GENERAL
Nickname: Lions
Colors: Red/Black
Coach: Danny Filleman
League: III Section II (moving from 4A Skyline)
Playoff Division: III
Playoff Division Rank: #5
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2010 JV Record: 4-4
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no
TOP PLAYERS
Paul Panaccione 5'10" 170 WR/DB 4.60
Andre Gattie 5'9" 175 QB/WR 4.53
Ben Kullos 5'10" 185 LB 4.80
D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Travis Seefeldt 6'2" 280 Senior OL [Utah State]
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Return 30 Juniors, Team Speed, Two Solid QBs Returning
Team Weaknesses: Young Players Will Need To Step Up, A Few Holes To Fill On OL, LB
RATINGS
2010 Final Power Rating: 23.4
2010 National Rank: #2606
2010 State Rank: #39
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.5
Senior D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.4
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3
2011 Starting Power Rating: 22.2
2011 National Rank: #2455
2011 State Rank: #35
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 13.7
Dynasty National Rank: #4072
2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 9.8
Dynasty Record: 26-8 (7-1 in league)
HISTORICAL
2010 Overall Record: 9-2
2010 League Record/Finish: 3-1 (2nd)
2010 Points For Average: 37.4
2010 Points Against Average: 17.7
2010 Differential: +19.7
2010 Wins: #1269 Thunderbird (Phoenix) (42-32), #3101 Higley (Gilbert) (34-20), #3252 Mingus (Cottonwood) (34-20), #5222 Sunrise Mountain (Peoria) (24-23), #6399 Buckeye (48-14), #9369 Independence (Glendale) (55-6), #10165 Youngker (Buckeye) (48-21), #11557 Glendale (52-0), #12199 Verrado (Buckeye) (42-0)
2010 Losses: #1269 Thunderbird (Phoenix) (45-21), #2407 Desert Edge (Goodyear) (14-11)
2010 Opponents W-L: 64-61
Recent League Championships: 2009 (4A Skyline)
Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: 3
Streak List: 8/26/11 Dysart (El Mirage) (64-6), 9/2/11 Glendale (49-0), 9/16/11 Peoria (28-21)
SCHEDULE
2011 Schedule: 8/26 at Dysart (El Mirage), 9/2 Glendale, 9/16 Peoria, 9/23 at Sunrise Mountain (Peoria), 9/26 Paradise Valley (Phoenix), 9/30 Copper Canyon (Glendale), 10/7 at Greenway (Phoenix), 10/14 at Desert Edge (Goodyear), 10/21 Kellis [Raymond S.] (Glendale), 10/28 at Cactus (Glendale)
Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Desert Edge (Goodyear) (23.4), Cactus (Glendale) (18.8), Greenway (Phoenix) (12.4)
Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Glendale (-18.9), Dysart (El Mirage) (-8.8), Copper Canyon (Glendale) (-4.7)
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 1.1 (11.4 overall)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 6
2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: +4.9
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #76
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5916
2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1
2011 Projected League Finish: 1st
2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 16%
Opener: 8/26 at Dysart (El Mirage) [projection: 46-17 win]