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GENERAL
Nickname: Sandies
Colors: Black/Gold
Coach: Chad Dunnam
League: 5A-1 Region I District 2
Playoff Division: 5A-1
Playoff Division Rank: #32

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2021 JV Record: 10-0
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Jameson Garcia 6'1" 195 Senior WR/DB 4.4
Pius Vokes 6'0" 205 Junior RB/OLB 4.42
Mason Graham 6'5" 225 Senior QB 5.0

COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Erik Gray 6'2" 270 Senior IOL

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Toughness, Discipline, Winning Tradition
Team Weaknesses: OL Youth, New QB, Lost Record-Breaking LB To Graduation

RATINGS
2021 Final Power Rating: 28.1
2021 National Rank: #1282
2021 State Rank: #183
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.7
2022 Starting Power Rating: 12.3
2022 National Rank: #1495
2022 State Rank: #220
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2021 Rating): 37.7
Dynasty National Rank: #562
2022 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 25.4
Dynasty Record: 144-74 (83-26 in league)

HISTORICAL
2021 Overall Record: 9-3
2021 League Record/Finish: 5-1 (tied for 1st)
2021 Points For Average: 29.9
2021 Points Against Average: 20.3
2021 Differential: +9.6
2021 Wins: #1731 Frenship (Wolfforth) (31-14), #2003 Coronado (Lubbock) (34-27), #3002 Randall (Amarillo) (35-28), #3615 Monterey (Lubbock) (24-7), #3871 Midland (28-21), #3875 Del Valle (El Paso) (45-21), #4401 Caprock (Amarillo) (34-3), #4784 Palo Duro (Amarillo) (30-14), #9788 Lubbock (59-7)
2021 Losses: #280 Colleyville Heritage (Colleyville) (31-10), #382 Legacy (Midland) (37-7), #743 Tascosa (Amarillo) (34-22)
2021 Opponents W-L: 73-63
Recent League Championships: 2021 (tied for 1st), 2019, 2016 (5A Region I District 3), 2015 (tied for 1st; 6A Region I District 2), 2012 (4A Region I District 3), 2010 (5A Region I District 2), 2006 (tied for 1st; 5A Region I District 2), 2005 (5A Region I District 2), 2003 (tied for 1st; 5A Region I District 2)
Winning Streak Entering 2022 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2022 Schedule: 8/26 at Legacy (Midland), 9/2 Cleveland [V. Sue] (Rio Rancho, NM), 9/8 at Midland, 9/16 Odessa, 9/23 vs Tascosa (Amarillo), 9/29 at Caprock (Amarillo), 10/7 Lubbock-Cooper (Lubbock), 10/13 at Coronado (Lubbock), 10/28 Abilene, 11/3 at Monterey (Lubbock)
Highest-Rated 2022 Regular Season Opponents: Cleveland [V. Sue] (Rio Rancho, NM) (34.6), Legacy (Midland) (32.6), Coronado (Lubbock) (24)
Lowest-Rated 2022 Regular Season Opponents: Odessa (-16.5), Midland (-16.3), Monterey (Lubbock) (-6.2)
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 23.3 (18.7 overall)
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 9.3
2022 vs. 2021 Schedule Strength Comparison: -14
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #146
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #747
2022 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5
2022 Projected League Finish: 4th
2022 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%