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GENERAL
Nickname: Pirates
Colors: Blue/Gold
Coach: Brent Lewis
League: IA Southern - Sunrise (moving from Southern 3A)
Playoff Division: IA
Playoff Division Rank: #2

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2011 JV Record: 7-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Conner Mortensen 5'11" 185 Senior RB/DB
Kasen Hughes 6'0" 180 Senior LB/TE
Sean McConnell 5'10" 185 Senior RB/LB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Running Game, OL Experience, LBs
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience At QB, WRs Must Develop Quickly, DBs

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 22.8
2011 National Rank: #2751
2011 State Rank: #10
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.4
2012 Starting Power Rating: 19.8
2012 National Rank: #3010
2012 State Rank: #10
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 17.3
Dynasty National Rank: #2783
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 5
Dynasty Record: 73-31 (25-3 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 10-3
2011 League Record/Finish: 2-0 (1st)
2011 Points For Average: 30.1
2011 Points Against Average: 16.4
2011 Differential: +13.7
2011 Wins: #2594 Show Low (AZ) (28-26), #3541 Lowry (Winnemucca) (19-6), #5208 Del Sol (Las Vegas) (49-40), #5811 Silverado (Las Vegas) (27-0), #6896 Virgin Valley (Mesquite) (13-12), #6896 Virgin Valley (Mesquite) (18-0), #7705 Faith Lutheran (Las Vegas) (59-26), #8817 Boulder City (41-19), #12743 Chaparral (Las Vegas) (54-6), #13318 Sunrise Mountain (Las Vegas) (47-0)
2011 Losses: #1332 Desert Hills (St. George, UT) (24-0), #1549 Truckee (CA) (21-6), #3603 Legacy (North Las Vegas) (33-30)
2011 Opponents W-L: 68-67
Recent State Championships: 2008 (3A), 2007 (3A)
Recent League Championships: 2011 (Southern 3A), 2010 (Southern 3A), 2009 (Southern 3A), 2008 (Southern 3A), 2006 (Southern 3A), 2004 (Southern 3A), 2003 (Southern 3A)
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/18 vs Blue Ridge (Lakeside, AZ), 8/24 at Pahrump Valley (Pahrump), 8/31 Clark [Ed W.] (Las Vegas), 9/7 at Faith Lutheran (Las Vegas), 9/14 at Western (Las Vegas), 9/21 Sunrise Mountain (Las Vegas), 9/28 Chaparral (Las Vegas), 10/5 at Boulder City, 10/12 Virgin Valley (Mesquite), 10/19 at Desert Pines (Las Vegas)
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Blue Ridge (Lakeside, AZ) (48.9), Virgin Valley (Mesquite) (4.1), Boulder City (0.4)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Sunrise Mountain (Las Vegas) (-28.8), Western (Las Vegas) (-24.1), Chaparral (Las Vegas) (-23.8)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 0.4 (9.8 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -4.8
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: -5.2
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #49
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #9144
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1
2012 Projected League Finish: 1st
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 1%