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GENERAL
Nickname: Wildcats
Colors: Maroon/White
Coach: Bryan Jones
League: 3A District 3 (moving from 2A District 3)
Playoff Division: 3A
Playoff Division Rank: #13

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2013 JV Record: 7-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Nick Sheppard 5'7.5" 155 Senior RB/DB 4.51
Ross Griffin 6'0" 160 Senior QB/OLB 4.80
Dakota Varbel 5'9" 150 Junior QB/DB 4.64

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Speed, Skill Positions
Team Weaknesses: Lines

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: -23.2
2013 National Rank: #12495
2013 State Rank: #71
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -5.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2014 Starting Power Rating: -28.7
2014 National Rank: #13098
2014 State Rank: #77
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): -4.1
Dynasty National Rank: #9576
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 24.6
Dynasty Record: 71-54 (25-9 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 4-6
2013 League Record/Finish: 2-2 (3rd)
2013 Points For Average: 19.6
2013 Points Against Average: 23.9
2013 Differential: -4.3
2013 Wins: #12315 Lordsburg (27-18), #13460 Hot Springs (Truth or Consequences) (33-6), #14323 McCurdy (Espanola) (52-0), #14531 Mesilla Valley Christian (Las Cruces) (52-0)
2013 Losses: #6370 Hatch Valley (Hatch) (56-12), #6536 Ruidoso (34-6), #7638 Dexter (37-0), #7860 Estancia (54-14), #10539 Cobre (Bayard) (28-0), #12322 Eunice (6-0)
2013 Opponents W-L: 61-47
Recent State Championships: 2009 (2A)
Recent League Championships: 2012 (2A District 3), 2011 (2A District 3), 2010 (2A District 3), 2009 (2A District 3), 2005 (AA District 3), 2003 (tied for 1st; AA District 3)
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/29 Hot Springs (Truth or Consequences), 9/5 at Dexter, 9/12 Eunice, 9/19 Cobre (Bayard), 9/26 Ruidoso, 10/3 Hatch Valley (Hatch), 10/17 Estancia, 10/24 Mesilla Valley Christian (Las Cruces), 10/31 Capitan, 11/7 Lordsburg
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Ruidoso (13.2), Estancia (0.6), Dexter (0.4)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Mesilla Valley Christian (Las Cruces) (-46.4), Hot Springs (Truth or Consequences) (-31.8), Eunice (-21.6)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -19.8 (-15.2 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -13.5
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +6.3
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #68
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #11525
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 2-8
2014 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%