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GENERAL
Nickname: Aztecs
Colors: Red/Gold
Coach: Shane McComb
League: Desert Empire (moving from Desert Valley)
Section: Southern
Playoff Division: 9
Playoff Division Rank: #2

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2017 JV Record: 7-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Defense, K
Team Weaknesses: Depth

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: 17.4
2017 National Rank: #3263
2017 State Rank: #247
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +5.5
2018 Starting Power Rating: 7.3
2018 National Rank: #2408
2018 State Rank: #196
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 19.3
Dynasty National Rank: #3647
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 12
Dynasty Record: 105-70 (55-25 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 10-2
2017 League Record/Finish: 6-0 (1st)
2017 Points For Average: 32.3
2017 Points Against Average: 13.8
2017 Differential: +18.5
2017 Wins: #4124 Rancho Mirage (24-21), #4624 La Quinta (24-17), #5005 Shadow Hills (Indio) (41-17), #5716 Coachella Valley (Thermal) (35-7), #7130 Palm Springs (31-15), #9610 Indio (61-14), #9888 Xavier Prep (Palm Desert) (20-7), #9902 Saddleback Valley Christian (San Juan Capistrano) (27-0), #11997 Cathedral City (56-0), #12820 Desert Hot Springs (49-20)
2017 Losses: #1010 Yucaipa (26-2), #2320 Cypress (21-17)
2017 Opponents W-L: 67-67
Recent League Championships: 2017 (Desert Valley), 2013 (tied for 1st; Desert Valley), 2005 (Desert Valley)
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/17 Beaumont, 8/24 at Cathedral City, 8/31 at Flowing Wells (Tucson, AZ), 9/6 Yucca Valley, 9/14 Dominguez (Compton), 9/28 at Shadow Hills (Indio), 10/5 Palm Springs, 10/12 La Quinta, 10/19 at Xavier Prep (Palm Desert), 10/26 Rancho Mirage
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Rancho Mirage (3.8), Shadow Hills (Indio) (-4.7), Palm Springs (-7.9)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Cathedral City (-48.7), Flowing Wells (Tucson, AZ) (-37.3), Dominguez (Compton) (-26.8)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 0.4 (4.7 overall)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -17.9
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -18.3
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #517
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7733
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1
2018 Projected League Finish: 1st
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 51%