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GENERAL
Nickname: Cavemen
Coach: Cale Sanders
League: 6A District 3
Playoff Division: 6A
Playoff Division Rank*: #11

RATINGS
2024 Final Power Rating: -4.3
2024 National Rank: #6006
2024 State Rank: #24
2025 Starting Power Rating*: -11.3
2025 National Rank*: #5024
2025 State Rank*: #16
5-Year Dynasty Rating (Average 2019-2024 Rating): -4.8
5-Year Dynasty National Rank: #6473
2025 Rating vs. 5-Year Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 6.5
5-Year Dynasty Record: 16-29 (8-13 in league)
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2024 Rating): 11.6
Dynasty National Rank: #4717
2025 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 22.9
Dynasty Record: 95-129-1 (30-45 in league)

HISTORICAL
2024 Overall Record: 4-6
2024 League Record/Finish: 2-4 (5th)
2024 Points For Average: 29.7
2024 Points Against Average: 28.2
2024 Differential: +1.5
2024 Wins: #7172 Alamogordo (26-21), #8670 Cibola (Albuquerque) (35-6), #10218 Goddard (Roswell) (45-22), #10767 Clovis (56-8)
2024 Losses: #831 Centennial (Las Cruces) (35-13), #1508 Las Cruces (30-12), #2361 Artesia (44-7), #3052 Hobbs (28-19), #5660 Lovington (47-44), #5982 Organ Mountain (Las Cruces) (41-40)
2024 Opponents W-L: 53-60
Recent League Championships: 2013 (tied for 1st; 5A District 4), 2010 (5A District 4)
Winning Streak Entering 2025 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2025 Schedule: 8/22 Artesia, 8/29 Goddard (Roswell), 9/5 Lovington, 9/11 Cibola (Albuquerque), 9/19 Centennial (Las Cruces), 9/26 Clovis, 10/4 Organ Mountain (Las Cruces), 10/10 Alamogordo, 10/24 Las Cruces, 10/31 Hobbs
Highest-Rated 2025 Regular Season Opponents*: Las Cruces (22.6), Centennial (Las Cruces) (17.4), Artesia (1.3)
Lowest-Rated 2025 Regular Season Opponents*: Clovis (-44.2), Cibola (Albuquerque) (-36.1), Goddard (Roswell) (-36)
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -0.6
2025 Regular Season Schedule Strength*: -13
2025 vs. 2024 Schedule Strength Comparison*: -12.4
2025 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank*: #1
2025 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank*: #873
2025 Projected Regular Season Record*: 6-4
2025 Projected League Finish*: 4th
2025 Undefeated Regular Season Probability*: less than 1%



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