Verrado (Buckeye, AZ)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Vipers
Colors: Black/Gold
Coach: Derek Wahlstrom
League: III Section V (moving from III Section VII)
Playoff Division: III
Playoff Division Rank: #10

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2014 JV Record: 7-0-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Devon Draper 6'2" 180 Senior DB 4.8
Xavier James 6'1" 180 Senior WR 4.7
Emilio Rodriguez 6'1" 185 Senior LB/S 4.8

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Togetherness, Depth
Team Weaknesses: Depth On Lines

RATINGS
2014 Final Power Rating: 19.2
2014 National Rank: #3623
2014 State Rank: #56
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.9
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2015 Starting Power Rating: 18.6
2015 National Rank: #3595
2015 State Rank: #55
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): -9
Dynasty National Rank: #10951
2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 27.6
Dynasty Record: 24-45 (12-16 in league)

HISTORICAL
2014 Overall Record: 9-2
2014 League Record/Finish: 5-1 (2nd)
2014 Points For Average: 43
2014 Points Against Average: 21.2
2014 Differential: +21.8
2014 Wins: #4443 Buckeye (31-24), #6217 Tolleson (42-35), #6931 Shadow Ridge (Surprise) (45-27), #8151 Dysart (El Mirage) (43-13), #8261 Agua Fria (Avondale) (51-6), #10795 Sierra Linda (Phoenix) (63-12), #11294 Kellis [Raymond S.] (Glendale) (48-18), #11528 Flagstaff (60-14), #12394 Youngker (Buckeye) (62-6)
2014 Losses: #1342 Desert Edge (Goodyear) (40-7), #1753 Canyon del Oro (Tucson) (38-21)
2014 Opponents W-L: 47-68
Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: 4
Streak List: 8/28/15 Moon Valley (Phoenix) (38-21), 9/4/15 Sabino (Tucson) (3-0), 9/11/15 Gila Ridge (Yuma) (43-0), 9/18/15 Kellis [Raymond S.] (Glendale) (52-15)

SCHEDULE
2015 Schedule: 8/28 at Moon Valley (Phoenix), 9/4 Sabino (Tucson), 9/11 at Gila Ridge (Yuma), 9/18 at Kellis [Raymond S.] (Glendale), 9/25 Copper Canyon (Glendale), 10/2 La Joya Community (Avondale), 10/9 at Buckeye, 10/16 at Sierra Linda (Phoenix), 10/23 Agua Fria (Avondale), 10/30 Desert Edge (Goodyear)
Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Desert Edge (Goodyear) (42.1), La Joya Community (Avondale) (13.5), Moon Valley (Phoenix) (12.3)
Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Copper Canyon (Glendale) (-19.6), Kellis [Raymond S.] (Glendale) (-12.4), Agua Fria (Avondale) (-10.1)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -1.7 (4.7 overall)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 2.6
2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: +4.3
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #90
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7051
2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2
2015 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 1%