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GENERAL
Nickname: Aztecs
Colors: Red/Gold
Coach: Patrick Blackburn
League: Desert Valley
Section: Southern
Playoff Division: Eastern (IX)
Playoff Division Rank: #15

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 8
2014 JV Record: 4-6
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Beau Berryhill 5'9" 185 Senior RB/FS 4.65
Joe Caridi 6'0" 195 Senior LB 4.65
William Emmett 6'2" 225 Senior DE/FB

ADDITIONAL SENIOR D1 PROSPECT
Tommy Jacobsson 6'2" 220 Senior LB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: OL, LBs
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience At WR

RATINGS
2014 Final Power Rating: -2.3
2014 National Rank: #8493
2014 State Rank: #576
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +4.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.9
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -0.3
2015 Starting Power Rating: 3.1
2015 National Rank: #7060
2015 State Rank: #496
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): 15.1
Dynasty National Rank: #3477
2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 12
Dynasty Record: 84-56 (42-20 in league)

HISTORICAL
2014 Overall Record: 3-8
2014 League Record/Finish: 3-3 (tied for 3rd)
2014 Points For Average: 21
2014 Points Against Average: 36.1
2014 Differential: -15.1
2014 Wins: #8530 Cathedral City (32-21), #9743 Coachella Valley (Thermal) (39-34), #13194 Indio (42-14)
2014 Losses: #993 Palm Springs (44-3), #1033 Serrano (Phelan) (56-16), #2120 La Quinta (49-14), #3153 Norte Vista (Riverside) (31-10), #3238 San Jacinto (49-23), #4862 Redlands (24-3), #6212 Shadow Hills (Indio) (34-14), #8812 Xavier Prep (Palm Desert) (41-35)
2014 Opponents W-L: 81-46
Recent League Championships: 2013 (tied for 1st), 2005
Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2015 Schedule: 8/28 at San Jacinto, 9/3 Shadow Hills (Indio), 9/11 Norte Vista (Riverside), 9/18 Redlands, 9/25 at La Quinta, 10/9 Indio, 10/16 at Cathedral City, 10/23 Palm Springs, 10/30 at Coachella Valley (Thermal), 11/6 Xavier Prep (Palm Desert)
Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Palm Springs (43.3), Norte Vista (Riverside) (30.5), La Quinta (25.6)
Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Indio (-33.1), Cathedral City (-12.7), Coachella Valley (Thermal) (-8.4)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 3.4 (13.8 overall)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 10.2
2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: +6.8
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #339
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4522
2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-6
2015 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%