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GENERAL
Nickname: Wildcats
Colors: Navy/Silver
Coach: Mike Hudnutt
League: II Section III (moving from II Section I)
Playoff Division: II
Playoff Division Rank: #15

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

RATINGS
2012 Final Power Rating: 15.6
2012 National Rank: #4285
2012 State Rank: #66
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2013 Starting Power Rating: 15.7
2013 National Rank: #3979
2013 State Rank: #55
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2012 Rating): 13.1
Dynasty National Rank: #4359
2013 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 4
Dynasty Record: 28-24 (17-12 in league)

HISTORICAL
2012 Overall Record: 5-5
2012 League Record/Finish: 3-2 (6th)
2012 Points For Average: 24.3
2012 Points Against Average: 24.6
2012 Differential: -0.3
2012 Wins: #5961 Ironwood (Glendale) (24-14), #6797 Kellis [Raymond S.] (Glendale) (31-6), #7218 Deer Valley (Glendale) (39-18), #8594 Kingman (21-6), #8780 McClintock (Tempe) (47-22)
2012 Losses: #313 Centennial (Peoria) (56-23), #699 Desert Mountain (Scottsdale) (43-21), #2481 Millennium (Goodyear) (27-7), #2822 Valley Vista (Surprise) (27-10), #3836 Shadow Ridge (Surprise) (27-20)
2012 Opponents W-L: 62-48
Winning Streak Entering 2013 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2013 Schedule: 8/30 at Valley Vista (Surprise), 9/6 Cactus Shadows (Cave Creek), 9/12 Desert Mountain (Scottsdale), 9/20 Deer Valley (Glendale), 9/27 Paradise Valley (Phoenix), 10/4 at Ironwood (Glendale), 10/11 at Kellis [Raymond S.] (Glendale), 10/18 Apollo (Glendale), 10/25 at Centennial (Peoria), 11/1 Liberty (Peoria)
Highest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Desert Mountain (Scottsdale) (52), Centennial (Peoria) (37.3), Apollo (Glendale) (34)
Lowest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Cactus Shadows (Cave Creek) (-2.1), Ironwood (Glendale) (-1.4), Deer Valley (Glendale) (5.9)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 16.5
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 20.4
2013 vs. 2012 Schedule Strength Comparison: +3.9
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #31
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1834
2013 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5
2013 Projected League Finish: 4th
2013 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%