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GENERAL
Nickname: Sandies
Colors: Black/Gold
Coach: Mel Maxfield
League: 4A Region I District 3 (moving from 5A Region I District 2)
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #33

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2011 JV Record: 5-5
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Ryan Sluder 6'2" 200 Senior WR/DB 4.48
Gabe Rodriguez 6'1" 190 Senior QB 4.65
Cole Sanchez 5'9" 190 Senior FB 4.68

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Offensive Skill Positions
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience At LB

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 32.5
2011 National Rank: #1411
2011 State Rank: #178
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2012 Starting Power Rating: 33
2012 National Rank: #1148
2012 State Rank: #155
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 27
Dynasty National Rank: #1069
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 6
Dynasty Record: 63-37 (38-15 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 8-4
2011 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (2nd)
2011 Points For Average: 31.4
2011 Points Against Average: 18.7
2011 Differential: +12.7
2011 Wins: #398 Rider (Wichita Falls) (27-24), #2307 Americas (El Paso) (35-21), #3436 Odessa (35-17), #4115 Monterey (Lubbock) (42-21), #4398 Tascosa (Amarillo) (34-3), #5320 Palo Duro (Amarillo) (42-21), #6720 Coronado (Lubbock) (42-12), #9121 Lubbock (52-6)
2011 Losses: #529 Cooper (Abilene) (21-14), #1139 Midland (24-17), #1187 Lee [Robert E.] (Midland) (26-10), #1339 San Angelo Central (San Angelo) (28-27)
2011 Opponents W-L: 62-71
Recent League Championships: 2010 (5A Region I District 2), 2006 (tied for 1st; 5A Region I District 2), 2005 (5A Region I District 2), 2003 (tied for 1st; 5A Region I District 2)
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/31 at Odessa, 9/7 at Tascosa (Amarillo), 9/14 at Rider (Wichita Falls), 9/21 Frenship (Wolfforth), 9/29 vs Stephenville, 10/12 vs Palo Duro (Amarillo), 10/18 at Caprock (Amarillo), 10/25 Randall (Amarillo), 11/2 at Canyon, 11/9 Dumas
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Rider (Wichita Falls) (55.4), Stephenville (53.1), Randall (Amarillo) (36.3)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Palo Duro (Amarillo) (9.5), Odessa (11.8), Tascosa (Amarillo) (11.9)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 20.8 (25 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 27.2
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +6.4
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #96
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #571
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2012 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%