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GENERAL
Nickname: Beetdiggers
Colors: Maroon/Gray
Coach: Eric Kjar
League: 5A Region 3
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #1

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 8
2012 JV Record: 6-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Austin Kafentzis 6'1" 200 Junior QB 4.42
Clay Moss 6'1" 205 Senior RB/LB 4.69
Mason Kruger 6'3" 200 Senior WR/CB 4.62

ADDITIONAL SENIOR D1 PROSPECT
Christian Shaver 6'3" 215 Senior DE

D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Tyshon Mosley 6'5" 305 Senior OL [Utah State]

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Returning Defensive Starters, Talent At QB, RB Core
Team Weaknesses: Replacing Dominant OL

RATINGS
2012 Final Power Rating: 65.7
2012 National Rank: #30
2012 State Rank: #1
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.1
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.8
2013 Starting Power Rating: 68.1
2013 National Rank: #20
2013 State Rank: #1
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2012 Rating): 46.3
Dynasty National Rank: #177
2013 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 21.8
Dynasty Record: 44-18 (17-9 in league)

HISTORICAL
2012 Overall Record: 12-1
2012 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st)
2012 Points For Average: 47.5
2012 Points Against Average: 17.9
2012 Differential: +29.6
2012 Wins: #193 Syracuse (58-2), #281 Alta (Sandy) (36-24), #382 Lone Peak (Highland) (35-14), #668 Northridge (Layton) (49-13), #994 Brighton (Salt Lake City) (42-14), #1526 Pleasant Grove (56-7), #2604 Cottonwood (Salt Lake City) (35-33), #2684 Fremont (Plain City) (53-12), #3287 Layton (56-14), #3336 West Jordan (48-37), #4388 Kearns (61-29), #7406 Copper Hills (West Jordan) (56-0)
2012 Losses: #23 St. John Bosco (Bellflower, CA) (34-33)
2012 Opponents W-L: 79-68
Recent State Championships: 2012
Recent League Championships: 2012, 2005 (tied for 1st; 5A Region 2)
Winning Streak Entering 2013 Season: 8
Streak List: 10/5/12 Cottonwood (Salt Lake City) (35-33), 10/12/12 Brighton (Salt Lake City) (42-14), 10/17/12 West Jordan (48-37), 10/26/12 Pleasant Grove (56-7), 11/2/12 Northridge (Layton) (49-13), 11/8/12 Lone Peak (Highland) (35-14), 11/16/12 Syracuse (58-2), 8/23/13 Fremont (Plain City) (40-12)

SCHEDULE
2013 Schedule: 8/23 Fremont (Plain City), 8/30 at Cathedral (San Diego, CA), 9/6 East (Salt Lake City), 9/14 Bergen Catholic (Oradell, NJ), 9/20 at Herriman (West Herriman), 9/27 at Copper Hills (West Jordan), 10/4 at Alta (Sandy), 10/11 Bingham (South Jordan), 10/18 at Brighton (Salt Lake City), 10/24 West Jordan
Highest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Bergen Catholic (Oradell, NJ) (63.6), East (Salt Lake City) (51.3), Alta (Sandy) (50.3)
Lowest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Copper Hills (West Jordan) (-2.9), Fremont (Plain City) (22.1), West Jordan (24.9)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 27 (36.4 overall)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 37
2013 vs. 2012 Schedule Strength Comparison: +10
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #3
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #112
2013 Projected Regular Season Record: 10-0
2013 Projected League Finish: 1st
2013 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 65%