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Americas (El Paso, TX) GENERAL Nickname: Trail Blazers Colors: Blue/Yellow Coach: Rick Miller League: 5A Region I District 1 Playoff Division: 5A Playoff Division Rank: #193 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 3 Returning Defensive Starters: 5 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes RATINGS 2007 Final Power Rating: 3.1 2007 National Rank: #7132 2007 State Rank: #593 Off-Season Rating Adjustment: -0.5 2008 Starting Power Rating: 2.6 2008 National Rank: #7240 2008 State Rank: #595 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2007 Rating): 9.5 Dynasty National Rank: #4489 2008 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 6.9 Dynasty Record: 20-28 (17-20 in league) HISTORICAL 2007 Overall Record: 3-7 2007 League Record/Finish: 2-6 (7th) 2007 Points For Average: 13.3 2007 Points Against Average: 25.7 2007 Differential: -12.4 2007 Wins: #7078 Bel Air (El Paso) (14-13), #7761 Eastwood (El Paso) (6-3), #12007 Gadsden (Anthony, NM) (41-7) 2007 Losses: #649 Montwood (El Paso) (55-28), #1498 Monterey (Lubbock) (38-9), #2100 Coronado (El Paso) (35-0), #2455 Franklin (El Paso) (17-0), #3459 El Dorado (El Paso) (49-26), #4594 Hanks (El Paso) (19-7), #8027 Socorro (El Paso) (21-2) 2007 Opponents W-L: 52-56 Winning Streak Entering 2008 Season: none SCHEDULE 2008 Schedule: 8/29 Goddard (Roswell, NM), 9/4 Chapin (El Paso), 9/12 Coronado (El Paso), 9/18 at Franklin (El Paso), 10/3 Socorro (El Paso), 10/10 at Eastwood (El Paso), 10/16 Hanks (El Paso), 10/24 at Bel Air (El Paso), 10/30 Montwood (El Paso), 11/7 at El Dorado (El Paso) Highest-Rated 2008 Regular Season Opponents: Montwood (El Paso) (27.6), Coronado (El Paso) (25.9), Goddard (Roswell, NM) (23.8) Lowest-Rated 2008 Regular Season Opponents: Eastwood (El Paso) (-4.3), Bel Air (El Paso) (4.7), Socorro (El Paso) (8.4) 2007 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 13.2 2008 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 13.8 2008 vs. 2007 Schedule Strength Comparison: +0.6 2008 Projected Regular Season Record: 2-8 2008 Projected League Finish: 8th 2008 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% Opener: 8/29 Goddard (Roswell, NM) [projection: 27-17 loss] Outlook: Eight starters return for Trail Blazers head coach Rick Miller, including 6'4" QB Humberto Saenzpardo. At RB, the combination of Vince Garcia and Hector Rodriguez will handle the carries after both were out of action for parts of last year with injuries. On defense, Corner Fernie Marquez will lead the secondary, while Sal Caballero captains the LBs. Improvement on a 3-7 season seems possible.