GENERAL
Nickname: Cougars
Colors: Navy/Vegas Gold
Coach: Shawn Copeland
League: 5A Metro
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #13
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 2
Returning Defensive Starters: 8
2016 JV Record: 9-0
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes
TOP PLAYERS
Josiah Bailey 5'8" 160 Senior WR/DB 4.7
Nicholas Bejarano 5'9" 220 Senior LB 5.1
Quentin Estice 5'10" 165 Senior RB/DB 4.8
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Defense, Passing Game
Team Weaknesses: OL
RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 26.7
2016 National Rank: #2098
2016 State Rank: #37
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -0.7
2017 Starting Power Rating: 23.2
2017 National Rank: #2564
2017 State Rank: #37
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 2.5
Dynasty National Rank: #7381
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 20.7
Dynasty Record: 50-64 (24-36 in league)
HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 9-2
2016 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st)
2016 Points For Average: 46.5
2016 Points Against Average: 23
2016 Differential: +23.5
2016 Wins: #3466 Sunnyslope (Phoenix) (32-15), #3631 Apollo (Glendale) (51-35), #5459 Maricopa (55-28), #5459 Shadow Ridge (Surprise) (44-24), #6429 Arcadia (Phoenix) (54-27), #6528 Willow Canyon (Surprise) (49-0), #7450 Ironwood (Glendale) (76-49), #7628 McClintock (Tempe) (48-0), #9914 Independence (Glendale) (62-20)
2016 Losses: #1296 Mesquite (Gilbert) (27-20), #1450 Marana (Tucson) (28-21)
2016 Opponents W-L: 49-65
Recent League Championships: 2016
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none
SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/25 at Shadow Ridge (Surprise), 9/1 at Willow Canyon (Surprise), 9/8 at Independence (Glendale), 9/15 Arcadia (Phoenix), 9/22 at Mesquite (Gilbert), 9/29 at Sunnyslope (Phoenix), 10/6 McClintock (Tempe), 10/13 at Apollo (Glendale), 10/20 Maricopa, 10/27 Ironwood (Glendale)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Mesquite (Gilbert) (38), Apollo (Glendale) (18.9), Sunnyslope (Phoenix) (13)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Independence (Glendale) (-12), Ironwood (Glendale) (-7.4), Willow Canyon (Surprise) (0.2)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 8.4 (14.3 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 7.1
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -1.3
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #82
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5144
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2
2017 Projected League Finish: 1st
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 3%