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GENERAL
Nickname: Sun Devils
Colors: Orange/White/Black
Coach: Matt Rohrbaugh
League: Mojave River
Section: Southern
Playoff Division: 10
Playoff Division Rank: #5

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2016 JV Record: 8-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Seth Baker 5'11" 175 Senior RB/FS 4.6
Kashan Griffin 5'11" 165 Senior WR/DB 4.6
Grant Smith 6'4" 285 Senior OL/DL 5.3

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience
Team Weaknesses: New QB

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 17.2
2016 National Rank: #3642
2016 State Rank: #269
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.5
2017 Starting Power Rating: 20.7
2017 National Rank: #2926
2017 State Rank: #221
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 7.7
Dynasty National Rank: #5681
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 13
Dynasty Record: 75-75 (25-34 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 8-3
2016 League Record/Finish: 3-2 (tied for 3rd)
2016 Points For Average: 30.7
2016 Points Against Average: 20.7
2016 Differential: +10
2016 Wins: #2303 Silverado (Victorville) (48-20), #3016 Burroughs (Ridgecrest) (20-13), #5582 Sultana (Hesperia) (13-12), #6500 Victor Valley (Victorville) (29-22), #6781 Barstow (28-21), #8466 Hesperia (28-14), #11224 Adelanto (56-14), #11415 Granite Hills (Apple Valley) (67-7)
2016 Losses: #1150 Oak Hills (Hesperia) (37-7), #1963 Serrano (Phelan) (25-6), #2681 Leuzinger (Lawndale) (43-36)
2016 Opponents W-L: 62-59
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/25 Silverado (Victorville), 9/1 Granite Hills (Apple Valley), 9/8 Barstow, 9/15 at Victor Valley (Victorville), 9/22 at Adelanto, 10/6 Oak Hills (Hesperia), 10/13 Burroughs (Ridgecrest), 10/20 at Serrano (Phelan), 10/27 at Sultana (Hesperia), 11/2 Hesperia
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Silverado (Victorville) (34.8), Oak Hills (Hesperia) (26), Serrano (Phelan) (19.1)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Granite Hills (Apple Valley) (-22.4), Adelanto (-17.9), Sultana (Hesperia) (-1.6)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 9.1 (12.7 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 5.7
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -3.4
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #380
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5592
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2
2017 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 1%