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GENERAL
Nickname: Cougars
Colors: Blue/Gold
Coach: Mark Luna
League: 5A Southern (moving from 5A San Tan)
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #16

RATINGS
2022 Final Power Rating: 12.8
2022 National Rank: #3252
2022 State Rank: #59
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: -3
2023 Starting Power Rating: -8.7
2023 National Rank: #3886
2023 State Rank: #67
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2022 Rating): 15.9
Dynasty National Rank: #2629
2023 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 24.8
Dynasty Record: 37-18 (8-10 in league)

HISTORICAL
2022 Overall Record: 4-6
2022 League Record/Finish: 1-4 (5th)
2022 Points For Average: 20.7
2022 Points Against Average: 24.3
2022 Differential: -3.6
2022 Wins: #3945 Central (Phoenix) (40-30), #6989 Fairfax [Betty H.] (Laveen) (42-0), #7406 Mesquite (Gilbert) (36-13), #9966 Maricopa (42-0)
2022 Losses: #146 American Leadership Academy (Queen Creek) (43-6), #202 Casteel (Queen Creek) (48-7), #285 Higley (Gilbert) (35-0), #1033 Horizon (Scottsdale) (27-13), #2370 Campo Verde (Gilbert) (26-7), #2770 Verrado (Buckeye) (21-14)
2022 Opponents W-L: 62-50
Recent State Championships: 2021 (4A)
Recent League Championships: 2021 (4A Kino), 2015 (IV Section V), 2006 (5A Gila Valley)
Winning Streak Entering 2023 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2023 Schedule: 8/25 at Corona del Sol (Tempe), 9/1 Nogales, 9/8 at Paradise Valley (Phoenix), 9/15 Maricopa, 9/22 at Mica Mountain (Tucson), 9/29 at Desert View (Tucson), 10/6 Cienega (Vail), 10/20 Sunnyside (Tucson), 10/27 Marana (Tucson), 11/3 at Buena (Sierra Vista)
Highest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: Corona del Sol (Tempe) (17.5), Mica Mountain (Tucson) (0.8), Marana (Tucson) (-1.6)
Lowest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: Nogales (-52.3), Maricopa (-44), Buena (Sierra Vista) (-27.7)
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 18.7
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -17.4
2023 vs. 2022 Schedule Strength Comparison: -36.1
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #80
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4766
2023 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2023 Projected League Finish: 1st
2023 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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