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GENERAL
Nickname: Dons
Coach: Adrian Gonzales
League: 3A District 2 (moving from 4A District 2/5)
Playoff Division: 3A
Playoff Division Rank: #4

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
John Balizan 6'3" Junior QB
Antonio Bustamante 5'10" 180 Senior RB/LB
Darion Williams 5'6" 150 Senior RB/DB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Skill Position Experience, 3-Year QB Starter, Most Athletic Player Returns At WR/DB
Team Weaknesses: Must Replace 2 Of 3 DL

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: -9.4
2017 National Rank: #9109
2017 State Rank: #42
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +4.5
2018 Starting Power Rating: -20.4
2018 National Rank: #7982
2018 State Rank: #35
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): -24.3
Dynasty National Rank: #13866
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 3.9
Dynasty Record: 46-103 [45-104 on the field] (15-44 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 7-5
2017 League Record/Finish: 4-2 (3rd)
2017 Points For Average: 33.8
2017 Points Against Average: 20.9
2017 Differential: +12.9
2017 Wins: #9284 Taos (35-27), #10872 Silver (Silver City) (32-29), #12502 Grants (53-0), #13325 Bernalillo (42-7), #13332 Santa Fe Indian (Santa Fe) (48-6), #13525 Albuquerque Academy (Albuquerque) (48-0), #14026 Pojoaque Valley (Pojoaque) (52-0)
2017 Losses: #5397 Robertson (Las Vegas) (51-21), #5397 Robertson (Las Vegas) (14-13), #5405 Portales (56-28), #7239 St. Michael's (Santa Fe) (28-14), #7732 Moriarty (33-19)
2017 Opponents W-L: 73-61
Recent League Championships: 2003 (AAA District 2)
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/24 Moriarty, 8/30 Santa Rosa, 9/7 Portales, 9/15 Hope Christian (Albuquerque), 9/21 at Hatch Valley (Hatch), 9/28 Clayton, 10/5 Raton, 10/19 St. Michael's (Santa Fe), 10/25 at Santa Fe Indian (Santa Fe), 11/2 Robertson (Las Vegas)
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Robertson (Las Vegas) (-14.6), Santa Rosa (-14.7), Portales (-15)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Santa Fe Indian (Santa Fe) (-57.7), Clayton (-55.1), Raton (-35)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -17.7 (-11.2 overall)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -27.5
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -9.8
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #47
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #10708
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2018 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%