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GENERAL
Nickname: Tigers
Colors: Blue/Gold
Coach: Louie Ramirez
League: 5A Southern (moving from 5A Sonoran)
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #10

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2017 JV Record: 9-0
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Trenton Bourguet 6'0" 165 Senior QB/SS 4.88
Tariq Jordan 6'3" 210 Senior WR/OLB 4.9
Jordan Morgan 6'4.5" 265 Senior T/DT 5.15

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Many Offensive Returners, Vertical Passing Game, Defensive Returners Play Well Together
Team Weaknesses: Depth

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: 22.6
2017 National Rank: #2448
2017 State Rank: #27
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.7
2018 Starting Power Rating: 9.2
2018 National Rank: #2147
2018 State Rank: #27
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 3.9
Dynasty National Rank: #8190
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 5.3
Dynasty Record: 63-92 (26-51 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 9-3
2017 League Record/Finish: 4-0 (1st)
2017 Points For Average: 47.2
2017 Points Against Average: 21.9
2017 Differential: +25.3
2017 Wins: #3236 Verrado (Buckeye) (35-33), #4907 McClintock (Tempe) (42-13), #6920 Sahuaro (Tucson) (35-7), #7197 Poston Butte (San Tan Valley) (49-28), #7609 Canyon del Oro (Tucson) (55-20), #9793 Flowing Wells (Tucson) (55-0), #10205 Cholla (Tucson) (52-6), #10287 Desert View (Tucson) (64-16), #10965 Rincon (Tucson) (59-3)
2017 Losses: #1351 Cienega (Vail) (57-50), #1351 Cienega (Vail) (38-35), #2389 Ironwood Ridge (Tucson) (42-35)
2017 Opponents W-L: 73-56
Recent League Championships: 2017 (5A Sonoran), 2016 (5A Sonoran)
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/17 at Horizon (Scottsdale), 8/24 Fairfax [Betty H.] (Laveen), 8/31 Catalina Foothills (Tucson), 9/7 at Desert View (Tucson), 9/14 Williams Field (Gilbert), 9/28 Buena (Sierra Vista), 10/5 at Ironwood Ridge (Tucson), 10/12 at Cienega (Vail), 10/19 Sunnyside (Tucson), 10/26 at Nogales
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Williams Field (Gilbert) (18.7), Cienega (Vail) (11.6), Horizon (Scottsdale) (10.6)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Nogales (-39.8), Desert View (Tucson) (-29.7), Sunnyside (Tucson) (-26.9)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 3.8 (11.3 overall)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -9.5
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -13.3
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #51
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4945
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2
2018 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 2%