Thunderbird (Phoenix, AZ)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Chiefs
Colors: Royal Blue/Orange
Coach: Brent Wittenwyler
League: III Section VII (moving from III Section VI)
Playoff Division: III
Playoff Division Rank: #20

RATINGS
2014 Final Power Rating: 4.8
2014 National Rank: #6742
2014 State Rank: #97
Player Statistics-Based (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +5.2
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2015 Starting Power Rating: 10
2015 National Rank: #5458
2015 State Rank: #81
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): 12.4
Dynasty National Rank: #4177
2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 2.4
Dynasty Record: 70-61 (37-29 in league)

HISTORICAL
2014 Overall Record: 5-5
2014 League Record/Finish: 5-2 (3rd)
2014 Points For Average: 34.8
2014 Points Against Average: 32.4
2014 Differential: +2.4
2014 Wins: #6697 Alhambra (Phoenix) (63-40), #9478 Washington (Phoenix) (33-28), #10070 Shadow Mountain (Phoenix) (47-25), #10628 Phoenix Christian (Phoenix) (48-27), #13445 Central (Phoenix) (59-8)
2014 Losses: #1995 Tempe (48-30), #3200 Cactus (Glendale) (32-14), #3421 Moon Valley (Phoenix) (30-25), #4430 Campo Verde (Gilbert) (43-10), #5332 Ironwood (Glendale) (43-19)
2014 Opponents W-L: 55-53
Recent State Championships: 2010 (4A-II)
Recent League Championships: 2013 (tied for 1st; III Section VI)
Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2015 Schedule: 8/28 at Goldwater [Barry] (Phoenix), 9/4 Prescott, 9/11 at Coconino (Flagstaff), 9/17 Notre Dame Prep (Scottsdale), 9/25 at Bradshaw Mountain (Prescott Valley), 10/2 Washington (Phoenix), 10/9 at Independence (Glendale), 10/16 at Sunnyslope (Phoenix), 10/23 Moon Valley (Phoenix), 10/30 Greenway (Phoenix)
Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Notre Dame Prep (Scottsdale) (23), Sunnyslope (Phoenix) (22.8), Bradshaw Mountain (Prescott Valley) (12.6)
Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Independence (Glendale) (-21), Washington (Phoenix) (-13.1), Coconino (Flagstaff) (-11.8)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 4.2
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 2.8
2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: -1.4
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #89
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6987
2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2015 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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