Saguaro (Scottsdale, AZ)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Sabercats
Colors: Black/Gold
Coach: John Sanders
League: II Section VI (moving from III Section III)
Playoff Division: II
Playoff Division Rank: #1

SENIOR D1 PROSPECTS
Byron Murphy 5'11" 160 Senior DB
Kare' Lyles 6'1" 215 Senior QB
Julian Carter 6'3" 190 Senior WR

COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Christian Kirk 5'10" 190 Senior WR
Kamron Johnson 6'0" 205 Senior ATH

RATINGS
2014 Final Power Rating: 64.2
2014 National Rank: #52
2014 State Rank: #2
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5
Non-Senior D1 Talent Rating Bonus: +2.6
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -8.2
Player Statistics-Based (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +5.9
2015 Starting Power Rating: 72.2
2015 National Rank: #16
2015 State Rank: #2
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): 39.7
Dynasty National Rank: #226
2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 32.5
Dynasty Record: 130-27 (54-8 in league)

HISTORICAL
2014 Overall Record: 14-0
2014 League Record/Finish: 6-0 (1st)
2014 Points For Average: 51.2
2014 Points Against Average: 13.2
2014 Differential: +38
2014 Wins: #451 Queen Creek (35-18), #451 Queen Creek (49-21), #509 Williams Field (Gilbert) (45-21), #509 Williams Field (Gilbert) (42-7), #580 Chaparral (Scottsdale) (41-14), #1119 Marcos de Niza (Tempe) (61-35), #1753 Canyon del Oro (Tucson) (41-22), #3524 Higley (Gilbert) (70-14), #3875 Bradshaw Mountain (Prescott Valley) (63-7), #5110 Sabino (Tucson) (55-14), #6568 Apache Junction (56-2), #9095 Greenway (Phoenix) (49-10), #9501 McClintock (Tempe) (45-0), #11177 South Mountain (Phoenix) (65-0)
2014 Losses: none
2014 Opponents W-L: 99-65
Recent State Championships: 2014 (III), 2013 (III), 2011 (III), 2010 (4A-I), 2008 (4A-I), 2007 (4A-I), 2006 (4A-I)
Recent League Championships: 2014 (III Section III), 2013 (III Section III), 2011 (III Section III), 2010 (4A Desert Sky), 2008 (4A Desert Sky), 2007 (4A Desert Sky), 2004 (4A East Sky)
Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: 2
Streak List: 9/11/15 Dobson (Mesa) (49-7), 9/18/15 Westwood (Mesa) (49-0)

SCHEDULE
2015 Schedule: 8/21 at Valley Vista (Surprise), 8/27 at Centennial (Peoria), 9/4 Pinnacle (Phoenix), 9/11 Dobson (Mesa), 9/18 at Westwood (Mesa), 10/2 Mountain Ridge (Glendale), 10/9 at Desert Mountain (Scottsdale), 10/16 at Apollo (Glendale), 10/23 Deer Valley (Glendale), 10/30 O'Connor [Sandra Day] (Phoenix)
Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Centennial (Peoria) (62.4), O'Connor [Sandra Day] (Phoenix) (42.5), Pinnacle (Phoenix) (38.6)
Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Mountain Ridge (Glendale) (17.4), Apollo (Glendale) (17.6), Desert Mountain (Scottsdale) (18.4)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 16.1 (26.4 overall)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 31.1
2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: +15
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #20
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #427
2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 10-0
2015 Projected League Finish: 1st
2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 77%



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