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GENERAL
Nickname: Dons
Coach: Adrian Gonzales
League: 3A District 2
Playoff Division: 3A
Playoff Division Rank: #4

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 8
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
John Balizan 6'3" 195 Senior QB
Estevan Gonzales 5'10" 175 Senior SS/HB
Isaiah Deane 5'10" 160 Senior LB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: 4-Year Starting QB Returns, Best Athlete Is Back, Entire Defensive Box Returning
Team Weaknesses: Replacing Two 1000-Yard RBs, Must Develop Chemistry

RATINGS
2018 Final Power Rating: -9.4
2018 National Rank: #8545
2018 State Rank: #38
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +5.5
2019 Starting Power Rating: -19.2
2019 National Rank: #7204
2019 State Rank: #31
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2018 Rating): -23.3
Dynasty National Rank: #13651
2019 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 4.1
Dynasty Record: 54-108 [53-109 on the field] (18-45 in league)

HISTORICAL
2018 Overall Record: 8-5
2018 League Record/Finish: 3-1 (tied for 1st)
2018 Points For Average: 26.8
2018 Points Against Average: 22.3
2018 Differential: +4.5
2018 Wins: #8875 Hatch Valley (Hatch) (40-21), #9028 Socorro (28-14), #9262 St. Michael's (Santa Fe) (14-13), #11736 Raton (60-21), #11738 Moriarty (35-15), #12047 Cobre (Bayard) (21-6), #13888 Clayton (50-0), #14037 Santa Fe Indian (Santa Fe) (42-0)
2018 Losses: #4435 Dexter (35-7), #4824 Santa Rosa (56-46), #5481 Portales (36-0), #5710 Hope Christian (Albuquerque) (45-0), #7127 Robertson (Las Vegas) (28-6)
2018 Opponents W-L: 86-61
Recent League Championships: 2018 (tied for 1st), 2003 (AAA District 2)
Winning Streak Entering 2019 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2019 Schedule: 8/23 Moriarty, 8/30 Santa Rosa, 9/6 Portales, 9/13 Hope Christian (Albuquerque), 9/20 at Hatch Valley (Hatch), 9/27 Gallup, 10/4 Raton, 10/12 St. Michael's (Santa Fe), 10/25 at Santa Fe Indian (Santa Fe), 11/1 Robertson (Las Vegas)
Highest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Hope Christian (Albuquerque) (-11.7), Portales (-15.3), Santa Rosa (-15.7)
Lowest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Santa Fe Indian (Santa Fe) (-60.5), Gallup (-57.5), Raton (-40.7)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -12.9 (-14.5 overall)
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -31.9
2019 vs. 2018 Schedule Strength Comparison: -19
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #45
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #11128
2019 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3
2019 Projected League Finish: 1st
2019 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 2%