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GENERAL
Nickname: Aztecs
Colors: Red/Gold
Coach: Pat Blackburn
League: Desert Valley
Section: Southern
Playoff Division: Eastern (IX)
Playoff Division Rank: #10

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

TOP PLAYERS
Zach Graham 5'11" 195 Senior RB/SS 4.60
Tommy Jacobsson 6'2.5" 220 Junior TE/MLB 4.70

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Lines
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience At Skill Positions

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 9.2
2013 National Rank: #5726
2013 State Rank: #434
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3
2014 Starting Power Rating: 8.4
2014 National Rank: #5606
2014 State Rank: #406
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 16.7
Dynasty National Rank: #3011
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 7
Dynasty Record: 81-48 (39-17 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 5-6
2013 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (tied for 1st)
2013 Points For Average: 37
2013 Points Against Average: 33.5
2013 Differential: +3.5
2013 Wins: #4646 Palm Springs (31-14), #4828 Cathedral City (52-35), #8810 Shadow Hills (Indio) (55-20), #9799 Coachella Valley (Thermal) (48-14), #13034 Indio (63-14)
2013 Losses: #2053 Damien (La Verne) (49-14), #2766 Elsinore (Wildomar) (55-40), #3053 La Quinta (34-30), #4646 Palm Springs (39-14), #4676 Redlands (35-29), #4951 San Jacinto (59-31)
2013 Opponents W-L: 62-56
Recent League Championships: 2013 (tied for 1st), 2005
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/29 San Jacinto, 9/5 at Shadow Hills (Indio), 9/12 at Norte Vista (Riverside), 9/19 at Redlands, 9/26 La Quinta, 10/10 at Indio, 10/17 Cathedral City, 10/24 at Palm Springs, 10/31 Coachella Valley (Thermal), 11/7 at Xavier Prep (Palm Desert)
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Norte Vista (Riverside) (35.8), La Quinta (23), Cathedral City (16.1)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Indio (-27.5), Xavier Prep (Palm Desert) (-6), Coachella Valley (Thermal) (-0.7)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 6.4 (10.7 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 6.5
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +0.1
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #466
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5637
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2014 Projected League Finish: 4th
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%