Paradise Valley (Phoenix, AZ)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Trojans Colors: Red/White Coach: Donnie Yantis League: III Section III (moving from 4A Black Canyon) Playoff Division: III Playoff Division Rank: #19 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 6 Returning Defensive Starters: 5 2010 JV Record: 3-5 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Ryan Finley 6'4" 180 Junior QB 4.60 Taylor Cooley 6'4" 280 Senior OL 5.30 Patrick Davis 6'1" 235 Senior LB 5.00 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Senior Leadership, Passing Game, Kicking Game Team Weaknesses: Inexperienced Secondary RATINGS 2010 Final Power Rating: 0 2010 National Rank: #8061 2010 State Rank: #111 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +4.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3 2011 Starting Power Rating: 3.2 2011 National Rank: #6801 2011 State Rank: #93 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 19.3 Dynasty National Rank: #2730 2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 14.8 Dynasty Record: 31-26 (16-11 in league) HISTORICAL 2010 Overall Record: 2-8 2010 League Record/Finish: 1-4 (5th) 2010 Points For Average: 19 2010 Points Against Average: 36.2 2010 Differential: -17.2 2010 Wins: #3631 Cactus Shadows (Cave Creek) (34-30), #13800 Cortez (Phoenix) (43-6) 2010 Losses: #1269 Thunderbird (Phoenix) (38-21), #1312 Notre Dame Prep (Scottsdale) (49-7), #1972 Cactus (Glendale) (28-6), #2715 Bradshaw Mountain (Prescott Valley) (30-6), #3252 Mingus (Cottonwood) (42-0), #3294 Washington (Phoenix) (48-21), #4609 Greenway (Phoenix) (49-28), #5025 Arcadia (Phoenix) (42-24) 2010 Opponents W-L: 77-40 Recent League Championships: 2004 (5A Desert Valley) Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: none SCHEDULE 2011 Schedule: 8/26 at Saguaro (Scottsdale), 9/2 Coconino (Flagstaff), 9/16 Thunderbird (Phoenix), 9/23 Moon Valley (Phoenix), 9/26 at Liberty (Peoria), 9/30 at Washington (Phoenix), 10/6 Arcadia (Phoenix), 10/14 at Sunrise Mountain (Peoria), 10/21 at Cactus Shadows (Cave Creek), 10/28 Fountain Hills Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Thunderbird (Phoenix) (41.3), Saguaro (Scottsdale) (39.8), Fountain Hills (24.3) Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Coconino (Flagstaff) (-2.2), Moon Valley (Phoenix) (9), Washington (Phoenix) (10.9) 2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 16.5 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 19.8 2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: +3.3 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #19 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1729 2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 2-8 2011 Projected League Finish: 9th 2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% Opener: 8/26 at Saguaro (Scottsdale) [projection: 52-17 loss]