Desert Edge (Goodyear, AZ)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Scorpions
Colors: Black/Silver/Copper
Coach: Rich Wellbrock
League: 5A Desert West (moving from III Section V)
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #1

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2015 JV Record: 8-0
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Tehran Thomas 5'11" 195 Senior QB 4.6
Roshaun Johnson 6'0" 225 Senior RB/LB 4.7
Eric Marsh 6'2" 210 Senior WR/LB 4.7

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Many Skill Positions Returners
Team Weaknesses: Passing Game Must Evolve, Need To Improve On Defending Pass

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: 48.9
2015 National Rank: #376
2015 State Rank: #9
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +6.5
Non-Senior D1 Talent Rating Bonus: +1.1
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -6.2
2016 Starting Power Rating: 56.5
2016 National Rank: #162
2016 State Rank: #5
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 11.8
Dynasty National Rank: #4391
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 44.7
Dynasty Record: 82-54 (36-16 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 12-2
2015 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st)
2015 Points For Average: 46.4
2015 Points Against Average: 19.2
2015 Differential: +27.2
2015 Wins: #599 Paradise Valley (Phoenix) (29-27), #1057 Verrado (Buckeye) (49-23), #1057 Verrado (Buckeye) (34-27), #1909 Chavez [Cesar] (Laveen) (35-16), #2592 Catalina Foothills (Tucson) (41-7), #4433 Agua Fria (Avondale) (83-27), #4935 Buckeye (49-13), #5609 Fairfax [Betty H.] (Laveen) (49-6), #6084 Peoria (69-25), #8201 La Joya Community (Avondale) (55-8), #8979 Sierra Linda (Phoenix) (65-34), #12133 Independence (Glendale) (56-0)
2015 Losses: #199 Chaparral (Scottsdale) (23-14), #599 Paradise Valley (Phoenix) (33-21)
2015 Opponents W-L: 108-53
Recent State Championships: 2015 (III)
Recent League Championships: 2015 (III Section V), 2014 (III Section VII), 2013 (III Section VII), 2012 (III Section III), 2010 (4A Skyline)
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: 14
Streak List: 9/18/15 Peoria (69-25), 9/25/15 Independence (Glendale) (56-0), 10/2/15 Sierra Linda (Phoenix) (65-34), 10/9/15 La Joya Community (Avondale) (55-8), 10/16/15 Agua Fria (Avondale) (83-27), 10/23/15 Buckeye (49-13), 10/30/15 Verrado (Buckeye) (49-23), 11/6/15 Fairfax [Betty H.] (Laveen) (49-6), 11/13/15 Chavez [Cesar] (Laveen) (35-16), 11/20/15 Verrado (Buckeye) (34-27), 11/28/15 Paradise Valley (Phoenix) (29-27), 8/20/16 Centennial (Peoria) (26-24), 8/26/16 Notre Dame Prep (Scottsdale) (48-19), 9/2/16 Fairfax [Betty H.] (Laveen) (42-21)

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 8/20 Centennial (Peoria), 8/26 Notre Dame Prep (Scottsdale), 9/2 Fairfax [Betty H.] (Laveen), 9/9 at Millennium (Goodyear), 9/16 at Mesquite (Gilbert), 9/30 at Agua Fria (Avondale), 10/7 at Deer Valley (Glendale), 10/14 Lake Havasu (Lake Havasu City), 10/21 Goldwater [Barry] (Phoenix), 10/27 Verrado (Buckeye)
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Centennial (Peoria) (55.1), Verrado (Buckeye) (31.7), Lake Havasu (Lake Havasu City) (31.3)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Goldwater [Barry] (Phoenix) (-24.4), Fairfax [Betty H.] (Laveen) (5.5), Agua Fria (Avondale) (7.2)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 13.2 (23.8 overall)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 17.6
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +4.4
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #40
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2513
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 10-0
2016 Projected League Finish: 1st
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 59%