GENERAL
Nickname: Knights
Coach: Brent Jaquess
League: 6A District 3
Playoff Division: 6A
Playoff Division Rank: #5
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 3
2016 JV Record: 3-5
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes
D1 PROSPECT
Monroe Young 6'0.5" 180 Senior S
COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Matt Young 6'4" 230 Senior OLB
Forest McKee 6'1" 225 Senior ILB
RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 24.7
2016 National Rank: #2394
2016 State Rank: #7
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.7
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3
2017 Starting Power Rating: 22.9
2017 National Rank: #2609
2017 State Rank: #7
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 14.3
Dynasty National Rank: #3733
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 8.6
Dynasty Record: 69-81 [70-80 on the field] (27-30 in league)
HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 7-5
2016 League Record/Finish: 4-2 (3rd)
2016 Points For Average: 30.6
2016 Points Against Average: 27.3
2016 Differential: +3.3
2016 Wins: #2834 Mayfield (Las Cruces) (31-28), #4851 La Cueva (Albuquerque) (56-28), #5029 Carlsbad (50-0), #7897 Hobbs (43-35), #8163 Atrisco Heritage Academy (Albuquerque) (14-0), #8344 Sandia (Albuquerque) (40-29), #12766 Gadsden (Anthony) (51-0)
2016 Losses: #169 Rio Rancho (48-0), #169 Rio Rancho (38-10), #861 Las Cruces (49-30), #1169 Cleveland [V. Sue] (Rio Rancho) (24-14), #2303 Centennial (Las Cruces) (48-28)
2016 Opponents W-L: 81-54
Recent League Championships: 2009 (tied for 1st; 5A District 3), 2003 (tied for 1st; AAAA District 3)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none
SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/25 Cleveland [V. Sue] (Rio Rancho), 9/1 Atrisco Heritage Academy (Albuquerque), 9/9 at Sandia (Albuquerque), 9/16 Rio Rancho, 9/22 Gadsden (Anthony), 9/29 Mayfield (Las Cruces), 10/6 Carlsbad, 10/20 Hobbs, 10/27 Las Cruces, 11/2 Centennial (Las Cruces)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Rio Rancho (51.3), Las Cruces (40.8), Cleveland [V. Sue] (Rio Rancho) (35.3)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Gadsden (Anthony) (-21.4), Sandia (Albuquerque) (-4.1), Atrisco Heritage Academy (Albuquerque) (-2.9)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 13.1 (22.1 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 15.4
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +2.3
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #5
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2741
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2017 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%