Verrado (Buckeye, AZ)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Vipers
Colors: Black/Gold
Coach: Derek Wahlstrom
League: III Section VII (moving from III Section II)
Playoff Division: III
Playoff Division Rank: #31

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 2
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2012 JV Record: 7-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Derek Arbec 6'2" 200 Senior DE 4.90
Luis Moscoso 6'0" 190 Senior LB 4.90
Nathan Roehl 5'9" 160 Junior WR 4.70

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Rebuilt Team, JV Talent Moving Up, Speed
Team Weaknesses: Need More Varsity Experience

RATINGS
2012 Final Power Rating: -1.4
2012 National Rank: #8380
2012 State Rank: #107
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.6
2013 Starting Power Rating: -4.9
2013 National Rank: #9148
2013 State Rank: #117
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2012 Rating): -16.7
Dynasty National Rank: #12152
2013 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 11.8
Dynasty Record: 11-37 (5-11 in league)

HISTORICAL
2012 Overall Record: 3-7
2012 League Record/Finish: 2-2 (tied for 6th)
2012 Points For Average: 18
2012 Points Against Average: 33.5
2012 Differential: -15.5
2012 Wins: #7856 Copper Canyon (Glendale) (35-13), #11100 Sierra Linda (Phoenix) (28-8), #11462 Dysart (El Mirage) (37-18)
2012 Losses: #437 Desert Edge (Goodyear) (54-13), #2481 Millennium (Goodyear) (49-3), #2955 Sunrise Mountain (Peoria) (49-0), #3607 Agua Fria (Avondale) (35-16), #3836 Shadow Ridge (Surprise) (32-0), #5160 Buckeye (35-14), #8102 Youngker (Buckeye) (42-34)
2012 Opponents W-L: 65-47
Winning Streak Entering 2013 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2013 Schedule: 8/30 at Tolleson, 9/6 Dysart (El Mirage), 9/13 Flagstaff, 9/20 at Buckeye, 9/27 Youngker (Buckeye), 10/4 at Agua Fria (Avondale), 10/11 Desert Edge (Goodyear), 10/18 at Shadow Ridge (Surprise), 10/25 Sierra Linda (Phoenix), 11/1 Kellis [Raymond S.] (Glendale)
Highest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Desert Edge (Goodyear) (48.1), Agua Fria (Avondale) (21.2), Shadow Ridge (Surprise) (17.6)
Lowest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Dysart (El Mirage) (-15.8), Sierra Linda (Phoenix) (-13.9), Tolleson (-9.6)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 11
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 6.9
2013 vs. 2012 Schedule Strength Comparison: -4.1
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #74
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5663
2013 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-7
2013 Projected League Finish: 6th
2013 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%