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GENERAL
Nickname: Rockets
Colors: Red/White/Royal Blue
Coach: Sam Jacobs
League: III Section VI (moving from III Section III)
Playoff Division: III
Playoff Division Rank: #43

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

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Very Athletic, Speed
Team Weaknesses: Very Young

RATINGS
2012 Final Power Rating: -21
2012 National Rank: #12268
2012 State Rank: #160
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +5.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -0.5
2013 Starting Power Rating: -15.5
2013 National Rank: #11330
2013 State Rank: #148
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2012 Rating): -0.9
Dynasty National Rank: #8333
2013 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 14.6
Dynasty Record: 20-33 (14-13 in league)

HISTORICAL
2012 Overall Record: 1-9
2012 League Record/Finish: 0-5 (12th)
2012 Points For Average: 16.5
2012 Points Against Average: 53.9
2012 Differential: -37.4
2012 Wins: #13141 Glendale (45-21)
2012 Losses: #1977 Thunderbird (Phoenix) (49-0), #2526 Cactus (Glendale) (62-0), #3610 Paradise Valley (Phoenix) (56-14), #3940 Greenway (Phoenix) (72-20), #4093 Prescott (52-7), #7272 Peoria (60-20), #8102 Youngker (Buckeye) (69-8), #9207 Washington (Phoenix) (56-24), #11100 Sierra Linda (Phoenix) (42-27)
2012 Opponents W-L: 48-57
Recent State Championships: 2004 (4A)
Recent League Championships: 2010 (tied for 1st; 4A Western Sky), 2004 (4A Skyline)
Winning Streak Entering 2013 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2013 Schedule: 8/30 at Greenway (Phoenix), 9/6 Independence (Glendale), 9/12 Sierra Linda (Phoenix), 9/20 at Washington (Phoenix), 9/27 Central (Phoenix), 10/4 at Phoenix Christian (Phoenix), 10/11 at Thunderbird (Phoenix), 10/18 Alhambra (Phoenix), 10/25 at Tempe, 11/1 Shadow Mountain (Phoenix)
Highest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Thunderbird (Phoenix) (26.8), Tempe (21.2), Greenway (Phoenix) (9.3)
Lowest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Central (Phoenix) (-16.9), Sierra Linda (Phoenix) (-13.9), Alhambra (Phoenix) (-9.6)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 6.1
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 1
2013 vs. 2012 Schedule Strength Comparison: -5.1
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #98
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7779
2013 Projected Regular Season Record: 2-8
2013 Projected League Finish: 7th
2013 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%