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GENERAL
Nickname: Lions
Colors: Blue/Gold
Coach: Jerry Harris
League: 3A South
Playoff Division: 3A
Playoff Division Rank: #2

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 2
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2017 JV Record: 5-4
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Mental/Physical Toughness
Team Weaknesses: Youth, Inexperience

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: 29.1
2017 National Rank: #1623
2017 State Rank: #19
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -9.5
2018 Starting Power Rating: 4
2018 National Rank: #2875
2018 State Rank: #36
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): -1.2
Dynasty National Rank: #9659
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 5.2
Dynasty Record: 107-53 (74-10 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 13-1
2017 League Record/Finish: 6-0 (1st)
2017 Points For Average: 46.9
2017 Points Against Average: 9.2
2017 Differential: +37.7
2017 Wins: #2239 American Leadership Academy (Queen Creek) (24-14), #4379 Franklin [Ben] (Queen Creek) (47-7), #4712 Sabino (Tucson) (44-7), #5371 Catalina Foothills (Tucson) (22-20), #5777 Northwest Christian (Phoenix) (42-6), #6477 Walden Grove (Sahuarita) (37-7), #7623 Empire (Tucson) (56-14), #8235 Safford (51-6), #10862 Catalina (Tucson) (62-0), #10879 Wickenburg (67-0), #11097 Sahuarita (47-7), #13066 Tanque Verde (Tucson) (61-0), #13938 Santa Rita (Tucson) (68-6)
2017 Losses: #1255 Casteel (Queen Creek) (35-28)
2017 Opponents W-L: 94-64
Recent State Championships: 2015 (IV)
Recent League Championships: 2017, 2015 (IV Section VI), 2014 (V Section VI), 2013 (V Section VI), 2010 (2A South), 2009 (2A South), 2008 (2A South), 2005 (2A Central)
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/17 at Rio Rico, 8/31 Walden Grove (Sahuarita), 9/7 Canyon del Oro (Tucson), 9/14 Snowflake, 9/21 at Fountain Hills, 9/28 at Tanque Verde (Tucson), 10/5 Sahuarita, 10/12 at Sabino (Tucson), 10/19 Safford, 10/26 at Catalina (Tucson)
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Sabino (Tucson) (-13.2), Snowflake (-13.7), Canyon del Oro (Tucson) (-14.5)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Rio Rico (-56.2), Tanque Verde (Tucson) (-49.6), Sahuarita (-37.6)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -3.6 (3 overall)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -27.9
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -24.3
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #133
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #10818
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 10-0
2018 Projected League Finish: 1st
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 77%