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GENERAL
Nickname: Buffaloes
Colors: Navy/White
Coach: Brian Walker
League: 4A Desert Sky
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #21

COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
My-King Johnson 6'4" 225 Senior WDE
Deandre Hughes 5'9" 170 Senior CB

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 9.3
2016 National Rank: #5251
2016 State Rank: #80
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.1
Player Statistics-Based (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.6
2017 Starting Power Rating: 5.6
2017 National Rank: #5993
2017 State Rank: #89
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 3.8
Dynasty National Rank: #6972
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 1.8
Dynasty Record: 66-80 (37-41 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 5-5
2016 League Record/Finish: 2-2 (tied for 2nd)
2016 Points For Average: 20.9
2016 Points Against Average: 27
2016 Differential: -6.1
2016 Wins: #3834 Casa Grande (21-20), #6732 Seton Catholic (Chandler) (27-15), #7279 Estrella Foothills (Goodyear) (36-24), #9814 Youngker (Buckeye) (28-21), #10272 Combs (San Tan Valley) (33-7)
2016 Losses: #509 Catalina Foothills (Tucson) (35-7), #791 Higley (Gilbert) (50-17), #1725 Marcos de Niza (Tempe) (49-13), #3949 Buckeye (28-20), #8630 Apache Junction (21-7)
2016 Opponents W-L: 61-50
Recent League Championships: 2015 (tied for 1st; III Section I), 2014 (III Section VI), 2013 (tied for 1st; III Section VI)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/18 at Estrella Foothills (Goodyear), 8/25 Catalina Foothills (Tucson), 9/1 at Buckeye, 9/8 Youngker (Buckeye), 9/15 Apache Junction, 9/22 at Combs (San Tan Valley), 9/29 Higley (Gilbert), 10/6 at Seton Catholic (Chandler), 10/13 at Casa Grande, 10/27 Marcos de Niza (Tempe)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Higley (Gilbert) (39.9), Catalina Foothills (Tucson) (35), Marcos de Niza (Tempe) (19.4)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Youngker (Buckeye) (-13.8), Apache Junction (-13.3), Combs (San Tan Valley) (-13.2)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 13.8
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 8.3
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -5.5
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #78
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4742
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5
2017 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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