GENERAL
Nickname: Falcons
Colors: Midnight Blue/Platinum
Coach: Jeff Scurran
League: 4A Kino
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #4
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2016 JV Record: 8-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no
TOP PLAYERS
Chris Kowalcek 5'9" 185 Senior QB
Pouria Mostafizi 6'2" 265 Junior OL
Brandon Tamplin 6'0" 190 Senior RB
COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Rhett Rodriguez 6'1" 165 Senior QB
Bryan Beckon 6'0" 160 Senior WR
Max Michalczik 6'1.5" 205 Senior TE
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Intelligence, Work-Ethic
Team Weaknesses: Depth, Size
RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 44.3
2016 National Rank: #509
2016 State Rank: #14
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -7.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.8
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.7
2017 Starting Power Rating: 35
2017 National Rank: #1103
2017 State Rank: #20
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 11.5
Dynasty National Rank: #4512
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 23.5
Dynasty Record: 81-71 (42-34 in league)
HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 11-3
2016 League Record/Finish: 3-1 (2nd)
2016 Points For Average: 41.7
2016 Points Against Average: 22.6
2016 Differential: +19.1
2016 Wins: #665 Sunrise Mountain (Peoria) (52-49), #791 Higley (Gilbert) (62-37), #2359 Cactus Shadows (Cave Creek) (35-31), #2895 Canyon del Oro (Tucson) (35-13), #3932 Pusch Ridge Christian Academy (Tucson) (31-20), #5120 Flowing Wells (Tucson) (63-7), #5251 Tempe (35-7), #6318 Nogales (63-0), #7122 Walden Grove (Sahuarita) (53-0), #9374 Empire (Tucson) (69-20), #10303 Cholla (Tucson) (65-22)
2016 Losses: #32 Saguaro (Scottsdale) (42-14), #32 Saguaro (Scottsdale) (35-0), #722 Salpointe Catholic (Tucson) (34-7)
2016 Opponents W-L: 101-59
Recent League Championships: 2015 (tied for 1st; III Section VI)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none
SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/18 Saguaro (Scottsdale), 8/25 at Tempe, 9/1 Cholla (Tucson), 9/8 Flowing Wells (Tucson), 9/15 at Empire (Tucson), 9/22 at Pusch Ridge Christian Academy (Tucson), 9/28 Canyon del Oro (Tucson), 10/6 at Nogales, 10/20 Salpointe Catholic (Tucson), 10/27 at Walden Grove (Sahuarita)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Saguaro (Scottsdale) (66.5), Salpointe Catholic (Tucson) (48.9), Pusch Ridge Christian Academy (Tucson) (21.1)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Cholla (Tucson) (-12.8), Empire (Tucson) (-2.7), Walden Grove (Sahuarita) (-0.6)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 12.5 (29.9 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 16.8
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +4.3
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #42
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2405
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2
2017 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%