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GENERAL
Nickname: Cougars
Colors: Blue/Gold
Coach: Jake Barro
League: 4A Desert Sky
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #22

COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Brock Hall 6'4" 205 Senior QB
Trevor Russell 5'10" 165 Senior WR

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 16.1
2016 National Rank: #3838
2016 State Rank: #64
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.1
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -0.8
Player Statistics-Based (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -9.7
2017 Starting Power Rating: 5.3
2017 National Rank: #6067
2017 State Rank: #92
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): -3.3
Dynasty National Rank: #9252
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 8.6
Dynasty Record: 49-93 (19-46 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 6-4
2016 League Record/Finish: 2-2 (tied for 2nd)
2016 Points For Average: 37.8
2016 Points Against Average: 21.8
2016 Differential: +16
2016 Wins: #1725 Marcos de Niza (Tempe) (27-13), #6732 Seton Catholic (Chandler) (41-14), #8039 Greenway (Phoenix) (41-20), #9814 Youngker (Buckeye) (42-15), #10272 Combs (San Tan Valley) (54-6), #12766 Palo Verde (Tucson) (67-9)
2016 Losses: #665 Sunrise Mountain (Peoria) (34-28), #791 Higley (Gilbert) (62-42), #4264 Dysart (El Mirage) (24-16), #5251 Tempe (21-20)
2016 Opponents W-L: 56-54
Recent League Championships: 2015 (IV Section V), 2006 (5A Gila Valley)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: 2
Streak List: 10/21/16 Seton Catholic (Chandler) (41-14), 10/28/16 Palo Verde (Tucson) (67-9)

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/18 Sabino (Tucson), 8/25 Combs (San Tan Valley), 9/1 at Sunrise Mountain (Peoria), 9/8 at Dysart (El Mirage), 9/15 at Youngker (Buckeye), 9/22 Marcos de Niza (Tempe), 9/29 Greenway (Phoenix), 10/6 at Higley (Gilbert), 10/13 Tempe, 10/20 at Seton Catholic (Chandler)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Higley (Gilbert) (39.9), Sunrise Mountain (Peoria) (34.3), Sabino (Tucson) (30)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Youngker (Buckeye) (-13.8), Combs (San Tan Valley) (-13.2), Seton Catholic (Chandler) (1.2)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 10
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 12.7
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +2.7
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #58
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3456
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-6
2017 Projected League Finish: 4th
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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