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GENERAL
Coach: Aaron Ocampo
League: 6A District 3
Playoff Division: 6A
Playoff Division Rank: #7

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 3
2016 JV Record: 6-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Joaquin Gutierrez 5'11" 190 Senior RB 4.5
James Blowers 6'2" 195 Senior OLB 4.5
Nathan Kimbrough 6'3" 260 Senior OL/DL 5.2

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: OL/RB Experience
Team Weaknesses: DL/LB Inexperience

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 25.3
2016 National Rank: #2303
2016 State Rank: #6
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -4.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.7
2017 Starting Power Rating: 20.8
2017 National Rank: #2913
2017 State Rank: #9
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 20.5
Dynasty National Rank: #2284
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 0.3
Dynasty Record: 43-13 (18-4 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 8-3
2016 League Record/Finish: 5-1 (2nd)
2016 Points For Average: 35.4
2016 Points Against Average: 25.1
2016 Differential: +10.3
2016 Wins: #1684 Manzano (Albuquerque) (28-21), #2383 Onate (Las Cruces) (48-28), #2834 Mayfield (Las Cruces) (35-28), #4851 La Cueva (Albuquerque) (23-20), #5029 Carlsbad (35-28), #7897 Hobbs (54-41), #9814 Albuquerque (42-0), #12766 Gadsden (Anthony) (55-0)
2016 Losses: #861 Las Cruces (37-15), #1169 Cleveland [V. Sue] (Rio Rancho) (49-33), #1684 Manzano (Albuquerque) (24-21)
2016 Opponents W-L: 72-54
Recent League Championships: 2015 (5A District 3), 2013 (4A District 3)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/26 at Albuquerque, 9/2 Manzano (Albuquerque), 9/8 at La Cueva (Albuquerque), 9/15 Cleveland [V. Sue] (Rio Rancho), 9/22 Hobbs, 9/29 Carlsbad, 10/6 at Gadsden (Anthony), 10/13 Mayfield (OH), 10/27 Las Cruces, 11/2 at Onate (Las Cruces)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Las Cruces (40.8), Manzano (Albuquerque) (40.4), Cleveland [V. Sue] (Rio Rancho) (35.3)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Gadsden (Anthony) (-21.4), Albuquerque (-20.1), La Cueva (Albuquerque) (1.7)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 11.4 (18 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 12.3
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +0.9
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #6
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2995
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2017 Projected League Finish: 4th
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%