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GENERAL
Nickname: Buffaloes
Colors: Navy/White
Coach: Brian Walker
League: III Section I (moving from III Section VI)
Playoff Division: III
Playoff Division Rank: #12

COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Emanuel Gant 6'2" 230 Senior QB

RATINGS
2014 Final Power Rating: 29
2014 National Rank: #1995
2014 State Rank: #33
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.1
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
Player Statistics-Based (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -9.2
2015 Starting Power Rating: 17.7
2015 National Rank: #3782
2015 State Rank: #61
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): 2.6
Dynasty National Rank: #7363
2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 15.1
Dynasty Record: 55-70 (30-38 in league)

HISTORICAL
2014 Overall Record: 12-1
2014 League Record/Finish: 7-0 (1st)
2014 Points For Average: 46.1
2014 Points Against Average: 20.3
2014 Differential: +25.8
2014 Wins: #3200 Cactus (Glendale) (41-21), #3421 Moon Valley (Phoenix) (38-26), #3524 Higley (Gilbert) (28-14), #5329 Maricopa (49-41), #6697 Alhambra (Phoenix) (62-24), #6742 Thunderbird (Phoenix) (48-30), #9478 Washington (Phoenix) (52-13), #9501 McClintock (Tempe) (35-10), #9879 Coconino (Flagstaff) (59-13), #10070 Shadow Mountain (Phoenix) (67-14), #10628 Phoenix Christian (Phoenix) (48-13), #13445 Central (Phoenix) (69-0)
2014 Losses: #509 Williams Field (Gilbert) (45-3)
2014 Opponents W-L: 69-70
Recent League Championships: 2014 (III Section VI), 2013 (tied for 1st; III Section VI)
Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2015 Schedule: 8/28 at Buckeye, 9/4 Marcos de Niza (Tempe), 9/11 at Desert View (Tucson), 9/18 Marana (Tucson), 9/25 at Maricopa, 10/2 Arcadia (Phoenix), 10/9 at Vista Grande (Casa Grande), 10/16 Apache Junction, 10/23 at McClintock (Tempe), 10/30 Seton Catholic (Chandler)
Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Marcos de Niza (Tempe) (45.2), Seton Catholic (Chandler) (20), Maricopa (18.4)
Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Desert View (Tucson) (-20.8), Apache Junction (-5), Vista Grande (Casa Grande) (-1.9)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -6.5 (9.4 overall)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 7.6
2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: +14.1
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #66
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5377
2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3
2015 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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