Mesa (AZ) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Jackrabbits Colors: Purple/Gold Coach: Kapi Sikahema League: 6A East Valley (moving from II Section IV) Playoff Division: 6A Playoff Division Rank: #16 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 6 Returning Defensive Starters: 2 2015 JV Record: 2-5-1 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Nami Burton 6'3" 270 Senior OL/DL Roberto Baeza 5'11" 170 Senior QB Kris Jackson 6'0" 210 Junior RB RATINGS 2015 Final Power Rating: 32.9 2015 National Rank: #1515 2015 State Rank: #27 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1 2016 Starting Power Rating: 31.4 2016 National Rank: #1620 2016 State Rank: #30 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 18.6 Dynasty National Rank: #2668 2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 12.8 Dynasty Record: 61-78 (21-44 in league) HISTORICAL 2015 Overall Record: 8-4 2015 League Record/Finish: 3-2 (3rd) 2015 Points For Average: 29.8 2015 Points Against Average: 27.8 2015 Differential: +2 2015 Wins: #735 Red Mountain (Mesa) (21-20), #1740 O'Connor [Sandra Day] (Phoenix) (35-27), #2685 Gilbert (47-31), #3153 Mesquite (Gilbert) (35-17), #3252 Higley (Gilbert) (35-31), #4800 Westwood (Mesa) (27-15), #6197 Shadow Ridge (Surprise) (42-16), #6932 Dobson (Mesa) (34-31) 2015 Losses: #643 Skyline (Mesa) (39-32), #643 Skyline (Mesa) (30-7), #830 Highland (Gilbert) (34-7), #1048 Williams Field (Gilbert) (43-35) 2015 Opponents W-L: 67-67 Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: 2 Streak List: 8/27/16 Galena (Reno, NV) (20-15), 9/2/16 Copper Canyon (Glendale) (49-6) SCHEDULE 2016 Schedule: 8/19 at Mesquite (Gilbert), 8/27 at Galena (Reno, NV), 9/2 at Copper Canyon (Glendale), 9/9 Tolleson, 9/16 Desert Ridge (Mesa), 9/23 at Basha (Chandler), 9/30 Westwood (Mesa), 10/7 at Skyline (Mesa), 10/14 Red Mountain (Mesa), 10/21 at Dobson (Mesa), 10/28 Mountain View (Mesa) Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Desert Ridge (Mesa) (66), Basha (Chandler) (59.5), Skyline (Mesa) (48) Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Copper Canyon (Glendale) (-27.2), Westwood (Mesa) (9.2), Dobson (Mesa) (9.4) 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 24.5 (29 overall) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 26.1 2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1.6 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #20 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #988 2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-5 2016 Projected League Finish: 4th 2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |