GENERAL
Nickname: Pioneers
Colors: Navy/White
Coach: Dana Zupke
League: I Section III
Playoff Division: I
Playoff Division Rank: #10
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2011 JV Record: 4-5
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no
TOP PLAYERS
Josh Hoekstra 5'11" 180 Junior RB/DB 4.30
Evan Tompkins 5'10" 175 Senior RB/DB 4.30
Matt Dietz 6'0" 205 Senior RB 4.50
ADDITIONAL SENIOR D1 PROSPECT
Mike Lizanich 6'1" 215 Senior OL [Tulane]
D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Addison Palomino 6'3" 200 Senior LB [Idaho]
Nick Ziegenbein 6'6" 295 Senior OT
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Running Game, Speed At Skill Positions, OL
Team Weaknesses: DL
RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 32.3
2011 National Rank: #1429
2011 State Rank: #20
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.4
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2012 Starting Power Rating: 28.2
2012 National Rank: #1688
2012 State Rank: #23
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 18.6
Dynasty National Rank: #2473
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 10.8
Dynasty Record: 62-37 (22-20 in league)
HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 9-3
2011 League Record/Finish: 5-2 (4th)
2011 Points For Average: 32.9
2011 Points Against Average: 25
2011 Differential: +7.9
2011 Wins: #2328 Boulder Creek (Anthem) (42-17), #2548 North Canyon (Phoenix) (41-20), #2957 Horizon (Scottsdale) (49-28), #4235 Mountain View (Mesa) (35-10), #4682 Mountain Ridge (Glendale) (22-20), #4829 Cibola (Yuma) (33-14), #5485 O'Connor [Sandra Day] (Phoenix) (40-21), #7100 Cactus Shadows (Cave Creek) (49-31), #10993 Central (Phoenix) (42-0)
2011 Losses: #44 Desert Vista (Phoenix) (52-7), #366 Brophy College Prep (Phoenix) (52-7), #4155 Desert Mountain (Scottsdale) (35-28)
2011 Opponents W-L: 69-60
Recent League Championships: 2009 (tied for 1st; 5A Desert Valley)
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none
SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/24 at O'Connor [Sandra Day] (Phoenix), 8/31 at Cactus Shadows (Cave Creek), 9/7 Central (Phoenix), 9/14 at North Canyon (Phoenix), 9/21 Horizon (Scottsdale), 9/28 at Mountain View (Mesa), 10/5 Mountain Ridge (Glendale), 10/12 Boulder Creek (Anthem), 10/19 Desert Mountain (Scottsdale), 10/26 at Brophy College Prep (Phoenix)
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Brophy College Prep (Phoenix) (64.8), Horizon (Scottsdale) (24.5), North Canyon (Phoenix) (22.6)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Central (Phoenix) (-19.1), Cactus Shadows (Cave Creek) (3.3), O'Connor [Sandra Day] (Phoenix) (4.5)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 14.5 (22.8 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 15.8
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1.3
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #30
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2595
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2
2012 Projected League Finish: 5th
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%