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GENERAL
Nickname: Lobos
Colors: Royal Blue/White
Coach: Kay Solomon
League: 3A East
Playoff Division: 3A
Playoff Division Rank: #15

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 1
Returning Defensive Starters: 1
2016 JV Record: 9-0
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Jace Merrell 5'11" 190 Senior FB/LB
Caleb Uchytil 6'0" 190 Junior OL/DL

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Talent, Skill Position/Secondary Depth
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience At Nearly All Positions

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 14.3
2016 National Rank: #4208
2016 State Rank: #69
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -14.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -9.1
2017 Starting Power Rating: -0.2
2017 National Rank: #7414
2017 State Rank: #115
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 22.3
Dynasty National Rank: #1954
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 22.5
Dynasty Record: 117-49 (47-27 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 9-2
2016 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (2nd)
2016 Points For Average: 32.5
2016 Points Against Average: 9
2016 Differential: +23.5
2016 Wins: #1714 Thatcher (13-12), #5095 Safford (35-21), #5349 Payson (26-21), #6606 Winslow (48-0), #10125 Holbrook (33-8), #10694 Blue Ridge (Lakeside) (28-6), #10996 Kirtland Central (Kirtland, NM) (37-0), #11756 Chinle (52-0), #12129 Tuba City (59-0)
2016 Losses: #3066 Show Low (24-20), #5349 Payson (7-6)
2016 Opponents W-L: 67-57
Recent League Championships: 2014 (IV Section V)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/18 at Tuba City, 8/25 Chinle, 9/1 Kirtland Central (Kirtland, NM), 9/8 at Thatcher, 9/15 Safford, 9/29 at Winslow, 10/6 at Payson, 10/13 Holbrook, 10/20 at Show Low, 10/27 Blue Ridge (Lakeside)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Thatcher (18.1), Safford (18.1), Show Low (12.7)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Tuba City (-23.6), Blue Ridge (Lakeside) (-18.5), Chinle (-18.4)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -3 (2.1 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -2
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #115
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #8081
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5
2017 Projected League Finish: 4th
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%