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GENERAL
Nickname: Pirates
Coach: Steve Brown
League: 4A District 1
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank*: #4

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 9
Returning Defensive Starters: 8
2024 JV Record: 4-4
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Tristin Fernandez 5'11" 185 Senior QB/MLB 4.7
Cardenio Chavez 6'1" 165 Senior WR/CB 4.6
Gary Chavez 5'11" 215 Senior G/DE 4.85

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Skill Positions, DBs, LBs Return Intact
Team Weaknesses: Line Inexperience

RATINGS
2024 Final Power Rating: -27.8
2024 National Rank: #10319
2024 State Rank: #44
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment*: +8.5
2025 Starting Power Rating*: -33.6
2025 National Rank*: #9084
2025 State Rank*: #35
5-Year Dynasty Rating (Average 2019-2024 Rating): -39.3
5-Year Dynasty National Rank: #12644
2025 Rating vs. 5-Year Dynasty Rating Comparison*: better by 5.7
5-Year Dynasty Record: 17-30 (7-12 in league)
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2024 Rating): -18.9
Dynasty National Rank: #12649
2025 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 14.7
Dynasty Record: 94-126 (29-58 in league)

HISTORICAL
2024 Overall Record: 6-6
2024 League Record/Finish: 4-3 (tied for 4th)
2024 Points For Average: 17.5
2024 Points Against Average: 23
2024 Differential: -5.5
2024 Wins: #9502 Taos (21-19), #11363 Moriarty (19-6), #11454 Miyamura [Hiroshi] (Gallup) (34-20), #11768 Silver (Silver City) (22-16), #12188 Kirtland Central (Kirtland) (28-19), #13371 Aztec (28-6)
2024 Losses: #2940 Bloomfield (41-6), #5635 Dexter (34-12), #7010 St. Pius X (Albuquerque) (40-7), #7010 St. Pius X (Albuquerque) (46-14), #7574 Bernalillo (15-12), #8786 Espanola Valley (Espanola) (14-7)
2024 Opponents W-L: 85-54
Recent League Championships: 2019 (4A District 2/5)
Winning Streak Entering 2025 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2025 Schedule: 8/22 Miyamura [Hiroshi] (Gallup), 8/29 St. Pius X (Albuquerque), 9/5 Dexter, 9/12 Espanola Valley (Espanola), 9/19 Kirtland Central (Kirtland), 9/26 Aztec, 10/10 Taos, 10/17 Moriarty, 10/24 Bernalillo, 10/31 Bloomfield
Highest-Rated 2025 Regular Season Opponents*: Bloomfield (5.4), Dexter (-11.7), St. Pius X (Albuquerque) (-18.4)
Lowest-Rated 2025 Regular Season Opponents*: Aztec (-77.7), Kirtland Central (Kirtland) (-55.4), Miyamura [Hiroshi] (Gallup) (-45.3)
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -16 (-23.1 overall)
2025 Regular Season Schedule Strength*: -34.3
2025 vs. 2024 Schedule Strength Comparison*: -18.3
2025 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank*: #6
2025 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank*: #1789
2025 Projected Regular Season Record*: 5-5
2025 Projected League Finish*: 3rd
2025 Undefeated Regular Season Probability*: less than 1%




*temporary; not finalized until August 7th






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