Mountain Ridge (Glendale, AZ)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Mountain Lions
Colors: Crimson/Forest Green
Coach: Bobby Green
League: I Section V
Playoff Division: I
Playoff Division Rank: #21

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2013 JV Record: 8-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Billy McEowen 6'2" 220 Senior ILB 4.70 [Northern Arizona]
Ryan Delung 6'4" 280 Senior G 4.90 [Air Force]
Jacob Skadeland 6'1" 190 Senior WR/OLB 4.50

D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Troy Kowalski 6'4" 260 Senior OL 4.8 [San Jose State]
Nick Card 6'5" 255 Senior OT

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Senior Leadership, Off-Season Work Ethic
Team Weaknesses: Experience

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 19.3
2013 National Rank: #3548
2013 State Rank: #50
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.6
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3
2014 Starting Power Rating: 15.9
2014 National Rank: #3936
2014 State Rank: #63
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 21
Dynasty National Rank: #2097
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 3.8
Dynasty Record: 72-49 (40-19 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 4-6
2013 League Record/Finish: 2-3 (4th)
2013 Points For Average: 21.3
2013 Points Against Average: 29.4
2013 Differential: -8.1
2013 Wins: #3911 Chavez [Cesar] (Laveen) (30-13), #5830 O'Connor [Sandra Day] (Phoenix) (13-12), #6140 Perry (Gilbert) (45-26), #7169 North Canyon (Phoenix) (50-35)
2013 Losses: #210 Chaparral (Scottsdale) (42-6), #528 Pinnacle (Phoenix) (44-13), #824 Liberty (Peoria) (29-7), #1097 Horizon (Scottsdale) (51-21), #1423 Highland (Gilbert) (15-7), #2612 Boulder Creek (Anthem) (27-21)
2013 Opponents W-L: 57-54
Recent League Championships: 2006 (tied for 1st; 5A Northwest), 2004 (5A Northwest), 2003 (5A Northwest)
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: 3
Streak List: 10/25/13 O'Connor [Sandra Day] (Phoenix) (13-12), 11/1/13 North Canyon (Phoenix) (50-35), 8/29/14 Chavez [Cesar] (Laveen) (23-16)

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/29 at Chavez [Cesar] (Laveen), 9/4 Liberty (Peoria), 9/12 Chaparral (Scottsdale), 9/19 at Highland (Gilbert), 9/26 Perry (Gilbert), 10/2 at Horizon (Scottsdale), 10/10 Boulder Creek (Anthem), 10/17 Pinnacle (Phoenix), 10/24 at O'Connor [Sandra Day] (Phoenix), 10/31 at North Canyon (Phoenix)
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Chaparral (Scottsdale) (49.8), Pinnacle (Phoenix) (46.7), Liberty (Peoria) (38.6)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: North Canyon (Phoenix) (1.6), Perry (Gilbert) (4.6), Chavez [Cesar] (Laveen) (14)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 26.7
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 26
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: -0.7
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #15
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #860
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-7
2014 Projected League Finish: 5th
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%