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GENERAL
Nickname: Wildcats
Colors: Navy/Silver
Coach: Mike Hudnutt
League: II Section I
Playoff Division: II
Playoff Division Rank: #10

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2011 JV Record: 0-9
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Gaetano Florio 5'8" 165 Senior DB/WR 4.65
Antony Thompson 5'9" 185 Senior RB 4.50
Austin Hanige 5'9" 180 Senior OLB 4.70

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Hard-Working, Eager, Depth At Special Teams
Team Weaknesses: Very Young, Inexperience

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 24.9
2011 National Rank: #2423
2011 State Rank: #35
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.2
2012 Starting Power Rating: 21.2
2012 National Rank: #2770
2012 State Rank: #36
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 4.3
Dynasty National Rank: #6727
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 18.1
Dynasty Record: 35-39 (19-16 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 7-4
2011 League Record/Finish: 3-2 (6th)
2011 Points For Average: 30.7
2011 Points Against Average: 23.4
2011 Differential: +7.3
2011 Wins: #3762 Millennium (Goodyear) (49-23), #4155 Desert Mountain (Scottsdale) (48-23), #4423 Ironwood (Glendale) (44-13), #6239 Kellis [Raymond S.] (Glendale) (27-20), #7003 McClintock (Tempe) (40-14), #8959 Shadow Ridge (Surprise) (41-28), #11694 Kingman (54-17)
2011 Losses: #347 Centennial (Peoria) (41-7), #347 Centennial (Peoria) (30-0), #893 Deer Valley (Glendale) (28-21), #5672 Valley Vista (Surprise) (20-7)
2011 Opponents W-L: 68-52
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/24 at Deer Valley (Glendale), 8/31 Valley Vista (Surprise), 9/7 Kellis [Raymond S.] (Glendale), 9/14 at McClintock (Tempe), 9/21 at Centennial (Peoria), 9/28 at Ironwood (Glendale), 10/5 Kingman, 10/12 Desert Mountain (Scottsdale), 10/19 at Shadow Ridge (Surprise), 10/26 Millennium (Goodyear)
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Centennial (Peoria) (46.3), Deer Valley (Glendale) (36.3), Ironwood (Glendale) (21.5)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Kingman (-16.9), Shadow Ridge (Surprise) (-3.7), Kellis [Raymond S.] (Glendale) (2.2)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 11.3 (19.2 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 13.7
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +2.4
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #39
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3138
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3
2012 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%