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GENERAL
Nickname: Trail Blazers
Colors: Red/Gold/Blue
Coach: Patrick Melton
League: 5A Region I District 1
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #56

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 9
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2012 JV Record: 6-4
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Isak Washington 5'7" 150 ATH 4.37
Orlando Garcia 6'2" 200 QB 4.59
Q. Drennan 6'3" 185 WR/QB 4.55

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Offensive Experience, Play-Making Ability
Team Weaknesses: Size

RATINGS
2012 Final Power Rating: 28.8
2012 National Rank: #1931
2012 State Rank: #222
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +5.5
2013 Starting Power Rating: 34.3
2013 National Rank: #1059
2013 State Rank: #140
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2012 Rating): 19.4
Dynasty National Rank: #2912
2013 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 14.9
Dynasty Record: 27-25 (20-19 in league)

HISTORICAL
2012 Overall Record: 7-4
2012 League Record/Finish: 6-1 (tied for 1st)
2012 Points For Average: 35.2
2012 Points Against Average: 26.1
2012 Differential: +9.1
2012 Wins: #1140 Montwood (El Paso) (38-35), #1707 El Dorado (El Paso) (49-20), #2854 Burges (El Paso) (28-24), #3399 Coronado (El Paso) (43-34), #6866 Eastwood (El Paso) (37-14), #7658 Socorro (El Paso) (49-16), #9179 Bel Air (El Paso) (74-14)
2012 Losses: #478 Franklin (El Paso) (41-10), #520 Cooper (Abilene) (40-21), #1628 Lee [Robert E.] (Midland) (22-15), #1881 Monterey (Lubbock) (27-23)
2012 Opponents W-L: 71-52
Recent League Championships: 2012 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2013 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2013 Schedule: 8/31 at Midland, 9/6 at Burges (El Paso), 9/13 Monterey (Lubbock), 9/20 at Coronado (El Paso), 10/3 Bel Air (El Paso), 10/11 at Montwood (El Paso), 10/18 at Franklin (El Paso), 10/24 Eastwood (El Paso), 11/1 at El Dorado (El Paso), 11/8 Socorro (El Paso)
Highest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Montwood (El Paso) (44.1), Franklin (El Paso) (43), El Dorado (El Paso) (30.4)
Lowest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Bel Air (El Paso) (-12.6), Socorro (El Paso) (1.3), Eastwood (El Paso) (4.6)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 18.9 (25.3 overall)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 20.9
2013 vs. 2012 Schedule Strength Comparison: +2
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #275
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1732
2013 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3
2013 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2013 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 1%