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GENERAL
Nickname: Cranes
Colors: Purple/Gold
Coach: Naldo Esparza
League: 2A-2 Region I District 3
Playoff Division: 2A-2
Playoff Division Rank: #23

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 8
2012 JV Record: 4-5
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Gunner Tatum 5'11" 210 Senior ILB/RB 4.65
Charles Tapia 5'10" 170 Senior QB/FS 4.90
Trevor Davis 6'0" 235 Senior OL/DE 5.01

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Many Returning Lettermen, Senior Leadership
Team Weaknesses: Depth

RATINGS
2012 Final Power Rating: 6.2
2012 National Rank: #6487
2012 State Rank: #623
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +9.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2013 Starting Power Rating: 15.7
2013 National Rank: #3979
2013 State Rank: #436
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2012 Rating): 14.5
Dynasty National Rank: #4018
2013 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 1.2
Dynasty Record: 35-21 (16-11 in league)

HISTORICAL
2012 Overall Record: 6-5
2012 League Record/Finish: 3-2 (tied for 2nd)
2012 Points For Average: 26.8
2012 Points Against Average: 21.5
2012 Differential: +5.3
2012 Wins: #3106 Colorado (Colorado City) (40-18), #7718 Reagan County (Big Lake) (28-20), #8967 Stanton (23-13), #9147 Forsan (47-7), #9671 Coahoma (21-7), #12666 Van Horn (68-20)
2012 Losses: #1922 Sonora (52-20), #3106 Colorado (Colorado City) (20-0), #3652 Alpine (33-9), #5865 Ozona (20-16), #6008 Pecos (27-23)
2012 Opponents W-L: 74-54
Recent League Championships: 2009 (2A Region I District 4), 2007 (2A Region I District 7), 2005 (2A Region I District 1), 2003 (tied for 1st; 2A Region I District 3)
Winning Streak Entering 2013 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2013 Schedule: 8/30 at Van Horn, 9/6 Colorado (Colorado City), 9/13 at Ozona, 9/20 Pecos, 9/27 at Forsan, 10/11 Reagan County (Big Lake), 10/18 at Stanton, 10/25 Coahoma, 11/1 Alpine, 11/8 at Sonora
Highest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Sonora (36.6), Alpine (27.3), Colorado (Colorado City) (15.9)
Lowest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Van Horn (-21.2), Coahoma (-7), Forsan (-7)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 4 (7.6 overall)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 6.4
2013 vs. 2012 Schedule Strength Comparison: +2.4
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #637
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5846
2013 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3
2013 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2013 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%