Paradise Valley (Phoenix, AZ)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Trojans
Colors: Red/White
Coach: Greg Davis
League: II Section VII
Playoff Division: II
Playoff Division Rank: #22

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Jacob Brown 5'11" 175 Junior WR
Zach Compestine 6'1" 205 Senior LB
Daniel Bridge-Gadd 6'2" 185 Junior QB

D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Jordan Brown 6'1" 180 Senior WR [South Dakota State]

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience In Offensive Backfield, Skill Position Talent
Team Weaknesses: Replacing Key Starters On Defense, Line Depth

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 10.8
2013 National Rank: #5359
2013 State Rank: #80
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3
2014 Starting Power Rating: 12
2014 National Rank: #4778
2014 State Rank: #72
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 17.9
Dynasty National Rank: #2750
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 4.6
Dynasty Record: 70-52 (35-23 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 5-5
2013 League Record/Finish: 0-4 (5th)
2013 Points For Average: 35
2013 Points Against Average: 34.9
2013 Differential: +0.1
2013 Wins: #6314 Mingus (Cottonwood) (28-6), #7169 North Canyon (Phoenix) (59-55), #8088 Kingman (35-14), #9199 Willow Canyon (Surprise) (40-21), #12425 Camelback (Phoenix) (56-6)
2013 Losses: #210 Chaparral (Scottsdale) (58-7), #1097 Horizon (Scottsdale) (73-28), #3446 Notre Dame Prep (Scottsdale) (35-34), #3930 Cactus Shadows (Cave Creek) (35-20), #6444 Arcadia (Phoenix) (46-43)
2013 Opponents W-L: 50-56
Recent League Championships: 2004 (5A Desert Valley)
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: 2
Streak List: 8/29/14 Camelback (Phoenix) (64-27), 9/5/14 North Canyon (Phoenix) (45-6)

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/29 at Camelback (Phoenix), 9/5 North Canyon (Phoenix), 9/12 Mingus (Cottonwood), 9/19 at Horizon (Scottsdale), 9/26 Willow Canyon (Surprise), 10/2 at Arcadia (Phoenix), 10/10 at Kingman, 10/17 Cactus Shadows (Cave Creek), 10/24 Notre Dame Prep (Scottsdale), 10/31 at Chaparral (Scottsdale)
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Chaparral (Scottsdale) (49.8), Horizon (Scottsdale) (37.6), Cactus Shadows (Cave Creek) (21.9)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Camelback (Phoenix) (-12.1), Willow Canyon (Surprise) (-10.6), Kingman (-3.5)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 11.4
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 10.3
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: -1.1
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #64
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4429
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2014 Projected League Finish: 4th
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%