Marcos de Niza (Tempe, AZ)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Padres
Colors: Brown/Vegas Gold
Coach: Sean Morin
League: 4A Desert Sky
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #9

COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Anthony NiCastro 6'2" 230 Senior WDE

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 29.5
2016 National Rank: #1725
2016 State Rank: #31
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.4
Player Statistics-Based (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -9.7
2017 Starting Power Rating: 19.4
2017 National Rank: #3133
2017 State Rank: #44
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 27.6
Dynasty National Rank: #1145
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 8.2
Dynasty Record: 112-59 (35-25 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 8-4
2016 League Record/Finish: 2-2 (tied for 2nd)
2016 Points For Average: 34.5
2016 Points Against Average: 28.8
2016 Differential: +5.7
2016 Wins: #1819 Cactus (Glendale) (43-37), #2359 Cactus Shadows (Cave Creek) (34-21), #2530 Peoria (35-0), #3949 Buckeye (41-36), #3949 Bradshaw Mountain (Prescott Valley) (53-33), #5251 Tempe (49-13), #5612 Prescott (44-23), #6732 Seton Catholic (Chandler) (48-21)
2016 Losses: #32 Saguaro (Scottsdale) (50-21), #722 Salpointe Catholic (Tucson) (48-6), #791 Higley (Gilbert) (36-27), #3834 Casa Grande (27-13)
2016 Opponents W-L: 93-44
Recent League Championships: 2015 (II Section V), 2014 (tied for 1st; II Section VI), 2012 (tied for 1st; II Section III), 2008 (tied for 1st; 5A Pima), 2007 (5A Pima)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/25 at Prescott, 9/1 at Cactus (Glendale), 9/8 Peoria, 9/15 Bradshaw Mountain (Prescott Valley), 9/22 at Casa Grande, 9/29 Saguaro (Scottsdale), 10/6 at Cactus Shadows (Cave Creek), 10/13 Seton Catholic (Chandler), 10/20 Higley (Gilbert), 10/27 at Tempe
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Saguaro (Scottsdale) (66.5), Higley (Gilbert) (39.9), Cactus (Glendale) (30.2)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Seton Catholic (Chandler) (1.2), Casa Grande (5.3), Tempe (5.6)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 26.1 (26.7 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 21.8
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -4.3
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #31
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1467
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5
2017 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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