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GENERAL
Nickname: Coyotes
Colors: Red/White/Navy
Coach: Richard Taylor
League: II Section III (moving from II Section I)
Playoff Division: II
Playoff Division Rank: #5

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 2
2012 JV Record: 8-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Kamryn Bennett 6'4" 285 Senior OL
Matt Rodriguez 5'11" 205 Junior RB

ADDITIONAL SENIOR D1 PROSPECT
Layth Friekh 6'5" 260 Senior OL 5.0

D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Jalen Ortiz 5'9" 170 Senior ATH 4.6 [UCLA]
Marcus Farria 6'4" 240 Senior DE [Washington]
Hayden Johnson 6'5" 250 Senior OL [Air Force]
Spencer Nathe 6'2" 250 Senior OG [Colorado State-Pueblo]

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Speed, Size
Team Weaknesses: Replacing Many Players

RATINGS
2012 Final Power Rating: 48.7
2012 National Rank: #313
2012 State Rank: #8
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -9.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.9
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2013 Starting Power Rating: 35.9
2013 National Rank: #927
2013 State Rank: #20
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2012 Rating): 47.4
Dynasty National Rank: #153
2013 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 10.1
Dynasty Record: 62-7 (32-1 in league)

HISTORICAL
2012 Overall Record: 12-2
2012 League Record/Finish: 8-0 (1st)
2012 Points For Average: 49
2012 Points Against Average: 11.8
2012 Differential: +37.2
2012 Wins: #308 Salpointe Catholic (Tucson) (28-14), #1530 Apollo (Glendale) (70-20), #2481 Millennium (Goodyear) (55-0), #2481 Millennium (Goodyear) (46-0), #4079 O'Connor [Sandra Day] (Phoenix) (49-7), #4167 Sahuaro (Tucson) (49-7), #4285 Willow Canyon (Surprise) (56-23), #5961 Ironwood (Glendale) (51-0), #6797 Kellis [Raymond S.] (Glendale) (48-13), #7218 Deer Valley (Glendale) (55-0), #10224 Independence (Glendale) (76-7), #10674 La Joya Community (Avondale) (76-19)
2012 Losses: #110 Ironwood Ridge (Tucson) (28-24), #110 Ironwood Ridge (Tucson) (27-3)
2012 Opponents W-L: 93-66
Recent State Championships: 2008 (5A-II), 2007 (5A-II), 2006 (5A-II)
Recent League Championships: 2012 (II Section I), 2011 (II Section I), 2010 (5A Desert West), 2009 (5A Desert West), 2008 (5A Desert West), 2007 (5A Desert West), 2006 (5A Desert West), 2004 (4A Wells Fargo), 2003 (4A Wells Fargo)
Winning Streak Entering 2013 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2013 Schedule: 8/30 at Chandler, 9/6 Basha (Chandler), 9/12 at Brophy College Prep (Phoenix), 9/20 Kellis [Raymond S.] (Glendale), 9/27 at Liberty (Peoria), 10/4 Deer Valley (Glendale), 10/11 Desert Vista (Phoenix), 10/18 at Ironwood (Glendale), 10/25 Willow Canyon (Surprise), 11/1 at Apollo (Glendale)
Highest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Desert Vista (Phoenix) (49.7), Chandler (41.2), Basha (Chandler) (40)
Lowest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Ironwood (Glendale) (-1.4), Deer Valley (Glendale) (5.9), Kellis [Raymond S.] (Glendale) (8)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 8.5 (24.6 overall)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 26.3
2013 vs. 2012 Schedule Strength Comparison: +17.8
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #20
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #825
2013 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2013 Projected League Finish: 1st
2013 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%