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GENERAL
Nickname: Mustangs
Colors: Royal Blue/White
Coach: Thomas DeLeon
League: 2A Southern
State (Plays In): Nevada
Playoff Division: 2A
Playoff Division Rank: #4

RATINGS
2022 Final Power Rating: -35.8
2022 National Rank: #12019
2022 State Rank: #805 (in CA)
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: +7.4
Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -3.5
2023 Starting Power Rating: -46.9
2023 National Rank: #10581
2023 State Rank: #711 (in CA)
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2022 Rating): -26.9
Dynasty National Rank: #11663
2023 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 20.2
Dynasty Record: 23-17 (13-7 in league)

HISTORICAL
2022 Overall Record: 5-5
2022 League Record/Finish: 3-4 (5th)
2022 Points For Average: 31.1
2022 Points Against Average: 24.5
2022 Differential: +6.6
2022 Wins: #11426 Parker (AZ) (40-21), #11924 Somerset Academy Losee (North Las Vegas, NV) (36-34), #13483 White Pine (Ely, NV) (60-26), #13559 Awaken Christian (Las Vegas, NV) (54-0), #14016 Laughlin (NV) (52-0)
2022 Losses: #5905 Meadows (Las Vegas, NV) (28-8), #7289 Tonopah Valley (Tonopah, AZ) (34-28), #8121 Lincoln County (Panaca, NV) (37-12), #8540 Lake Mead Academy (Henderson, NV) (41-8), #11186 Democracy Prep (Las Vegas, NV) (24-13)
2022 Opponents W-L: 53-47
Recent State Championships: 2007
Recent League Championships: 2018 (tied for 1st), 2017, 2015 (tied for 1st; III Southern), 2010 (tied for 1st; Southern 2A), 2008 (tied for 1st; Southern 2A), 2007 (Southern 2A), 2006 (Southern 2A)
Winning Streak Entering 2023 Season: 1
Streak List: 10/27/22 White Pine (Ely, NV) (60-26)

SCHEDULE
2023 Schedule: 8/18 vs Battle Mountain (NV), 8/25 vs Virgin Valley (Mesquite, NV), 9/1 vs Sports Leadership & Management (Henderson, NV), 9/9 Parker (AZ), 9/16 vs Christian (El Cajon), 9/29 at GV Christian (Henderson, NV), 10/13 at White Pine (Ely, NV), 10/20 Lake Mead Academy (Henderson, NV), 10/26 Lincoln County (Panaca, NV)
Highest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: Christian (El Cajon) (-12.9), Sports Leadership & Management (Henderson, NV) (-16.9), Virgin Valley (Mesquite, NV) (-23.2)
Lowest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: White Pine (Ely, NV) (-82.1), Battle Mountain (NV) (-65.9), Parker (AZ) (-53.8)
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -31.6
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -34.9
2023 vs. 2022 Schedule Strength Comparison: -3.3
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #563
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #9409
2023 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-6
2023 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2023 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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