Peoria) (39.4), Millennium (Goodyear) (20.6), Deer Valley (Glendale) (16.2)
Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Shadow Ridge (Surprise) (-25.2), Desert Mountain (Scottsdale) (-5.8), McClintock (Tempe) (-1.9)
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 15.5
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 6.2
2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: -9.3
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #73
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5846
2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2011 Projected League Finish: 7th
2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%
Opener: 8/26 Deer Valley (Glendale) [projection: 22-19 loss]