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GENERAL
Nickname: Longhorns
Colors: Purple/Gold
Coach: Jake Swartwood
League: 3A East (moving from 3A Metro East)
Playoff Division: 3A
Playoff Division Rank: #23

RATINGS
2020 Final Power Rating: -20.7
2020 National Rank: #9907
2020 State Rank: #132
Player Statistics-Based (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.7
2021 Starting Power Rating: -36.8
2021 National Rank: #10483
2021 State Rank: #140
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2020 Rating): 4.5
Dynasty National Rank: #7500
2021 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 41.3
Dynasty Record: 101-91 (39-50 in league)

HISTORICAL
2020 Overall Record: 2-5
2020 League Record/Finish: 2-2 (tied for 2nd)
2020 Points For Average: 22.3
2020 Points Against Average: 29.7
2020 Differential: -7.4
2020 Wins: #10354 Fountain Hills (28-14), #13540 Coronado (Scottsdale) (79-0)
2020 Losses: #1219 Snowflake (30-0), #5058 Valley Christian (Chandler) (54-28), #5382 Blue Ridge (Lakeside) (48-7), #6904 Arizona College Prep (Chandler) (19-14), #8789 Show Low (43-0)
2020 Opponents W-L: 29-21
Recent State Championships: 2008
Recent League Championships: 2019 (tied for 1st), 2008, 2005 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2021 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2021 Schedule: 8/27 Chino Valley, 9/3 at Eastmark (Mesa), 9/10 Tuba City, 9/17 at Fountain Hills, 9/24 at Chinle, 10/1 Round Valley (Eagar), 10/8 Snowflake, 10/15 at Show Low, 10/22 at Winslow, 10/29 Blue Ridge (Lakeside)
Highest-Rated 2021 Regular Season Opponents: Snowflake (10.9), Round Valley (Eagar) (0.8), Blue Ridge (Lakeside) (-12.9)
Lowest-Rated 2021 Regular Season Opponents: Fountain Hills (-43.8), Chino Valley (-38.7), Winslow (-36.7)
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -6.6
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -17.2
2021 vs. 2020 Schedule Strength Comparison: -10.6
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #76
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6700
2021 Projected Regular Season Record: 2-8
2021 Projected League Finish: 5th
2021 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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