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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: #7

RATINGS
2021 Final Power Rating: 3.5
2021 National Rank: #4873
2021 State Rank: #81
Player Statistics-Based (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +9
2022 Starting Power Rating: -7.5
2022 National Rank: #4227
2022 State Rank: #70
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2021 Rating): 4.4
Dynasty National Rank: #7304
2022 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 11.9
Dynasty Record: 107-96 (41-53 in league)

HISTORICAL
2021 Overall Record: 6-5
2021 League Record/Finish: 2-3 (4th)
2021 Points For Average: 25.4
2021 Points Against Average: 26
2021 Differential: -0.6
2021 Wins: #5242 Blue Ridge (Lakeside) (27-26), #6101 Winslow (32-30), #7586 Fountain Hills (31-6), #8836 Chino Valley (33-20), #12812 Tuba City (47-6), #13262 Chinle (62-0)
2021 Losses: #322 Snowflake (52-17), #574 Yuma Catholic (Yuma) (47-0), #2089 Round Valley (Eagar) (19-6), #2967 Show Low (61-8), #3830 Eastmark (Mesa) (19-16)
2021 Opponents W-L: 69-49
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 2022 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2022 Schedule: 8/19 at Blue Ridge (Lakeside), 8/26 Show Low, 9/2 at Miami, 9/9 Mingus (Cottonwood), 9/16 Tempe, 9/23 at Valley Christian (Chandler), 9/30 Arizona Lutheran Academy (Phoenix), 10/14 at Safford, 10/21 Fountain Hills, 10/28 at Phoenix Christian (Phoenix)
Highest-Rated 2022 Regular Season Opponents: Valley Christian (Chandler) (15.9), Show Low (-7.7), Arizona Lutheran Academy (Phoenix) (-7.8)
Lowest-Rated 2022 Regular Season Opponents: Tempe (-50.2), Mingus (Cottonwood) (-45.7), Miami (-42.6)
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -1.5 (4.6 overall)
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -23.4
2022 vs. 2021 Schedule Strength Comparison: -21.9
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #102
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7511
2022 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2
2022 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2022 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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