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GENERAL
Nickname: Bobcats
Colors: Red/Gray
Coach: Jon Clanton
League: 5A Union (moving from 6A Metro)
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #30

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 9
Returning Defensive Starters: 8
2017 JV Record: 5-4
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Casey Clanton 6'4" 230 Senior TE
Eloi Kwete 6'0" 245 Senior DL
Cosmos Kwete 6'3" 230 Senior

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: All 5 DL Return, 3 DL Have D1 Offers
Team Weaknesses: Depth

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: -20.3
2017 National Rank: #11124
2017 State Rank: #145
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +8.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +4.2
Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3
2018 Starting Power Rating: -23.1
2018 National Rank: #8626
2018 State Rank: #106
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): -8.3
Dynasty National Rank: #11487
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 14.8
Dynasty Record: 59-94 (45-46 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 6-4
2017 League Record/Finish: 3-2 (3rd)
2017 Points For Average: 24.5
2017 Points Against Average: 23.5
2017 Differential: +1
2017 Wins: #11773 South Mountain (Phoenix) (33-19), #12774 Camelback (Phoenix) (22-13), #13098 Alhambra (Phoenix) (21-9), #13199 Browne [Trevor G.] (Phoenix) (46-0), #14090 Maryvale (Phoenix) (42-12), #14115 Hayden [Carl] (Phoenix) (40-21)
2017 Losses: #3880 Chavez [Cesar] (Laveen) (54-14), #7297 Fairfax [Betty H.] (Laveen) (55-7), #8138 Dobson (Mesa) (28-0), #8833 North (Phoenix) (24-20)
2017 Opponents W-L: 40-62
Recent League Championships: 2009 (tied for 1st; 5A Metro), 2006 (5A Metro)
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: 1
Streak List: 10/27/17 Browne [Trevor G.] (Phoenix) (46-0)

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/17 at Sunrise Mountain (Peoria), 8/24 Paradise Valley (Phoenix), 8/31 Goldwater [Barry] (Phoenix), 9/7 at McClintock (Tempe), 9/14 at Maricopa, 9/21 Fairfax [Betty H.] (Laveen), 9/28 Camelback (Phoenix), 10/5 at Hayden [Carl] (Phoenix), 10/19 at Sierra Linda (Phoenix), 10/26 at South Mountain (Phoenix)
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Sunrise Mountain (Peoria) (16.3), Paradise Valley (Phoenix) (-4.8), McClintock (Tempe) (-5)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Hayden [Carl] (Phoenix) (-71.4), Camelback (Phoenix) (-46.8), Sierra Linda (Phoenix) (-46.3)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -18.5
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -23.9
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -5.4
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #115
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #9649
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-6
2018 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%