Saguaro (Scottsdale, AZ) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Sabercats Colors: Black/Gold Coach: John Sanders League: III Section III (moving from 4A Desert Sky) Playoff Division: III Playoff Division Rank: #2 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 5 Returning Defensive Starters: 5 2010 JV Record: 5-3 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS D.J. Foster 6'0" 185 Senior DB/WR 4.30 Ryan Merrill 6'2" 225 Senior LB/TE 4.60 Vincent Silva 5'11" 175 Senior DB/WR 4.50 D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION Cyrus Hobbi 6'3" 285 Senior OL 4.90 [USC] Brock Hamann 6'3" 230 Senior LB 4.61 [Arkansas] Teddy Ruben 5'9" 160 Senior ATH 4.51 [Air Force] Danny Clark 6'0" 225 Senior RB 4.73 Jon Lindemann 6'3" 200 Senior DB 4.60 [Air Force] STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Good Skill Set, WR Team Weaknesses: Young, Passing Game RATINGS 2010 Final Power Rating: 47 2010 National Rank: #300 2010 State Rank: #3 General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.5 Senior D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.7 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.6 2011 Starting Power Rating: 37.3 2011 National Rank: #646 2011 State Rank: #10 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 44.2 Dynasty National Rank: #145 2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 4.4 Dynasty Record: 63-6 (22-2 in league) HISTORICAL 2010 Overall Record: 12-2 2010 League Record/Finish: 4-0 (1st) 2010 Points For Average: 48.9 2010 Points Against Average: 19.4 2010 Differential: +29.5 2010 Wins: #475 Canyon del Oro (Tucson) (41-34), #1327 Queen Creek (42-13), #1327 Queen Creek (31-28), #2715 Bradshaw Mountain (Prescott Valley) (56-7), #3153 Peoria (35-6), #3631 Cactus Shadows (Cave Creek) (55-21), #4295 Apache Junction (55-29), #5316 Moon Valley (Phoenix) (56-28), #5316 Moon Valley (Phoenix) (63-7), #8450 McClintock (Tempe) (58-0), #9906 Sunnyslope (Phoenix) (64-10), #11409 Copper Canyon (Glendale) (63-14) 2010 Losses: #475 Canyon del Oro (Tucson) (33-25), #1972 Cactus (Glendale) (42-41) 2010 Opponents W-L: 100-64 Recent State Championships: 2010 (4A-I), 2008 (4A-I), 2007 (4A-I), 2006 (4A-I) Recent League Championships: 2010 (4A Desert Sky), 2008 (4A Desert Sky), 2007 (4A Desert Sky), 2004 (4A East Sky) Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: 2 Streak List: 10/6/11 Washington (Phoenix) (69-19), 10/14/11 Coronado (Scottsdale) (56-0) SCHEDULE 2011 Schedule: 8/26 Paradise Valley (Phoenix), 9/1 Thunderbird (Phoenix), 9/9 at Tempe, 9/16 at Fountain Hills, 9/23 at Cactus (Glendale), 9/30 Desert Vista (Phoenix), 10/6 at Washington (Phoenix), 10/14 Coronado (Scottsdale), 10/21 Arcadia (Phoenix), 10/28 at Chaparral (Scottsdale) Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Chaparral (Scottsdale) (60.4), Desert Vista (Phoenix) (43.1), Thunderbird (Phoenix) (41.3) Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Tempe (-26), Coronado (Scottsdale) (-6.4), Paradise Valley (Phoenix) (4.5) 2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 12.8 (21 overall) 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 19 2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: +6.2 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #23 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1906 2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2 2011 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% Opener: 8/26 Paradise Valley (Phoenix) [projection: 52-17 win] |