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GENERAL
Nickname: Badgers
Colors: Blue/Gold
Coach: Michael Gilpin
League: 4A Grand Canyon
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #17

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2016 JV Record: 5-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Ryan Greene 6'1" 180 Senior TB/FS 4.5
Rodney Pitts 6'2" 210 Senior OL/LB 4.91
Max Flores 6'3" 280 Junior OL 5.4

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Talent, Strong/Veteran OL
Team Weaknesses: Young, Counting On Many Young Players To Make Immediate Contributions

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 7.7
2016 National Rank: #5615
2016 State Rank: #87
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -3.4
2017 Starting Power Rating: 8.2
2017 National Rank: #5417
2017 State Rank: #79
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 12.2
Dynasty National Rank: #4295
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 4
Dynasty Record: 83-65 (49-23 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 6-4
2016 League Record/Finish: 4-2 (3rd)
2016 Points For Average: 30.2
2016 Points Against Average: 24.6
2016 Differential: +5.6
2016 Wins: #6528 Moon Valley (Phoenix) (32-29), #8237 Flagstaff (43-12), #10272 Williams [Lee] (Kingman) (44-12), #10272 Combs (San Tan Valley) (38-16), #11104 Coconino (Flagstaff) (49-7), #11317 Mohave (Bullhead City) (43-14)
2016 Losses: #1725 Marcos de Niza (Tempe) (44-23), #2359 Cactus Shadows (Cave Creek) (23-3), #3759 Mingus (Cottonwood) (48-12), #3949 Bradshaw Mountain (Prescott Valley) (41-15)
2016 Opponents W-L: 46-59
Recent League Championships: 2012 (tied for 1st; II Section III), 2008 (4A Western Sky), 2007 (4A Western Sky), 2006 (tied for 1st; 4A Wells Fargo 1)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/25 Marcos de Niza (Tempe), 9/1 at Combs (San Tan Valley), 9/8 at Cactus Shadows (Cave Creek), 9/15 Moon Valley (Phoenix), 9/22 at Williams [Lee] (Kingman), 9/29 at Mohave (Bullhead City), 10/6 Mingus (Cottonwood), 10/13 at Coconino (Flagstaff), 10/20 Flagstaff, 10/27 Bradshaw Mountain (Prescott Valley)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Cactus Shadows (Cave Creek) (29.1), Marcos de Niza (Tempe) (19.4), Mingus (Cottonwood) (10)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Mohave (Bullhead City) (-22.1), Coconino (Flagstaff) (-20.9), Combs (San Tan Valley) (-13.2)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 4.4
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -0.7
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -5.1
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #106
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7661
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3
2017 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%