Desert Vista (Phoenix, AZ)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Thunder
Colors: Midnight Blue/Vegas Gold
Coach: Dan Hinds
League: 6A Central
Playoff Division: 6A
Playoff Division Rank: #9

D1 PROSPECTS
James Stagg 6'4.5" 245 Senior TE
Keishaud White 5'7" 170 Senior WR

COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Lelon Dillard 6'0" 190 Senior RB
Riley Erickson 6'1" 185 Senior K
Nick Thomas 6'0" 190 Senior QB
Myles Wilson 6'1" 230 Senior WDE

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 47.1
2016 National Rank: #373
2016 State Rank: #9
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.4
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -3.5
Player Statistics-Based (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -7.6
2017 Starting Power Rating: 39.1
2017 National Rank: #795
2017 State Rank: #16
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 33
Dynasty National Rank: #595
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 6.1
Dynasty Record: 97-65 [96-66 on the field] (35-21 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 7-5
2016 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (2nd)
2016 Points For Average: 26.7
2016 Points Against Average: 23.3
2016 Differential: +3.4
2016 Wins: #464 Desert Ridge (Mesa) (20-17), #809 Mountain View (Mesa) (28-14), #1443 Basha (Chandler) (49-20), #2025 Highland (Gilbert) (34-7), #2371 Corona del Sol (Tempe) (35-7), #3339 Dobson (Mesa) (31-27), #4913 Gilbert (51-21)
2016 Losses: #11 Chandler (62-7), #52 Mountain Pointe (Phoenix) (27-13), #166 Perry (Gilbert) (30-24), #307 Brophy College Prep (Phoenix) (21-7), #418 Skyline (Mesa) (27-21)
2016 Opponents W-L: 85-54
Recent State Championships: 2011 (I)
Recent League Championships: 2008 (5A Central), 2006 (tied for 1st; 5A Central), 2003 (5A Central)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/18 Perry (Gilbert), 9/1 at Basha (Chandler), 9/8 Skyline (Mesa), 9/15 at Brophy College Prep (Phoenix), 9/22 at Dobson (Mesa), 9/28 Mountain Pointe (Phoenix), 10/6 Gilbert, 10/13 at Highland (Gilbert), 10/20 at Desert Ridge (Mesa), 10/27 Corona del Sol (Tempe)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Mountain Pointe (Phoenix) (69.8), Perry (Gilbert) (63), Desert Ridge (Mesa) (42.7)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Dobson (Mesa) (13), Corona del Sol (Tempe) (16.1), Highland (Gilbert) (19.6)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 37.8 (44.9 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 34.7
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -3.1
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #7
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #277
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2017 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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