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GENERAL
Nickname: Wildcats
Colors: Royal Blue/Silver
Coach: Jim Jones
League: II Section VI
Playoff Division: II
Playoff Division Rank: #6

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 3
Returning Defensive Starters: 3
2013 JV Record: 8-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Mike Premraj 5'9.5" 185 Senior HB/DB 4.50
Zach Lamatrice 6'1" 200 Junior TE/LB 4.90
Colten Gonzales 5'8" 170 Senior WR/DB 4.60

D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Jordan Robinson 6'1" 195 Senior S [UC-Davis]

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Lines
Team Weaknesses: Youth

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 42.2
2013 National Rank: #627
2013 State Rank: #13
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -10.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3
2014 Starting Power Rating: 30.4
2014 National Rank: #1498
2014 State Rank: #22
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 19.4
Dynasty National Rank: #2417
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 12.3
Dynasty Record: 54-64 (23-33 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 11-2
2013 League Record/Finish: 4-0 (1st)
2013 Points For Average: 31.4
2013 Points Against Average: 16.8
2013 Differential: +14.6
2013 Wins: #881 Marcos de Niza (Tempe) (47-28), #1552 Campo Verde (Gilbert) (30-0), #1552 Campo Verde (Gilbert) (26-20), #2357 Mountain View (Tucson) (17-14), #3058 Buena (Sierra Vista) (42-27), #3291 Corona del Sol (Tempe) (21-0), #3650 Westwood (Mesa) (49-0), #3722 Cactus (Glendale) (49-35), #4542 Gilbert (10-3), #5037 Poston Butte (San Tan Valley) (35-12), #7136 Ironwood (Glendale) (41-13)
2013 Losses: #210 Chaparral (Scottsdale) (35-20), #532 Williams Field (Gilbert) (32-21)
2013 Opponents W-L: 83-63
Recent League Championships: 2013
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/28 Gilbert, 9/5 at Williams Field (Gilbert), 9/12 Mountain View (Tucson), 9/19 at Ironwood (Glendale), 9/26 at Corona del Sol (Tempe), 10/2 at Westwood (Mesa), 10/10 Cactus (Glendale), 10/17 Poston Butte (San Tan Valley), 10/24 Marcos de Niza (Tempe), 10/31 at Campo Verde (Gilbert)
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Williams Field (Gilbert) (47.1), Marcos de Niza (Tempe) (29.9), Campo Verde (Gilbert) (27.7)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Poston Butte (San Tan Valley) (12.9), Ironwood (Glendale) (13.7), Gilbert (16.6)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 22 (28 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 23.4
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1.4
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #24
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1236
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2
2014 Projected League Finish: 1st
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 1%