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GENERAL
Nickname: Wildcats
Coach: Anthony Gonzales
League: 4A District 3/4 (moving from 5A District 4)
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #1

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: -3.5
2017 National Rank: #7739
2017 State Rank: #34
Player Statistics-Based (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +9.1
2018 Starting Power Rating: -9.9
2018 National Rank: #5505
2018 State Rank: #21
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 6.2
Dynasty National Rank: #7480
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 16.1
Dynasty Record: 92-84 (24-17 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 5-6
2017 League Record/Finish: 1-2 (3rd)
2017 Points For Average: 29.7
2017 Points Against Average: 36.6
2017 Differential: -6.9
2017 Wins: #5105 Ruidoso (60-36), #8678 Goddard (Roswell) (35-28), #8745 Chaparral (68-54), #9612 Santa Teresa (25-18), #9620 Capital (Santa Fe) (23-13)
2017 Losses: #1015 Artesia (49-14), #1733 Hobbs (59-27), #4254 Roswell (48-12), #5405 Portales (42-21), #6797 St. Pius X (Albuquerque) (14-7), #6797 St. Pius X (Albuquerque) (42-35)
2017 Opponents W-L: 84-44
Recent State Championships: 2011 (3A), 2010 (3A), 2009 (3A), 2004 (AAA)
Recent League Championships: 2011 (3A District 4), 2010 (3A District 4), 2009 (3A District 4), 2008 (3A District 4), 2007 (3A District 4), 2006 (tied for 1st; 3A District 4), 2005 (AAA District 4), 2003 (tied for 1st; AAA District 4)
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/24 Chaparral, 8/31 at Roswell, 9/7 Capital (Santa Fe), 9/14 Hobbs, 9/21 Alamogordo, 9/28 Artesia, 10/5 at Goddard (Roswell), 10/19 Moriarty, 10/26 Ruidoso, 11/2 Portales
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Artesia (15.3), Hobbs (2.6), Roswell (-7.2)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Alamogordo (-44.8), Chaparral (-29.4), Capital (Santa Fe) (-26.6)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 3.2 (8.3 overall)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -16.8
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -20
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #28
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7375
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3
2018 Projected League Finish: 1st
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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