Saguaro (Scottsdale, AZ)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Sabercats
Colors: Black/Gold
Coach: John Sanders
League: III Section III
Playoff Division: III
Playoff Division Rank: #4

SENIOR D1 PROSPECTS
Luke Rubenzer 5'11" 185 Senior QB [California]
Alex Anderson 6'5" 295 Senior OL

RATINGS
2012 Final Power Rating: 36.4
2012 National Rank: #1049
2012 State Rank: #20
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +5.3
Non-Senior D1 Talent Rating Bonus: +2.7
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -5.3
2013 Starting Power Rating: 39.1
2013 National Rank: #680
2013 State Rank: #16
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2012 Rating): 43.7
Dynasty National Rank: #240
2013 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 0.7
Dynasty Record: 56-11 (22-2 in league)

HISTORICAL
2012 Overall Record: 8-4
2012 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (tied for 2nd)
2012 Points For Average: 46.6
2012 Points Against Average: 20.8
2012 Differential: +25.8
2012 Wins: #1977 Thunderbird (Phoenix) (43-39), #2526 Cactus (Glendale) (42-14), #2526 Cactus (Glendale) (67-14), #3655 Tempe (31-0), #5807 Arcadia (Phoenix) (55-13), #8280 Coronado (Scottsdale) (63-0), #8779 Fountain Hills (63-0), #9207 Washington (Phoenix) (76-6)
2012 Losses: #266 Desert Vista (Phoenix) (56-35), #437 Desert Edge (Goodyear) (38-35), #831 Chaparral (Scottsdale) (38-20), #3610 Paradise Valley (Phoenix) (32-29)
2012 Opponents W-L: 80-54
Recent State Championships: 2011, 2010 (4A-I), 2008 (4A-I), 2007 (4A-I), 2006 (4A-I)
Recent League Championships: 2011, 2010 (4A Desert Sky), 2008 (4A Desert Sky), 2007 (4A Desert Sky), 2004 (4A East Sky)
Winning Streak Entering 2013 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2013 Schedule: 8/30 at Chaparral (Scottsdale), 9/6 at South Mountain (Phoenix), 9/13 Bradshaw Mountain (Prescott Valley), 9/20 at Apache Junction, 9/27 McClintock (Tempe), 10/4 Queen Creek, 10/11 at Williams Field (Gilbert), 10/18 Greenway (Phoenix), 10/25 Higley (Gilbert), 11/1 at Marcos de Niza (Tempe)
Highest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Chaparral (Scottsdale) (46.2), Williams Field (Gilbert) (45.3), Queen Creek (42)
Lowest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: South Mountain (Phoenix) (-15.2), McClintock (Tempe) (-13.3), Apache Junction (-5.5)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 14.6 (23 overall)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 16.2
2013 vs. 2012 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1.6
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #46
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2742
2013 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2
2013 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2013 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 6%



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