GENERAL
Nickname: Thunder
Colors: Midnight Blue/Vegas Gold
Coach: Dan Hinds
League: I Section III (moving from I Section IV)
Playoff Division: I
Playoff Division Rank: #13
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 9
Returning Defensive Starters: 10
2014 JV Record: 6-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes
SENIOR D1 PROSPECTS
Connor Culp 5'10" 195 Senior K
Alex Farina 6'1" 185 Senior QB
RATINGS
2014 Final Power Rating: 19.8
2014 National Rank: #3503
2014 State Rank: #53
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +10.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.4
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2015 Starting Power Rating: 32.7
2015 National Rank: #1422
2015 State Rank: #25
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): 30.7
Dynasty National Rank: #758
2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 2
Dynasty Record: 83-55 [82-56 on the field] (30-16 in league)
HISTORICAL
2014 Overall Record: 4-6
2014 League Record/Finish: 3-1 (2nd)
2014 Points For Average: 25
2014 Points Against Average: 27.6
2014 Differential: -2.6
2014 Wins: #154 Mountain Pointe (Phoenix) (forfeit), #4322 Dobson (Mesa) (17-0), #6734 Corona del Sol (Tempe) (36-22), #10233 North (Phoenix) (58-6)
2014 Losses: #97 Centennial (Peoria) (56-14), #249 Brophy College Prep (Phoenix) (21-18), #621 Basha (Chandler) (31-23), #902 Cienega (Vail) (27-18), #1612 Boulder Creek (Anthem) (41-21), #3431 Mountain View (Tucson) (44-20)
2014 Opponents W-L: 64-53
Recent State Championships: 2011
Recent League Championships: 2008 (5A Central), 2006 (tied for 1st; 5A Central), 2003 (5A Central)
Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: 4
Streak List: 8/28/15 La Costa Canyon (Carlsbad, CA) (31-23), 9/4/15 Williams Field (Gilbert) (31-7), 9/11/15 Basha (Chandler) (23-20), 9/18/15 Liberty (Peoria) (30-7)
SCHEDULE
2015 Schedule: 8/21 at Highland (Gilbert), 8/28 at La Costa Canyon (Carlsbad, CA), 9/4 Williams Field (Gilbert), 9/11 Basha (Chandler), 9/18 at Liberty (Peoria), 9/25 at Horizon (Scottsdale), 10/2 Mountain Pointe (Phoenix), 10/9 Red Mountain (Mesa), 10/23 at Desert Ridge (Mesa), 10/30 Mountain View (Mesa)
Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Basha (Chandler) (52.8), Desert Ridge (Mesa) (49.7), Williams Field (Gilbert) (46.9)
Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Mountain View (Mesa) (13.3), Horizon (Scottsdale) (25.3), La Costa Canyon (Carlsbad, CA) (28.9)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 31.3
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 37.2
2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: +5.9
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #15
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #162
2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-6
2015 Projected League Finish: 4th
2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%