Desert Vista (Phoenix, AZ) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Thunder Colors: Midnight Blue/Vegas Gold Coach: Dan Hinds League: 6A Central (moving from I Section III) Playoff Division: 6A Playoff Division Rank: #7 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 5 Returning Defensive Starters: 5 2015 JV Record: 2-6 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Lelon Dillard RB 4.5 Myles Wilson DE 4.9 Keyshaud White 4.5 COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION Alex Farina 6'0.5" 185 Senior QB Connor Culp 5'10.5" 185 Senior K STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Skilled, Speed RATINGS 2015 Final Power Rating: 46.3 2015 National Rank: #483 2015 State Rank: #10 General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5 D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.1 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1 2016 Starting Power Rating: 43.7 2016 National Rank: #561 2016 State Rank: #13 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 31.9 Dynasty National Rank: #672 2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 11.8 Dynasty Record: 90-60 [89-61 on the field] (31-20 in league) HISTORICAL 2015 Overall Record: 7-5 2015 League Record/Finish: 1-4 (tied for 4th) 2015 Points For Average: 30.8 2015 Points Against Average: 27.1 2015 Differential: +3.7 2015 Wins: #699 Basha (Chandler) (23-20), #735 Red Mountain (Mesa) (30-24), #998 Liberty (Peoria) (30-7), #1048 Williams Field (Gilbert) (31-7), #1491 La Costa Canyon (Carlsbad, CA) (31-23), #2062 Mountain View (Mesa) (61-43), #4880 Horizon (Scottsdale) (70-34) 2015 Losses: #51 Chandler (34-14), #88 Mountain Pointe (Phoenix) (28-14), #90 Desert Ridge (Mesa) (43-17), #735 Red Mountain (Mesa) (34-23), #830 Highland (Gilbert) (28-25) 2015 Opponents W-L: 74-65 Recent State Championships: 2011 (I) Recent League Championships: 2008 (5A Central), 2006 (tied for 1st; 5A Central), 2003 (5A Central) Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: 1 Streak List: 9/2/16 Basha (Chandler) (49-20) SCHEDULE 2016 Schedule: 8/19 at Perry (Gilbert), 9/2 Basha (Chandler), 9/9 at Skyline (Mesa), 9/16 Brophy College Prep (Phoenix), 9/23 Dobson (Mesa), 9/30 at Mountain Pointe (Phoenix), 10/7 at Gilbert, 10/14 Highland (Gilbert), 10/20 Desert Ridge (Mesa), 10/28 at Corona del Sol (Tempe) Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Mountain Pointe (Phoenix) (66), Desert Ridge (Mesa) (66), Basha (Chandler) (59.5) Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Dobson (Mesa) (9.4), Corona del Sol (Tempe) (20), Gilbert (28.8) 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 37.5 (43.3 overall) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 41.1 2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +3.6 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #3 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #85 2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4 2016 Projected League Finish: 3rd 2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |