GENERAL
Nickname: Trail Blazers
Colors: Red/Gold/Blue
Coach: Patrick Melton
League: 6A Region I District 1
Playoff Division: 6A
Playoff Division Rank: #131
COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Joshua Fields 5'8.5" 185 Senior RB
Kolton Lindemann 6'2" 235 Senior ILB
RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 34.2
2016 National Rank: #1236
2016 State Rank: #156
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.4
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -7.7
Player Statistics-Based (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -10.9
2017 Starting Power Rating: 21.9
2017 National Rank: #2743
2017 State Rank: #336
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 17.4
Dynasty National Rank: #2940
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 4.5
Dynasty Record: 73-72 (54-48 in league)
HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 9-3
2016 League Record/Finish: 6-1 (tied for 1st)
2016 Points For Average: 32.8
2016 Points Against Average: 26.2
2016 Differential: +6.6
2016 Wins: #1429 Midland Christian (Midland) (41-28), #1557 Frenship (Wolfforth) (30-16), #2696 Montwood (El Paso) (45-35), #3085 Eastwood (El Paso) (24-21), #3735 Franklin (El Paso) (61-42), #3855 Del Valle (El Paso) (18-6), #5141 Coronado (El Paso) (24-21), #7946 Pebble Hills (El Paso) (58-10), #9423 Socorro (El Paso) (56-7)
2016 Losses: #129 Abilene (55-0), #169 Rio Rancho (NM) (31-7), #1746 El Dorado (El Paso) (42-29)
2016 Opponents W-L: 73-61
Recent League Championships: 2016 (tied for 1st), 2012 (tied for 1st; 5A Region I District 1)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none
SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 9/1 vs Rio Rancho (NM), 9/8 at Del Valle (El Paso), 9/15 at Midland Christian (Midland), 9/29 Coronado (El Paso), 10/5 at Socorro (El Paso), 10/13 at Pebble Hills (El Paso), 10/20 Eastwood (El Paso), 10/27 at Montwood (El Paso), 11/2 El Dorado (El Paso), 11/9 at Franklin (El Paso)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Rio Rancho (NM) (51.3), Midland Christian (Midland) (40), El Dorado (El Paso) (35.6)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Socorro (El Paso) (-15.7), Pebble Hills (El Paso) (7), Franklin (El Paso) (8.6)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 18.3 (28.5 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 20.6
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +2.3
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #278
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1658
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5
2017 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%
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