GENERAL
Nickname: Vipers
Colors: Black/Gold
Coach: Derek Wahlstrom
League: 5A Desert West (moving from III Section V)
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #6
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2015 JV Record: 6-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes
TOP PLAYERS
Donte Richardson 6'0" 210 Senior LB 4.75
JaTai Jenkins 5'10" 185 Junior RB 4.68
J.J. Alicea 5'11" 170 Senior DB 4.55
COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Xavier James 6'1" 175 Senior WR
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Unity, Diligence
Team Weaknesses: Line Depth
RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: 37.5
2015 National Rank: #1057
2015 State Rank: #20
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -4.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.3
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2016 Starting Power Rating: 31.7
2016 National Rank: #1590
2016 State Rank: #28
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): -3.2
Dynasty National Rank: #9240
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 34.9
Dynasty Record: 35-47 (16-17 in league)
HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 11-2
2015 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (2nd)
2015 Points For Average: 35.3
2015 Points Against Average: 17.4
2015 Differential: +17.9
2015 Wins: #1176 Sunrise Mountain (Peoria) (41-21), #2691 Mingus (Cottonwood) (20-14), #3201 Sabino (Tucson) (3-0), #4433 Agua Fria (Avondale) (28-25), #4935 Buckeye (42-6), #7854 Gila Ridge (Yuma) (43-0), #8201 La Joya Community (Avondale) (31-0), #8576 Moon Valley (Phoenix) (38-21), #8571 Kellis [Raymond S.] (Glendale) (52-15), #8979 Sierra Linda (Phoenix) (55-27), #11572 Copper Canyon (Glendale) (56-14)
2015 Losses: #376 Desert Edge (Goodyear) (49-23), #376 Desert Edge (Goodyear) (34-27)
2015 Opponents W-L: 82-60
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: 3
Streak List: 8/19/16 Paradise Valley (Phoenix) (68-6), 8/26/16 Arcadia (Phoenix) (48-0), 9/2/16 Millennium (Goodyear) (41-20)
SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 8/19 Paradise Valley (Phoenix), 8/26 at Arcadia (Phoenix), 9/2 Millennium (Goodyear), 9/9 at Williams Field (Gilbert), 9/16 Liberty (Peoria), 9/30 Deer Valley (Glendale), 10/7 Lake Havasu (Lake Havasu City), 10/14 at Goldwater [Barry] (Phoenix), 10/21 at Agua Fria (Avondale), 10/27 at Desert Edge (Goodyear)
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Desert Edge (Goodyear) (56.5), Williams Field (Gilbert) (34.1), Lake Havasu (Lake Havasu City) (31.3)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Goldwater [Barry] (Phoenix) (-24.4), Agua Fria (Avondale) (7.2), Deer Valley (Glendale) (14)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 3.9 (18.7 overall)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 21.7
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +17.8
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #31
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1672
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3
2016 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%