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GENERAL
Nickname: Gophers
Colors: Red/White
Coach: Scott Howard
League: 3A Central
Playoff Division: 3A
Playoff Division Rank: #3

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2016 JV Record: 6-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Jared Wood 6'2" 205 Senior QB 4.9
Nolan Susel 5'10" 180 Senior RB/DB 4.7
Shelton Mathis 6'1" 195 Senior LB/RB 4.6

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Front 7
Team Weaknesses: Young/Unproven Skill Positions

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 23.1
2016 National Rank: #2638
2016 State Rank: #48
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -7.4
2017 Starting Power Rating: 26.6
2017 National Rank: #2051
2017 State Rank: #32
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 8.8
Dynasty National Rank: #5319
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 17.8
Dynasty Record: 86-68 [87-67 on the field] (45-33 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 10-2
2016 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (2nd)
2016 Points For Average: 45.7
2016 Points Against Average: 16.9
2016 Differential: +28.8
2016 Wins: #5095 Safford (58-28), #5877 River Valley (Mohave Valley) (54-7), #6961 Franklin [Ben] (Queen Creek) (48-41), #9080 Coolidge (63-0), #9489 Sahuarita (49-7), #9814 Youngker (Buckeye) (28-11), #10365 Valley Christian (Chandler) (40-14), #10694 Blue Ridge (Lakeside) (56-28), #11011 Globe (49-0), #13590 Santa Rita (Tucson) (60-0)
2016 Losses: #1080 American Leadership Academy (Queen Creek) (38-21), #1080 American Leadership Academy (Queen Creek) (29-22)
2016 Opponents W-L: 64-67
Recent League Championships: 2010 (3A South), 2003 (2A Copper)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/18 Santa Rita (Tucson), 8/25 Youngker (Buckeye), 9/1 at Sahuarita, 9/8 Valley Christian (Chandler), 9/15 Blue Ridge (Lakeside), 9/22 Safford, 9/29 American Leadership Academy (Queen Creek), 10/13 at Globe, 10/20 at Franklin [Ben] (Queen Creek), 10/27 at Coolidge
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: American Leadership Academy (Queen Creek) (34.3), Safford (18.1), Franklin [Ben] (Queen Creek) (8.2)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Santa Rita (Tucson) (-34), Blue Ridge (Lakeside) (-18.5), Coolidge (-16.7)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -7.8 (4.1 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -3.1
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +4.7
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #123
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #8434
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1
2017 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 15%