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GENERAL
Nickname: Wildcats
Coach: Cal Fullerton
League: 6A District 2
Playoff Division: 6A
Playoff Division Rank: #8

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2016 JV Record: 8-0
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Rheal Kuchta 5'11" 185 Senior RB/OLB 4.8
Tomas Gallegos 6'0" 165 Senior WR/FS 4.7
Stevin Lindsey 5'11" 240 Senior C 4.9

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Senior-Heavy, Skill Position Experience, Leadership/Work-Ethic
Team Weaknesses: Line Inexperience

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 22.5
2016 National Rank: #2718
2016 State Rank: #9
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -5.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.9
2017 Starting Power Rating: 17
2017 National Rank: #3585
2017 State Rank: #10
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 30.6
Dynasty National Rank: #815
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 13.6
Dynasty Record: 106-61 (33-3 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 8-4
2016 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (2nd)
2016 Points For Average: 28.7
2016 Points Against Average: 20.2
2016 Differential: +8.5
2016 Wins: #4676 Eldorado (Albuquerque) (28-14), #4676 Eldorado (Albuquerque) (31-28), #4851 La Cueva (Albuquerque) (21-18), #5029 Carlsbad (34-14), #7450 Goddard (Roswell) (27-14), #7897 Hobbs (46-10), #8344 Sandia (Albuquerque) (54-13), #13332 Santa Fe (55-0)
2016 Losses: #169 Rio Rancho (45-7), #742 Cooper (Lubbock, TX) (24-13), #861 Las Cruces (35-14), #1684 Manzano (Albuquerque) (27-14)
2016 Opponents W-L: 75-61
Recent League Championships: 2015 (6A District 4), 2014 (6A District 4), 2013 (tied for 1st; 5A District 4), 2012 (5A District 4), 2011 (5A District 4), 2009 (5A District 4), 2008 (5A District 4), 2007 (5A District 4), 2006 (5A District 4), 2005 (AAAAA District 4), 2004 (AAAAA District 4), 2003 (AAAAA District 4)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/25 at Hobbs, 9/1 Carlsbad, 9/8 at Rio Rancho, 9/15 Goddard (Roswell), 9/29 at Cooper (Lubbock, TX), 10/7 at Eldorado (Albuquerque), 10/13 Manzano (Albuquerque), 10/20 at Santa Fe, 10/27 at Sandia (Albuquerque), 11/3 at La Cueva (Albuquerque)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Rio Rancho (51.3), Manzano (Albuquerque) (40.4), Cooper (Lubbock, TX) (34.9)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Santa Fe (-36.4), Sandia (Albuquerque) (-4.1), Goddard (Roswell) (-2)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 12.5 (17.8 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 10.8
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -1.7
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #9
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3975
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2017 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%