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GENERAL
Nickname: Lions
Colors: Blue/Gold
Coach: Jerry Harris
League: 3A South
Playoff Division: 3A
Playoff Division Rank: #4

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 9
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
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: no

TOP PLAYERS
Christian Fetsis 6'1" 170 Senior QB
Dakota Haynes 6'1" 195 Senior LB/RB
Kendall Tobin 6'4" 240 Senior OL/DL

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Mental/Physical Toughness, Selflessness, Never-Say-Die Attitude
Team Weaknesses: Untimely Turnovers/Penalties

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 15.6
2016 National Rank: #3938
2016 State Rank: #66
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +5.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -7.7
2017 Starting Power Rating: 21.1
2017 National Rank: #2866
2017 State Rank: #40
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 0.1
Dynasty National Rank: #8154
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 21
Dynasty Record: 94-52 (68-10 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 7-4
2016 League Record/Finish: 5-1 (2nd)
2016 Points For Average: 36.6
2016 Points Against Average: 14.2
2016 Differential: +22.4
2016 Wins: #5095 Safford (40-17), #7122 Walden Grove (Sahuarita) (22-12), #9374 Empire (Tucson) (38-0), #9489 Sahuarita (56-14), #13163 Tanque Verde (Tucson) (56-0), #13590 Santa Rita (Tucson) (71-0), #13992 Catalina (Tucson) (49-6)
2016 Losses: #509 Catalina Foothills (Tucson) (31-20), #1080 American Leadership Academy (Queen Creek) (14-10), #1586 Sabino (Tucson) (34-20), #2834 Northwest Christian (Phoenix) (28-21)
2016 Opponents W-L: 66-60
Recent State Championships: 2015 (IV)
Recent League Championships: 2015 (IV Section VI), 2014 (V Section VI), 2013 (V Section VI), 2010 (2A South), 2009 (2A South), 2008 (2A South), 2005 (2A Central)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/25 American Leadership Academy (Queen Creek), 9/1 at Walden Grove (Sahuarita), 9/8 at Safford, 9/15 Sahuarita, 9/22 Catalina Foothills (Tucson), 9/29 at Empire (Tucson), 10/6 Sabino (Tucson), 10/13 Tanque Verde (Tucson), 10/20 at Catalina (Tucson), 10/27 at Santa Rita (Tucson)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Catalina Foothills (Tucson) (35), American Leadership Academy (Queen Creek) (34.3), Sabino (Tucson) (30)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Catalina (Tucson) (-35.7), Santa Rita (Tucson) (-34), Tanque Verde (Tucson) (-33.7)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -4.7 (5.2 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 1.2
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +5.9
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #98
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6991
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3
2017 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%