Verrado (Buckeye, AZ)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Vipers
Colors: Black/Gold
Coach: Derek Wahlstrom
League: III Section VII
Playoff Division: III
Playoff Division Rank: #22

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 9
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2013 JV Record: 6-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Ross Dietz 5'10" 165 Senior RB 4.60
Eric Cabello 6'0" 190 Senior S 4.80
Eric Ruiz 6'0" 190 Senior QB 4.90

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Depth
Team Weaknesses: Experience

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 1.3
2013 National Rank: #7587
2013 State Rank: #103
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +5.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2014 Starting Power Rating: 5.5
2014 National Rank: #6314
2014 State Rank: #92
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): -13.7
Dynasty National Rank: #12089
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 20.5
Dynasty Record: 15-43 (7-15 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 4-6
2013 League Record/Finish: 2-4 (5th)
2013 Points For Average: 27.7
2013 Points Against Average: 24.6
2013 Differential: +3.1
2013 Wins: #6241 Flagstaff (33-30), #11751 Dysart (El Mirage) (28-6), #12062 Sierra Linda (Phoenix) (49-26), #12501 Youngker (Buckeye) (21-10)
2013 Losses: #632 Desert Edge (Goodyear) (40-25), #2432 Shadow Ridge (Surprise) (49-44), #4220 Tolleson (13-10), #5022 Agua Fria (Avondale) (26-24), #5725 Buckeye (32-31), #9576 Kellis [Raymond S.] (Glendale) (14-12)
2013 Opponents W-L: 53-54
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: 2
Streak List: 8/29/14 Tolleson (42-35), 9/5/14 Dysart (El Mirage) (43-13)

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/29 Tolleson, 9/5 at Dysart (El Mirage), 9/13 at Flagstaff, 9/19 Buckeye, 9/26 at Youngker (Buckeye), 10/3 Agua Fria (Avondale), 10/10 at Desert Edge (Goodyear), 10/17 Shadow Ridge (Surprise), 10/24 at Sierra Linda (Phoenix), 10/31 at Kellis [Raymond S.] (Glendale)
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Desert Edge (Goodyear) (40.2), Shadow Ridge (Surprise) (25.6), Buckeye (16.7)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Youngker (Buckeye) (-23.4), Sierra Linda (Phoenix) (-20), Kellis [Raymond S.] (Glendale) (-15.5)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 4.4
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 3.9
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: -0.5
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #85
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6486
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5
2014 Projected League Finish: 5th
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%