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GENERAL
Nickname: Panthers
Colors: Green/Gold
Coach: Will Babb
League: III Section IX (moving from III Section I)
Playoff Division: III
Playoff Division Rank: #14

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2014 JV Record: 6-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Frankie Leal 6'0" 215 LB 4.8
Anthony Guevara 5'10" 175 QB 4.55
Gilbert Lopez 5'9" 180 OLB 4.95

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Depth, Speed

RATINGS
2014 Final Power Rating: 16.4
2014 National Rank: #4202
2014 State Rank: #65
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2015 Starting Power Rating: 16.9
2015 National Rank: #3958
2015 State Rank: #66
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): 21.1
Dynasty National Rank: #2103
2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 4.2
Dynasty Record: 101-40 (56-16 in league)

HISTORICAL
2014 Overall Record: 9-2
2014 League Record/Finish: 5-1 (2nd)
2014 Points For Average: 39.3
2014 Points Against Average: 19.2
2014 Differential: +20.1
2014 Wins: #3200 Cactus (Glendale) (24-21), #7409 Goldwater [Barry] (Phoenix) (64-21), #8151 Dysart (El Mirage) (42-19), #8261 Agua Fria (Avondale) (34-10), #9095 Greenway (Phoenix) (31-19), #9879 Coconino (Flagstaff) (44-14), #10403 Independence (Glendale) (43-14), #10795 Sierra Linda (Phoenix) (58-15), #11528 Flagstaff (44-0)
2014 Losses: #3421 Moon Valley (Phoenix) (40-32), #3453 Sunrise Mountain (Peoria) (38-16)
2014 Opponents W-L: 51-64
Recent League Championships: 2013 (III Section I), 2010 (4A West Valley), 2009 (4A West Valley), 2008 (4A West Valley), 2004 (5A Desert West), 2003 (5A Desert West)
Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2015 Schedule: 8/28 at Sunnyslope (Phoenix), 9/4 Buena (Sierra Vista), 9/11 at Mingus (Cottonwood), 9/18 Desert Edge (Goodyear), 9/25 Paradise Valley (Phoenix), 10/2 at Sunrise Mountain (Peoria), 10/9 at Cactus (Glendale), 10/16 Copper Canyon (Glendale), 10/23 at Ironwood (Glendale), 10/30 Kellis [Raymond S.] (Glendale)
Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Desert Edge (Goodyear) (42.1), Paradise Valley (Phoenix) (41.8), Sunrise Mountain (Peoria) (27.1)
Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Copper Canyon (Glendale) (-19.6), Kellis [Raymond S.] (Glendale) (-12.4), Buena (Sierra Vista) (-8)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -1.1 (2.5 overall)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 14.7
2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: +15.8
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #52
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3215
2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-6
2015 Projected League Finish: 4th
2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%