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GENERAL
Nickname: Lancers
Colors: Blue
Coach: Jim Batchelor
League: 5A Region 1
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #16

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Hunter Evans 6'2" 190 Senior QB 4.70
Stetson Wood 6'4.5" 250 Senior OL/DT 5.10
Jordan Jaramillo 5'10" 175 Senior WR/FS 4.60

D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Tyler Fox 5'11" 165 Senior WR [Utah State]
Marcus Kemp 6'4" 180 Senior WR [Hawaii]

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Return 3-Year Starting QB, Entire OL Returns
Team Weaknesses: Have Young Underclassmen That Have Yet To Prove Themselves At Varsity Level

RATINGS
2012 Final Power Rating: 20.4
2012 National Rank: #3287
2012 State Rank: #39
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.2
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2013 Starting Power Rating: 16.7
2013 National Rank: #3756
2013 State Rank: #44
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2012 Rating): 25.9
Dynasty National Rank: #1733
2013 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 9.2
Dynasty Record: 24-30 (16-17 in league)

HISTORICAL
2012 Overall Record: 3-8
2012 League Record/Finish: 2-3 (tied for 3rd)
2012 Points For Average: 19.5
2012 Points Against Average: 27.4
2012 Differential: -7.9
2012 Wins: #1368 Davis (Kaysville) (41-21), #7039 Weber (Pleasant View) (35-14), #7305 Viewmont (Bountiful) (37-6)
2012 Losses: #30 Jordan (Sandy) (56-14), #193 Syracuse (31-0), #324 Bingham (South Jordan) (44-14), #668 Northridge (Layton) (30-28), #1014 Bountiful (31-9), #1368 Davis (Kaysville) (23-16), #2684 Fremont (Plain City) (20-0), #2941 Hunter (West Valley City) (25-20)
2012 Opponents W-L: 79-50
Recent League Championships: 2008, 2007
Winning Streak Entering 2013 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2013 Schedule: 8/23 at Hunter (West Valley City), 8/30 Box Elder (Brigham City), 9/6 at Clearfield, 9/13 Fremont (Plain City), 9/20 Bountiful, 9/27 Syracuse, 10/4 at Weber (Pleasant View), 10/10 Viewmont (Bountiful), 10/16 at Davis (Kaysville), 10/25 at Northridge (Layton)
Highest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Syracuse (52.5), Northridge (Layton) (40.7), Box Elder (Brigham City) (38.9)
Lowest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Weber (Pleasant View) (-8.6), Viewmont (Bountiful) (-0.4), Clearfield (7)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 29.1 (33.1 overall)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 23.6
2013 vs. 2012 Schedule Strength Comparison: -5.5
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #25
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1251
2013 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-6
2013 Projected League Finish: 5th
2013 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%