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GENERAL
Nickname: Aztecs
Colors: Red/Gold
Coach: Shane McComb
League: Desert Valley
Section: Southern
Playoff Division: 9
Playoff Division Rank: #21

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2016 JV Record: 8-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Top Defensive Players Return, Top Athletes Are Back Offensively
Team Weaknesses: OL Youth

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: -8.7
2016 National Rank: #9437
2016 State Rank: #671
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +5.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.2
2017 Starting Power Rating: -3.2
2017 National Rank: #8161
2017 State Rank: #577
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 14.1
Dynasty National Rank: #3788
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 17.3
Dynasty Record: 95-68 (49-25 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 3-7
2016 League Record/Finish: 2-4 (tied for 4th)
2016 Points For Average: 18.4
2016 Points Against Average: 32.9
2016 Differential: -14.5
2016 Wins: #9577 Cathedral City (20-13), #11707 Indio (20-17), #12355 Desert Hot Springs (21-0)
2016 Losses: #1090 Yucaipa (56-0), #3101 La Quinta (35-7), #3156 Rancho Mirage (52-0), #6051 Palm Springs (31-10), #7421 Shadow Hills (Indio) (46-34), #7897 Xavier Prep (Palm Desert) (31-25), #8163 Coachella Valley (Thermal) (48-47)
2016 Opponents W-L: 58-51
Recent League Championships: 2013 (tied for 1st), 2005
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: 2
Streak List: 10/28/16 Cathedral City (20-13), 11/4/16 Indio (20-17)

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/25 at Desert Hot Springs, 9/1 at Coachella Valley (Thermal), 9/8 Yucaipa, 9/15 Rancho Mirage, 9/22 Xavier Prep (Palm Desert), 9/29 Shadow Hills (Indio), 10/13 at Palm Springs, 10/20 at La Quinta, 10/27 Cathedral City, 11/3 at Indio
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Yucaipa (33.1), La Quinta (19.7), Rancho Mirage (17.4)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Desert Hot Springs (-34.9), Cathedral City (-19.4), Indio (-10.7)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 4
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 0
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -4
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #496
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7391
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-6
2017 Projected League Finish: 4th
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%