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GENERAL
Nickname: Cavemen
Coach: Ron Arrington
League: 5A District 4
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #11

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2012 JV Record: 7-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Rodney Holcomb 6'4" 200 Senior 4.70
Kain Fierro 5'8" 170 Senior 4.60
Jacob Vargas 6'2" 295 Senior 5.60

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Unity
Team Weaknesses: Lack Of Varsity Experience

RATINGS
2012 Final Power Rating: 19.1
2012 National Rank: #3532
2012 State Rank: #20
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2013 Starting Power Rating: 16.2
2013 National Rank: #3869
2013 State Rank: #23
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2012 Rating): 18.8
Dynasty National Rank: #3041
2013 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 1.2
Dynasty Record: 28-26 (4-6 in league)

HISTORICAL
2012 Overall Record: 5-5
2012 League Record/Finish: 1-1 (2nd)
2012 Points For Average: 30.5
2012 Points Against Average: 20.8
2012 Differential: +9.7
2012 Wins: #2788 Del Rio (TX) (16-10), #7104 Alamogordo (38-13), #8588 Roswell (20-6), #8738 Hobbs (57-7), #10919 Rio Grande (Albuquerque) (59-6)
2012 Losses: #284 Goddard (Roswell) (20-17), #1409 La Cueva (Albuquerque) (41-21), #1916 Mayfield (Las Cruces) (27-7), #2531 Artesia (44-41), #2690 Clovis (34-29)
2012 Opponents W-L: 64-48
Recent League Championships: 2010
Winning Streak Entering 2013 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2013 Schedule: 9/6 at Del Rio (TX), 9/13 at Mayfield (Las Cruces), 9/26 at Hagerman, 9/27 at Artesia, 10/5 at Rio Grande (Albuquerque), 10/11 at Goddard (Roswell), 11/1 at Hobbs
Highest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Goddard (Roswell) (49.5), Artesia (33.5), Mayfield (Las Cruces) (25.4)
Lowest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Rio Grande (Albuquerque) (-10.7), Hobbs (-5.6), Hagerman (-5.3)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 16.7
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 15.7
2013 vs. 2012 Schedule Strength Comparison: -1
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #10
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2897
2013 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-4
2013 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2013 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%