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GENERAL
Nickname: Rockets
Colors: Red/White/Royal Blue
Coach: Sam Jacobs
League: III Section III
Playoff Division: III
Playoff Division Rank: #21

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Islrael Vega Senior QB
Manuel Luque Senior WR/DB
Zac Davis Senior RB/DB

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: -4.2
2011 National Rank: #9070
2011 State Rank: #118
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +6.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2012 Starting Power Rating: 1.1
2012 National Rank: #7441
2012 State Rank: #100
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 11.2
Dynasty National Rank: #4434
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 8.9
Dynasty Record: 51-50 (30-19 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 4-6
2011 League Record/Finish: 3-2 (tied for 4th)
2011 Points For Average: 14.9
2011 Points Against Average: 30.2
2011 Differential: -15.3
2011 Wins: #9338 Washington (Phoenix) (21-20), #9745 Youngker (Buckeye) (44-7), #11540 Glendale (20-10), #12722 Sierra Linda (Phoenix) (19-15)
2011 Losses: #535 Cactus (Glendale) (53-0), #1952 Thunderbird (Phoenix) (41-8), #3629 Peoria (43-0), #5110 Paradise Valley (Phoenix) (39-14), #5249 Greenway (Phoenix) (41-16), #7235 Prescott (33-7)
2011 Opponents W-L: 48-59
Recent State Championships: 2004 (4A)
Recent League Championships: 2010 (tied for 1st; 4A Western Sky), 2004 (4A Skyline)
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/24 at Cactus (Glendale), 8/31 at Peoria, 9/7 Glendale, 9/14 Prescott, 9/21 Paradise Valley (Phoenix), 9/28 at Sierra Linda (Phoenix), 10/5 at Youngker (Buckeye), 10/12 Thunderbird (Phoenix), 10/19 at Washington (Phoenix), 10/26 Greenway (Phoenix)
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Cactus (Glendale) (37.6), Thunderbird (Phoenix) (29.3), Peoria (18.3)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Sierra Linda (Phoenix) (-23.7), Glendale (-21.1), Youngker (Buckeye) (-10.7)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 6.2
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 5.6
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: -0.6
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #83
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5611
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5
2012 Projected League Finish: 7th
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%