Mountain Pointe (Phoenix, AZ)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Pride
Colors: Maroon/Gold
Coach: Norris Vaughan
League: I Section III (moving from I Section IV)
Playoff Division: I
Playoff Division Rank: #8

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 1
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2014 JV Record: 8-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Jack Smith 6'0" 180 Senior QB 4.5
Isiah Palomalo 6'4" 190 Junior WR 4.6
Vavrix Owens 5'10" 200 Senior LB 4.7

COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Paul Lucas 5'10" 165 Senior RB 4.4
Nick Carmen 6'4" 275 Senior OL
Davis Perrott 6'5" 270 Senior OL
Brandyn Leonard 6'0" 175 Senior RB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: QB/WR, Secondary, LB
Team Weaknesses: Line Inexperience

RATINGS
2014 Final Power Rating: 56.1
2014 National Rank: #157
2014 State Rank: #5
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -9.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -7.7
Non-Senior D1 Talent Rating Bonus: +1.1
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2015 Starting Power Rating: 40
2015 National Rank: #760
2015 State Rank: #14
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): 31.4
Dynasty National Rank: #693
2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 8.6
Dynasty Record: 83-56 [93-46 on the field] (32-20 in league)

HISTORICAL
2014 Overall Record: 0-13
2014 League Record/Finish: 0-4 (5th)
2014 Points For Average: 20
2014 Points Against Average: 34.7
2014 Differential: -14.7
2014 Wins: none
2014 Losses: #11 Chandler (forfeit), #12 Chandler (43-22), #83 Hamilton (Chandler) (30-10), #249 Brophy College Prep (Phoenix) (31-28), #438 Pinnacle (Phoenix) (forfeit), #1140 Westview (Avondale) (forfeit), #1341 Reed [Edward C.] (Sparks, NV) (forfeit), #3498 Desert Vista (Phoenix) (forfeit), #3532 Chavez [Cesar] (Laveen) (forfeit), #4318 Dobson (Mesa) (forfeit), #6732 Corona del Sol (Tempe) (forfeit), #10225 North (Phoenix) (forfeit), #10388 Maryvale (Phoenix) (forfeit)
2014 Opponents W-L: 102-52
Recent State Championships: 2013
Recent League Championships: 2013 (I Section IV), 2010 (tied for 1st; 5A East Valley), 2009 (5A East Valley), 2005 (5A Central)
Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: 4
Streak List: 8/21/15 Marcos de Niza (Tempe) (24-12), 8/29/15 Bakersfield (CA) (43-40), 9/11/15 Boulder Creek (Anthem) (54-3), 9/18/15 Basha (Chandler) (42-29)

SCHEDULE
2015 Schedule: 8/21 at Marcos de Niza (Tempe), 8/29 at Bakersfield (CA), 9/11 at Boulder Creek (Anthem), 9/18 Basha (Chandler), 9/25 Pinnacle (Phoenix), 10/2 at Desert Vista (Phoenix), 10/9 at Desert Ridge (Mesa), 10/16 Mountain View (Mesa), 10/23 Highland (Gilbert), 10/30 at Red Mountain (Mesa)
Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Basha (Chandler) (52.8), Desert Ridge (Mesa) (49.7), Marcos de Niza (Tempe) (45.2)
Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Mountain View (Mesa) (13.3), Highland (Gilbert) (31.6), Desert Vista (Phoenix) (32.7)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 21.7 (36.4 overall)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 37.4
2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: +15.7
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #14
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #157
2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5
2015 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%