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GENERAL
Nickname: Lions
Colors: Silver/Green
Coach: Jeremy Chapman
League: 3A Region 12
Playoff Division: 3A
Playoff Division Rank: #19

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2011 JV Record: 3-6
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Devan Judd 6'1" 200 QB 4.90
Kyle Moffat 5'9" 165 RB/CB 4.60
Derek Johnson 6'2" 215 OL/DL 5.10

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experienced Lines, Talented QB, Explosive Starting RB
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience At WR, Defensive Backfield

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: -3.6
2011 National Rank: #8926
2011 State Rank: #78
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2012 Starting Power Rating: -0.1
2012 National Rank: #8008
2012 State Rank: #70
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 0.3
Dynasty National Rank: #8076
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 0.4
Dynasty Record: 25-65 (12-34 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 3-7
2011 League Record/Finish: 1-4 (5th)
2011 Points For Average: 18.6
2011 Points Against Average: 32.8
2011 Differential: -14.2
2011 Wins: #8303 Salem Hills (Salem) (39-38), #9011 Carbon (Price) (23-14), #12636 Union (Roosevelt) (33-13)
2011 Losses: #1358 Spanish Fork (54-20), #2544 Delta (40-7), #3515 Maple Mountain (Spanish Fork) (38-14), #4253 Granger (West Valley City) (43-19), #5727 Lehi (56-24), #6781 Juab (Nephi) (11-0), #7796 North Sanpete (Mt. Pleasant) (21-7)
2011 Opponents W-L: 50-57
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/17 at Granger (West Valley City), 8/24 Salem Hills (Salem), 8/31 at Maple Mountain (Spanish Fork), 9/7 Lehi, 9/14 at Union (Roosevelt), 9/21 at Delta, 9/28 at North Sanpete (Mt. Pleasant), 10/5 Juab (Nephi), 10/12 at Carbon (Price), 10/17 Spanish Fork
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Spanish Fork (28.6), Delta (22.6), Maple Mountain (Spanish Fork) (16.4)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Union (Roosevelt) (-23), Salem Hills (Salem) (0.5), North Sanpete (Mt. Pleasant) (0.6)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 7.7
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 7.9
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +0.2
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #63
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4814
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-7
2012 Projected League Finish: 6th
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%