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GENERAL
Nickname: Coyotes
Colors: Red/White/Navy
Coach: Richard Taylor
League: I Section II (moving from II Section III)
Playoff Division: I
Playoff Division Rank: #2

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2014 JV Record: 6-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Isaac Steel 6'1" 180 Junior QB/CB 4.5
Bozton Sanders 5'11" 240 Junior LB 4.8
Steven Bailey 6'4" 290 OL 5.0

ADDITIONAL SENIOR D1 PROSPECTS
Marshal Nathe 6'3" 290 Senior OL
Tanner Hawthorne 6'6" 275 Senior OL

COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Dedrick Young 6'1" 215 Senior RB
Brett Tonz 6'3" 270 Senior DT

RATINGS
2014 Final Power Rating: 60
2014 National Rank: #97
2014 State Rank: #4
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.1
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2015 Starting Power Rating: 62.4
2015 National Rank: #67
2015 State Rank: #3
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): 44.2
Dynasty National Rank: #112
2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 18.2
Dynasty Record: 144-18 (72-2 in league)

HISTORICAL
2014 Overall Record: 12-2
2014 League Record/Finish: 6-0 (1st)
2014 Points For Average: 39.9
2014 Points Against Average: 12
2014 Differential: +27.9
2014 Wins: #249 Brophy College Prep (Phoenix) (24-14), #261 Liberty (Peoria) (26-14), #261 Liberty (Peoria) (17-14), #580 Chaparral (Scottsdale) (24-0), #1477 Sunnyslope (Phoenix) (37-7), #2634 Deer Valley (Glendale) (35-7), #3503 Desert Vista (Phoenix) (56-14), #3918 Lake Havasu (Lake Havasu City) (56-7), #4360 Apollo (Glendale) (59-17), #4993 Willow Canyon (Surprise) (52-6), #5332 Ironwood (Glendale) (56-9), #11294 Kellis [Raymond S.] (Glendale) (72-0)
2014 Losses: #12 Chandler (28-24), #621 Basha (Chandler) (31-21)
2014 Opponents W-L: 106-59
Recent State Championships: 2014 (II), 2008 (5A-II), 2007 (5A-II), 2006 (5A-II)
Recent League Championships: 2014 (II Section III), 2013 (II Section III), 2012 (II Section I), 2011 (II Section I), 2010 (5A Desert West), 2009 (5A Desert West), 2008 (5A Desert West), 2007 (5A Desert West), 2006 (5A Desert West), 2004 (4A Wells Fargo), 2003 (4A Wells Fargo)
Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: 3
Streak List: 8/27/15 Saguaro (Scottsdale) (41-21), 9/4/15 Basha (Chandler) (38-7), 9/11/15 Highland (Gilbert) (45-7)

SCHEDULE
2015 Schedule: 8/21 Poly (Long Beach, CA), 8/27 Saguaro (Scottsdale), 9/4 at Basha (Chandler), 9/11 Highland (Gilbert), 9/24 at Hamilton (Chandler), 10/2 at Boulder Creek (Anthem), 10/9 Chaparral (Scottsdale), 10/16 Pinnacle (Phoenix), 10/23 at Horizon (Scottsdale), 10/30 Liberty (Peoria)
Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Saguaro (Scottsdale) (72.2), Hamilton (Chandler) (57.1), Poly (Long Beach, CA) (56.4)
Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Horizon (Scottsdale) (25.3), Highland (Gilbert) (31.6), Boulder Creek (Anthem) (35.9)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 25.7 (33.1 overall)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 45.2
2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: +19.5
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #5
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #46
2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2
2015 Projected League Finish: 1st
2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 7%