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GENERAL
Nickname: Cavemen
Coach: Ron Arrington
League: 6A District 4 (moving from 5A District 4)
Playoff Division: 6A
Playoff Division Rank: #15

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2013 JV Record: 6-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Travis Kessler 6'0" 170 SB 4.50
Trevis Ramirez 6'1" 175 SB
Elijah McCoy 5'9" 170 RB 4.50

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Weaknesses: Youth On Lines

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 17.7
2013 National Rank: #3858
2013 State Rank: #18
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2014 Starting Power Rating: 14.9
2014 National Rank: #4149
2014 State Rank: #24
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 17.9
Dynasty National Rank: #2750
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 1.7
Dynasty Record: 58-61 (10-14 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 6-5
2013 League Record/Finish: 1-1 (tied for 1st)
2013 Points For Average: 31.5
2013 Points Against Average: 24.7
2013 Differential: +6.8
2013 Wins: #3009 Hobbs (35-21), #4634 La Cueva (Albuquerque) (16-0), #6054 Artesia (41-21), #7047 Roswell (41-13), #9593 Alamogordo (41-22), #10554 Rio Grande (Albuquerque) (50-0)
2013 Losses: #581 Mayfield (Las Cruces) (43-29), #1708 Goddard (Roswell) (28-10), #2079 Rio Rancho (41-38), #2271 Clovis (66-39), #7288 Del Rio (TX) (17-7)
2013 Opponents W-L: 60-63
Recent League Championships: 2013 (tied for 1st; 5A District 4), 2010 (5A District 4)
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/29 Americas (El Paso, TX), 9/5 at Deming, 9/12 Mayfield (Las Cruces), 9/19 at Eastwood (El Paso, TX), 9/26 at Artesia, 10/3 at Sandia (Albuquerque), 10/4 at Hagerman, 10/10 at Goddard (Roswell), 10/24 Hobbs, 10/31 at Clovis
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Mayfield (Las Cruces) (44.4), Goddard (Roswell) (37.2), Sandia (Albuquerque) (35.7)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Deming (6.8), Eastwood (El Paso, TX) (11.8), Hagerman (16.8)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 11.6 (15.9 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 22.6
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +11
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #4
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1372
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-6
2014 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%