Mesquite (Gilbert, AZ)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Wildcats
Colors: Royal Blue/Silver
Coach: Jim Jones
League: 5A San Tan (moving from II Section V)
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #19

COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Roy Lopez III 6'1" 295 Senior DT 5.9

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: 21.7
2015 National Rank: #3153
2015 State Rank: #49
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.4
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
Player Statistics-Based (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -6.7
2016 Starting Power Rating: 13.6
2016 National Rank: #4598
2016 State Rank: #73
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 19.2
Dynasty National Rank: #2538
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 5.6
Dynasty Record: 63-76 (25-39 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 5-6
2015 League Record/Finish: 1-3 (tied for 4th)
2015 Points For Average: 25.6
2015 Points Against Average: 28.8
2015 Differential: -3.2
2015 Wins: #3485 Campo Verde (Gilbert) (47-42), #3571 Mountain Ridge (Glendale) (43-30), #4676 Millennium (Goodyear) (42-7), #4800 Westwood (Mesa) (14-13), #6932 Dobson (Mesa) (20-17)
2015 Losses: #553 Marcos de Niza (Tempe) (63-19), #1302 Perry (Gilbert) (34-20), #1515 Mesa (35-17), #2161 Corona del Sol (Tempe) (20-8), #2685 Gilbert (29-28), #3593 Cibola (Yuma) (27-24)
2015 Opponents W-L: 57-63
Recent League Championships: 2013 (II Section VI)
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: 3
Streak List: 8/19/16 Mesa (22-3), 8/26/16 Gilbert (37-3), 9/2/16 Apollo (Glendale) (27-13)

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 8/19 Mesa, 8/26 Gilbert, 9/2 at Apollo (Glendale), 9/9 at Ironwood (Glendale), 9/16 Desert Edge (Goodyear), 9/23 at Kellis [Raymond S.] (Glendale), 9/30 Queen Creek, 10/14 at Vista Grande (Casa Grande), 10/21 Williams Field (Gilbert), 10/28 at Campo Verde (Gilbert)
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Desert Edge (Goodyear) (56.5), Williams Field (Gilbert) (34.1), Mesa (31.4)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Ironwood (Glendale) (-5.6), Kellis [Raymond S.] (Glendale) (1.8), Vista Grande (Casa Grande) (12.2)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 23.2
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 22.4
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: -0.8
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #28
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1545
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-7
2016 Projected League Finish: 4th
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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