Thunderbird (Phoenix, AZ)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Chiefs
Colors: Royal Blue/Orange
Coach: Brent Wittenwyler
League: 4A Skyline (moving from III Section VII)
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #16

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: 11.8
2015 National Rank: #5197
2015 State Rank: #80
Player Statistics-Based (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.1
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2016 Starting Power Rating: 13.9
2016 National Rank: #4535
2016 State Rank: #72
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 12.3
Dynasty National Rank: #4245
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 1.6
Dynasty Record: 77-64 (41-30 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 7-3
2015 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (2nd)
2015 Points For Average: 30.8
2015 Points Against Average: 18.7
2015 Differential: +12.1
2015 Wins: #4871 Prescott (28-20), #8576 Moon Valley (Phoenix) (35-0), #9125 Greenway (Phoenix) (49-14), #9892 Washington (Phoenix) (39-33), #9899 Coconino (Flagstaff) (52-7), #12133 Independence (Glendale) (44-6), #12358 Goldwater [Barry] (Phoenix) (29-14)
2015 Losses: #1615 Sunnyslope (Phoenix) (28-0), #3501 Bradshaw Mountain (Prescott Valley) (38-13), #3961 Notre Dame Prep (Scottsdale) (27-19)
2015 Opponents W-L: 43-62
Recent State Championships: 2010 (4A-II)
Recent League Championships: 2013 (tied for 1st; III Section VI)
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: 4
Streak List: 10/23/15 Moon Valley (Phoenix) (35-0), 10/30/15 Greenway (Phoenix) (49-14), 8/26/16 Moon Valley (Phoenix) (23-14), 9/2/16 Washington (Phoenix) (38-3)

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 8/26 at Moon Valley (Phoenix), 9/2 at Washington (Phoenix), 9/9 Greenway (Phoenix), 9/16 at Sunrise Mountain (Peoria), 9/23 Youngker (Buckeye), 9/30 Flagstaff, 10/7 at Saguaro (Scottsdale), 10/14 Shadow Mountain (Phoenix), 10/21 Cactus Shadows (Cave Creek)
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Saguaro (Scottsdale) (61.1), Sunrise Mountain (Peoria) (48.5), Cactus Shadows (Cave Creek) (14.4)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Washington (Phoenix) (-18), Greenway (Phoenix) (-7.6), Moon Valley (Phoenix) (-1.5)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 1.3
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 12.2
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +10.9
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #62
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4043
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-3
2016 Projected League Finish: 4th
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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