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GENERAL
Nickname: Longhorns
Colors: Purple/Gold
Coach: Jake Swartwood
League: 3A Metro East (moving from 3A East)
Playoff Division: 3A
Playoff Division Rank*: #11

RATINGS
2019 Final Power Rating: -5.9
2019 National Rank: #7887
2019 State Rank: #102
Player Statistics-Based (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment*: +7.4
Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment*: -1.9
2020 Starting Power Rating*: -9.1
2020 National Rank*: #6168
2020 State Rank*: #83
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2019 Rating): 5.9
Dynasty National Rank: #7232
2020 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 15
Dynasty Record: 99-86 (37-48 in league)

HISTORICAL
2019 Overall Record: 8-3
2019 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (tied for 1st)
2019 Points For Average: 35.5
2019 Points Against Average: 20.4
2019 Differential: +15.1
2019 Wins: #3815 Snowflake (34-33), #9201 Winslow (28-21), #9411 Show Low (24-15), #12104 Page (30-20), #13617 Coronado (Scottsdale) (51-0), #13784 Catalina (Tucson) (48-0), #14016 Chinle (59-0), #14029 Holbrook (62-16)
2019 Losses: #1130 American Leadership Academy (Queen Creek) (49-13), #5461 Blue Ridge (Lakeside) (19-16), #9321 Fountain Hills (51-26)
2019 Opponents W-L: 54-65
Recent State Championships: 2008
Recent League Championships: 2019 (tied for 1st; 3A East), 2008 (3A East), 2005 (tied for 1st; 3A East)
Winning Streak Entering 2020 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2020 Schedule: 10/2 Blue Ridge (Lakeside), 10/9 at Show Low, 10/16 Arizona College Prep (Chandler), 10/23 at Fountain Hills, 10/30 at Coronado (Scottsdale), 11/6 Valley Christian (Chandler), 11/13 Snowflake
Highest-Rated 2020 Regular Season Opponents*: Blue Ridge (Lakeside) (3.5), Snowflake (-4.9), Arizona College Prep (Chandler) (-9.8)
Lowest-Rated 2020 Regular Season Opponents*: Coronado (Scottsdale) (-58.1), Show Low (-25.6), Fountain Hills (-21.6)
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -23.6 (-15.4 overall)
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength*: -18.1
2020 vs. 2019 Schedule Strength Comparison*: +5.5
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank*: #123
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank*: #7788
2020 Projected Regular Season Record*: 5-2
2020 Projected League Finish*: 1st
2020 Undefeated Regular Season Probability*: 2%



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