| Pusch Ridge Christian Academy (Tucson, AZ) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Lions Colors: Blue/Gold Coach: Jerry Harris League: 3A South (moving from IV Section VI) Playoff Division: 3A Playoff Division Rank: #2 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 7 Returning Defensive Starters: 7 2015 JV Record: 5-3-1 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Dakota Haynes 6'1" 195 Junior LB/RB 4.84 Tamerat McLeod 5'7" 185 Junior RB/DB 5.04 Edwin Lovett 6'1" 190 Senior DB/WR 4.64 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Toughness/Grit, Running Game, Stopping Run Team Weaknesses: Graduation Of Key Players/Leaders, Depth RATINGS 2015 Final Power Rating: 34.4 2015 National Rank: #1350 2015 State Rank: #26 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -7 2016 Starting Power Rating: 34.9 2016 National Rank: #1226 2016 State Rank: #22 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): -1.1 Dynasty National Rank: #8595 2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 36 Dynasty Record: 87-48 (63-9 in league) HISTORICAL 2015 Overall Record: 13-1 2015 League Record/Finish: 6-0 (1st) 2015 Points For Average: 32.3 2015 Points Against Average: 14.1 2015 Differential: +18.2 2015 Wins: #1644 Northwest Christian (Phoenix) (14-7), #2430 Lake Havasu (Lake Havasu City) (17-14), #2952 River Valley (Mohave Valley) (13-10), #4134 Flowing Wells (Tucson) (24-21), #5649 Sahuarita (21-7), #6015 Combs (San Tan Valley) (45-13), #6316 Payson (38-13), #6460 Bisbee (50-6), #6452 Pueblo (Tucson) (35-13), #8278 Cholla (Tucson) (34-28), #9320 Walden Grove (Sahuarita) (48-21), #10271 Rio Rico (59-10), #12173 Amphitheater (Tucson) (40-7) 2015 Losses: #3083 Benson (28-14) 2015 Opponents W-L: 99-59 Recent State Championships: 2015 (IV) Recent League Championships: 2015 (IV Section VI), 2014 (V Section VI), 2013 (V Section VI), 2010 (2A South), 2009 (2A South), 2008 (2A South), 2005 (2A Central) Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: 1 Streak List: 9/2/16 Walden Grove (Sahuarita) (22-12) SCHEDULE 2016 Schedule: 8/26 at American Leadership Academy (Queen Creek), 9/2 Walden Grove (Sahuarita), 9/9 Safford, 9/16 at Sahuarita, 9/23 at Catalina Foothills (Tucson), 9/30 Empire (Tucson), 10/7 at Sabino (Tucson), 10/14 at Tanque Verde (Tucson), 10/21 Catalina (Tucson), 10/28 Santa Rita (Tucson) Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Catalina Foothills (Tucson) (36.8), Sabino (Tucson) (33.6), American Leadership Academy (Queen Creek) (24.3) Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Santa Rita (Tucson) (-34.3), Tanque Verde (Tucson) (-34), Catalina (Tucson) (-27) 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 1.1 (12.4 overall) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -1.9 2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: -3 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #121 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #8590 2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1 2016 Projected League Finish: 1st 2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 12% |