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GENERAL
Nickname: Lions
Colors: Silver/Green
Coach: Jeremy Chapman
League: 3AA - South (moving from 3A Region 12)
Playoff Division: 3AA
Playoff Division Rank: #10

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2012 JV Record: 2-7
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Kyle Moffat 5'10" 175 Senior RB/DB 4.60
Derek Johnson 6'2" 205 Senior OL/DL 5.00
Preston Little 6'1" 175 Junior WR/DB 4.70

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience, Athleticism
Team Weaknesses: Depth Along Front Lines, Experience At QB

RATINGS
2012 Final Power Rating: -0.6
2012 National Rank: #8191
2012 State Rank: #73
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2013 Starting Power Rating: -0.1
2013 National Rank: #8023
2013 State Rank: #70
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2012 Rating): 1.5
Dynasty National Rank: #7641
2013 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 1.6
Dynasty Record: 18-33 (10-16 in league)

HISTORICAL
2012 Overall Record: 4-7
2012 League Record/Finish: 3-2 (tied for 2nd)
2012 Points For Average: 19
2012 Points Against Average: 33.2
2012 Differential: -14.2
2012 Wins: #7616 North Sanpete (Mt. Pleasant) (20-6), #8236 Juab (Nephi) (47-44), #10238 Union (Roosevelt) (14-10), #12926 Carbon (Price) (34-8)
2012 Losses: #1684 Spanish Fork (45-14), #1850 Desert Hills (St. George) (48-21), #2196 Maple Mountain (Spanish Fork) (45-0), #3764 Granger (West Valley City) (49-21), #4465 Lehi (55-17), #5513 Salem Hills (Salem) (13-0), #8663 Delta (42-21)
2012 Opponents W-L: 60-61
Winning Streak Entering 2013 Season: 1
Streak List: 8/23/13 Provo (36-22)

SCHEDULE
2013 Schedule: 8/23 at Provo, 8/30 Salem Hills (Salem), 9/6 at Spanish Fork, 9/13 Hurricane, 9/20 at Desert Hills (St. George), 9/27 Snow Canyon (St. George), 10/4 Bear River (Garland), 10/11 at Dixie (St. George), 10/16 at Pine View (St. George), 10/25 Cedar City
Highest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Dixie (St. George) (33.8), Desert Hills (St. George) (32.9), Hurricane (31.2)
Lowest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Provo (-6.2), Salem Hills (Salem) (3.7), Cedar City (7.2)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 3.7 (10.4 overall)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 18.2
2013 vs. 2012 Schedule Strength Comparison: +14.5
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #41
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2297
2013 Projected Regular Season Record: 2-8
2013 Projected League Finish: 7th
2013 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%