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GENERAL
Nickname: Broncos
Coach: Greg Jenks
League: 4A District 1 (moving from 5A District 1)
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #4

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 9
2017 JV Record: 4-4
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Cadan Flack 5'11" 180 Senior RB/DE 4.7
Isaac Thomas 5'10" 175 Senior RB/LB 4.8
Jordan Heslop 6'1" 195 Senior WR/DB 4.7

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience, Continual Growth As Players/Program
Team Weaknesses: Depth

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: -6.1
2017 National Rank: #8375
2017 State Rank: #37
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5
2018 Starting Power Rating: -19.1
2018 National Rank: #7667
2018 State Rank: #32
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): -3.5
Dynasty National Rank: #10299
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 15.6
Dynasty Record: 74-82-1 [73-83-1 on the field] (26-32 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 6-4
2017 League Record/Finish: 2-3 (4th)
2017 Points For Average: 28.4
2017 Points Against Average: 21.4
2017 Differential: +7
2017 Wins: #8303 Snowflake (AZ) (21-14), #10903 Bloomfield (38-12), #11760 Los Alamos (42-14), #12005 Montezuma-Cortez (Cortez, CO) (37-13), #12328 Shiprock (50-0), #13976 Gallup (50-0)
2017 Losses: #3309 Farmington (42-7), #5826 Miyamura [Hiroshi] (Gallup) (46-23), #6266 Aztec (45-10), #10415 Monticello (UT) (28-6)
2017 Opponents W-L: 52-55
Recent League Championships: 2003 (tied for 1st; AAAA District 1)
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: 2
Streak List: 10/27/17 Bloomfield (38-12), 11/3/17 Gallup (50-0)

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/24 at Minico (Rupert, ID), 8/31 Montezuma-Cortez (Cortez, CO), 9/8 St. Pius X (Albuquerque), 9/14 at Piedra Vista (Farmington), 9/21 Thoreau, 9/28 Farmington, 10/12 Moriarty, 10/19 at Aztec, 10/26 Bloomfield, 11/2 Gallup
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Minico (Rupert, ID) (5.5), Piedra Vista (Farmington) (-5.5), Farmington (-8.3)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Gallup (-59.5), Thoreau (-57.2), Montezuma-Cortez (Cortez, CO) (-30.7)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -10
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -25
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -15
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #41
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #9985
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2018 Projected League Finish: 1st
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%