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GENERAL
Nickname: Saints
Colors: Purple/Gold
Coach: Gary Gregory
League: II Section VII (moving from II Section III)
Playoff Division: II
Playoff Division Rank: #10

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2012 JV Record: 5-4

TOP PLAYERS
Jordan Schlueter 6'2" 185 S/RB 4.52
Matt Roth 6'2" 260 OL/DL 5.04
Philip Caniglia 6'2" 210 OLB/RB 4.54

D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Grant Martinez 6'5" 210 Senior TE [Arizona State]
Maurice White 5'11" 165 Senior CB [Northern Arizona]
Luke Taffuri 6'0" 210 Senior OLB [San Diego]
Duncan Morfitt 6'2" 215 Senior OLB [Yale]

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Defense, LB, S
Team Weaknesses: Young Players Must Grow Up Quickly

RATINGS
2012 Final Power Rating: 24.9
2012 National Rank: #2486
2012 State Rank: #36
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.2
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2013 Starting Power Rating: 23.2
2013 National Rank: #2519
2013 State Rank: #38
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2012 Rating): 27.4
Dynasty National Rank: #1540
2013 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 2.8
Dynasty Record: 44-17 (24-9 in league)

HISTORICAL
2012 Overall Record: 5-6
2012 League Record/Finish: 4-3 (6th)
2012 Points For Average: 26.8
2012 Points Against Average: 25.5
2012 Differential: +1.3
2012 Wins: #2888 Father Judge (Philadelphia, PA) (20-6), #6181 Shadow Mountain (Phoenix) (56-7), #6277 Cactus Shadows (Cave Creek) (34-6), #8522 Goldwater [Barry] (Phoenix) (49-7), #8780 McClintock (Tempe) (42-7)
2012 Losses: #45 Hamilton (Chandler) (58-0), #308 Salpointe Catholic (Tucson) (45-9), #403 Marcos de Niza (Tempe) (42-0), #699 Desert Mountain (Scottsdale) (40-37), #831 Chaparral (Scottsdale) (30-27), #2695 Horizon (Scottsdale) (32-21)
2012 Opponents W-L: 76-49
Recent State Championships: 2008 (4A-II), 2007 (4A-II)
Recent League Championships: 2008 (4A Black Canyon), 2007 (tied for 1st; 4A Black Canyon)
Winning Streak Entering 2013 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2013 Schedule: 8/30 Fairfax [Betty H.] (Laveen), 9/6 at Desert Mountain (Scottsdale), 9/12 at Liberty (Peoria), 9/20 Poston Butte (San Tan Valley), 9/27 at St. Mary's (Phoenix), 10/4 at Chaparral (Scottsdale), 10/11 Cactus Shadows (Cave Creek), 10/18 at Arcadia (Phoenix), 10/25 Paradise Valley (Phoenix), 11/1 at Corona del Sol (Tempe)
Highest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Desert Mountain (Scottsdale) (52), Chaparral (Scottsdale) (46.2), Liberty (Peoria) (28.7)
Lowest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: St. Mary's (Phoenix) (-11.5), Cactus Shadows (Cave Creek) (-2.1), Fairfax [Betty H.] (Laveen) (5.5)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 20.9 (28.8 overall)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 17.6
2013 vs. 2012 Schedule Strength Comparison: -3.3
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #42
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2406
2013 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3
2013 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2013 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%