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Pharr-San Juan-Alamo North (Pharr, TX) GENERAL Nickname: Raiders Colors: Black/Silver Coach: Billy Bruce Bush League: 5A Region IV District 31 Playoff Division: 5A Playoff Division Rank: #158 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 5 Returning Defensive Starters: 4 2007 JV Record: 6-4 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes RATINGS 2007 Final Power Rating: 9.1 2007 National Rank: #5577 2007 State Rank: #485 Off-Season Rating Adjustment: +0.5 2008 Starting Power Rating: 9.6 2008 National Rank: #5390 2008 State Rank: #458 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2007 Rating): 10.4 Dynasty National Rank: #4246 2008 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 0.8 Dynasty Record: 41-15 (22-11 in league) HISTORICAL 2007 Overall Record: 6-4 2007 League Record/Finish: 3-4 (5th) 2007 Points For Average: 18.3 2007 Points Against Average: 16.7 2007 Differential: +1.6 2007 Wins: #3528 Donna (16-14), #6889 Economedes (Edinburg) (17-14), #8428 Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Memorial (Alamo) (14-13), #9983 McAllen Memorial (McAllen) (21-0), #10376 Edinburg (30-6), #11860 Rivera (Brownsville) (41-14) 2007 Losses: #1785 Harlingen South (Harlingen) (30-7), #3607 Harlingen (33-14), #4694 Edinburg North (Edinburg) (23-7), #4721 Pharr-San Juan-Alamo (San Juan) (20-16) 2007 Opponents W-L: 54-55 Recent League Championships: 2006 Winning Streak Entering 2008 Season: 1 Streak List: 11/8/07 Edinburg (30-6) SCHEDULE 2008 Schedule: 8/29 at Donna, 9/5 at San Benito, 9/13 Rivera (Brownsville), 9/26 at Economedes (Edinburg), 10/3 Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Memorial (Alamo), 10/10 Harlingen South (Harlingen), 10/16 at Edinburg North (Edinburg), 10/24 Edinburg, 10/31 at Harlingen, 11/7 Pharr-San Juan-Alamo (San Juan) Highest-Rated 2008 Regular Season Opponents: Donna (25.1), Harlingen South (Harlingen) (25), Harlingen (15.7) Lowest-Rated 2008 Regular Season Opponents: Rivera (Brownsville) (-26.6), Edinburg (-7.3), Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Memorial (Alamo) (-3.1) 2007 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 5.3 2008 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 4.3 2008 vs. 2007 Schedule Strength Comparison: -1 2008 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4 2008 Projected League Finish: 3rd 2008 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% Opener: 8/29 at Donna [projection: 28-12 loss] Outlook: The Raiders are switching from a spread offense to a conventional attack. Why? New head coach Billy Bruce Bush has "used a basic offense for 37 years." He speaks of using the same offense in a 20-10 win while he was a coach at Port Neches Groves and beat Odessa Permian in the 1975 State Championship Game. New Defensive Coordinator Fred Hernandez has been running his scheme for almost as long as Bush. Nine starters are back, including Noe Garcia at QB and Andrew Villarreal at RB. Romeo Cuellar will also get carries, while Fabian Martinez will serve as the blocking back. A new era with an established coach is a good start. If the Raiders are healthy, they may surprise people.