GENERAL
Nickname: Knights
Colors: Navy/Silver
Coach: Eddy Zubey
League: 4A Desert Sky
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #3
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2016 JV Record: 9-0
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes
TOP PLAYERS
Draycen Hall 5'8" 170 Senior RB/SB 4.4
Cade Mathews 6'1" 210 LB 4.6
Makel Hubbard 6'3" 185 Senior DB 4.5
COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Bryce Gilbert 6'5" 230 Senior WR
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: 4 Of 5 OL Return, State Rushing Leader Is Back
Team Weaknesses: New QB, New WRs
RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 39.1
2016 National Rank: #794
2016 State Rank: #19
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.3
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.1
2017 Starting Power Rating: 39.9
2017 National Rank: #745
2017 State Rank: #15
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 14.8
Dynasty National Rank: #3602
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 25.1
Dynasty Record: 84-72 [86-70 on the field] (39-38 in league)
HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 11-2
2016 League Record/Finish: 4-0 (1st)
2016 Points For Average: 50.8
2016 Points Against Average: 28.2
2016 Differential: +22.6
2016 Wins: #1725 Marcos de Niza (Tempe) (36-27), #1819 Cactus (Glendale) (57-34), #1819 Cactus (Glendale) (49-35), #3156 St. Mary's (Phoenix) (50-28), #3156 St. Mary's (Phoenix) (44-0), #3759 Mingus (Cottonwood) (63-36), #3834 Casa Grande (62-42), #5251 Tempe (50-17), #6732 Seton Catholic (Chandler) (66-17), #7279 Estrella Foothills (Goodyear) (58-0), #8630 Apache Junction (73-20)
2016 Losses: #32 Saguaro (Scottsdale) (49-15), #509 Catalina Foothills (Tucson) (62-37)
2016 Opponents W-L: 85-62
Recent League Championships: 2016, 2008 (tied for 1st; 4A East Sky), 2006 (4A East Sky)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none
SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/25 Mingus (Cottonwood), 9/1 at St. Mary's (Phoenix), 9/8 at Saguaro (Scottsdale), 9/15 at Estrella Foothills (Goodyear), 9/22 Apache Junction, 9/29 at Tempe, 10/6 Casa Grande, 10/13 Cactus (Glendale), 10/20 at Marcos de Niza (Tempe), 10/27 Seton Catholic (Chandler)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Saguaro (Scottsdale) (66.5), Cactus (Glendale) (30.2), Marcos de Niza (Tempe) (19.4)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Apache Junction (-13.3), Seton Catholic (Chandler) (1.2), Estrella Foothills (Goodyear) (4.4)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 21.3 (25.4 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 13.9
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -7.4
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #53
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3132
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1
2017 Projected League Finish: 1st
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 1%