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GENERAL
Nickname: Saints
Colors: Purple/Gold
Coach: Gary Gregory
League: II Section III
Playoff Division: II
Playoff Division Rank: #8

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

SENIOR D1 PROSPECT
Grant Martinez 6'5" 210 Senior TE [Arizona State]

D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Jack York 6'2" 255 Senior OL [Pennsylvania]

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Senior Class Leadership, Attitude
Team Weaknesses: Experience At Key Positions

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 31
2011 National Rank: #1582
2011 State Rank: #22
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.8
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2012 Starting Power Rating: 30.1
2012 National Rank: #1453
2012 State Rank: #20
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 13.6
Dynasty National Rank: #3733
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 17.7
Dynasty Record: 63-33 (25-14 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 7-5
2011 League Record/Finish: 5-2 (2nd)
2011 Points For Average: 25
2011 Points Against Average: 27.4
2011 Differential: -2.4
2011 Wins: #1001 Salpointe Catholic (Tucson) (33-17), #2957 Horizon (Scottsdale) (31-28), #4155 Desert Mountain (Scottsdale) (28-24), #7003 McClintock (Tempe) (41-10), #7100 Cactus Shadows (Cave Creek) (41-14), #7174 Shadow Mountain (Phoenix) (35-14), #8752 Goldwater [Barry] (Phoenix) (30-7)
2011 Losses: #60 Hamilton (Chandler) (47-7), #66 Chaparral (Scottsdale) (59-7), #672 Ironwood Ridge (Tucson) (21-14), #701 Marcos de Niza (Tempe) (56-6), #1121 Rio Rancho (NM) (32-27)
2011 Opponents W-L: 85-53
Recent State Championships: 2008 (4A-II), 2007 (4A-II)
Recent League Championships: 2008 (4A Black Canyon), 2007 (tied for 1st; 4A Black Canyon)
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/24 Marcos de Niza (Tempe), 8/31 Father Judge (Philadelphia, PA), 9/7 at Hamilton (Chandler), 9/14 Goldwater [Barry] (Phoenix), 9/21 Desert Mountain (Scottsdale), 9/28 at Chaparral (Scottsdale), 10/4 Shadow Mountain (Phoenix), 10/26 Horizon (Scottsdale)
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Hamilton (Chandler) (59.1), Marcos de Niza (Tempe) (46.6), Chaparral (Scottsdale) (45.5)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Goldwater [Barry] (Phoenix) (-2.9), Shadow Mountain (Phoenix) (-0.4), Desert Mountain (Scottsdale) (14.5)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 20.3 (28.4 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 28.4
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +8.1
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #7
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #444
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-4
2012 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%