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GENERAL
Nickname: Jackrabbits
Colors: Purple/Gold
Coach: Kapi Sikahema
League: 6A East Valley (moving from II Section IV)
Playoff Division: 6A
Playoff Division Rank: #16

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 2
2015 JV Record: 2-5-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Nami Burton 6'3" 270 Senior OL/DL
Roberto Baeza 5'11" 170 Senior QB
Kris Jackson 6'0" 210 Junior RB

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: 32.9
2015 National Rank: #1515
2015 State Rank: #27
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2016 Starting Power Rating: 31.4
2016 National Rank: #1620
2016 State Rank: #30
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 18.6
Dynasty National Rank: #2668
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 12.8
Dynasty Record: 61-78 (21-44 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 8-4
2015 League Record/Finish: 3-2 (3rd)
2015 Points For Average: 29.8
2015 Points Against Average: 27.8
2015 Differential: +2
2015 Wins: #735 Red Mountain (Mesa) (21-20), #1740 O'Connor [Sandra Day] (Phoenix) (35-27), #2685 Gilbert (47-31), #3153 Mesquite (Gilbert) (35-17), #3252 Higley (Gilbert) (35-31), #4800 Westwood (Mesa) (27-15), #6197 Shadow Ridge (Surprise) (42-16), #6932 Dobson (Mesa) (34-31)
2015 Losses: #643 Skyline (Mesa) (39-32), #643 Skyline (Mesa) (30-7), #830 Highland (Gilbert) (34-7), #1048 Williams Field (Gilbert) (43-35)
2015 Opponents W-L: 67-67
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: 2
Streak List: 8/27/16 Galena (Reno, NV) (20-15), 9/2/16 Copper Canyon (Glendale) (49-6)

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 8/19 at Mesquite (Gilbert), 8/27 at Galena (Reno, NV), 9/2 at Copper Canyon (Glendale), 9/9 Tolleson, 9/16 Desert Ridge (Mesa), 9/23 at Basha (Chandler), 9/30 Westwood (Mesa), 10/7 at Skyline (Mesa), 10/14 Red Mountain (Mesa), 10/21 at Dobson (Mesa), 10/28 Mountain View (Mesa)
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Desert Ridge (Mesa) (66), Basha (Chandler) (59.5), Skyline (Mesa) (48)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Copper Canyon (Glendale) (-27.2), Westwood (Mesa) (9.2), Dobson (Mesa) (9.4)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 24.5 (29 overall)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 26.1
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1.6
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #20
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #988
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-5
2016 Projected League Finish: 4th
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%