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GENERAL
Nickname: Gophers
Colors: Red/White
Coach: Jesse Hart
League: 3A Central
Playoff Division: 3A
Playoff Division Rank: #11

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 3
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

RATINGS
2022 Final Power Rating: -3.2
2022 National Rank: #6400
2022 State Rank: #96
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.5
2023 Starting Power Rating: -23.6
2023 National Rank: #6519
2023 State Rank: #94
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2022 Rating): -10.3
Dynasty National Rank: #8357
2023 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 13.5
Dynasty Record: 21-28 (11-11 in league)

HISTORICAL
2022 Overall Record: 8-3
2022 League Record/Finish: 2-2 (3rd)
2022 Points For Average: 32.5
2022 Points Against Average: 18
2022 Differential: +14.5
2022 Wins: #8005 Vista Grande (Casa Grande) (28-14), #8920 Coolidge (14-12), #9801 Veritas Prep (Phoenix), #10064 American Leadership Academy (Ironwood) (51-13), #10140 Odyssey Institute (Buckeye) (48-6), #11092 Chino Valley (41-7), #11426 Parker (33-28), #12381 Palo Verde (Tucson) (73-0)
2022 Losses: #357 Eastmark (Mesa) (54-7), #4348 Round Valley (Eagar) (26-13), #6712 San Tan Foothills (Queen Creek) (20-17)
2022 Opponents W-L: 55-62
Recent League Championships: 2010 (3A South), 2003 (2A Copper)
Winning Streak Entering 2023 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2023 Schedule: 8/18 Gilbert Christian (Gilbert), 8/26 at Valley Christian (Chandler), 9/1 Safford, 9/8 at San Tan Foothills (Queen Creek), 9/15 at Rio Rico, 9/22 Coolidge, 9/29 Bourgade Catholic (Phoenix), 10/13 at Franklin [Ben] (Queen Creek), 10/20 at Crismon (Queen Creek), 10/27 American Leadership Academy (Ironwood)
Highest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: Valley Christian (Chandler) (-2), Gilbert Christian (Gilbert) (-24.3), San Tan Foothills (Queen Creek) (-25.6)
Lowest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: Crismon (Queen Creek) (-61.5), Bourgade Catholic (Phoenix) (-51.6), Rio Rico (-46.5)
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -14.1 (-11.5 overall)
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -34.5
2023 vs. 2022 Schedule Strength Comparison: -20.4
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #131
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #9302
2023 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3
2023 Projected League Finish: 1st
2023 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%