Westview (Avondale, AZ)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Knights
Colors: Royal Blue/Silver
Coach: Nick Gehrts
League: 6A Southwest
Playoff Division: 6A
Playoff Division Rank: #11

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2016 JV Record: 5-4
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Scotts Fallers 6'2" 185 QB 4.6
Joel Zurita 6'0" 190 Senior OLB 4.7
Dominque Russell 6'0" DL 5.2

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Improved Line Size, RB Depth, Improved Speed/Depth Defensively
Team Weaknesses: Young At Most Positions, Inexperienced Senior Class

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 36.3
2016 National Rank: #1027
2016 State Rank: #21
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -5.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.5
2017 Starting Power Rating: 30.8
2017 National Rank: #1539
2017 State Rank: #23
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 27.1
Dynasty National Rank: #1204
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 3.7
Dynasty Record: 116-50 [115-51 on the field] (65-16 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 8-3
2016 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st)
2016 Points For Average: 36
2016 Points Against Average: 24.7
2016 Differential: +11.3
2016 Wins: #1443 Basha (Chandler) (54-36), #1836 Valley Vista (Surprise) (46-34), #2025 Highland (Gilbert) (35-14), #2652 Horizon (Scottsdale) (38-20), #3500 Millennium (Goodyear) (31-10), #4440 Tolleson (47-27), #5979 La Joya Community (Avondale) (42-6), #8630 Copper Canyon (Glendale) (56-18)
2016 Losses: #184 Centennial (Peoria) (38-7), #307 Brophy College Prep (Phoenix) (35-14), #464 Desert Ridge (Mesa) (34-26)
2016 Opponents W-L: 63-57
Recent League Championships: 2016, 2015 (II Section II), 2014 (I Section II), 2013 (I Section II), 2012 (I Section I), 2011 (I Section I)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/18 Basha (Chandler), 9/1 Brophy College Prep (Phoenix), 9/8 at Horizon (Scottsdale), 9/15 at Highland (Gilbert), 9/22 Centennial (Peoria), 9/29 at Tolleson, 10/6 at La Joya Community (Avondale), 10/13 Valley Vista (Surprise), 10/20 at Millennium (Goodyear), 10/27 Copper Canyon (Glendale)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Centennial (Peoria) (61.9), Brophy College Prep (Phoenix) (40.5), Millennium (Goodyear) (28.1)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: La Joya Community (Avondale) (-0.3), Copper Canyon (Glendale) (5.4), Tolleson (10.6)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 23.9 (30.1 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 22.3
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -1.6
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #29
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1391
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3
2017 Projected League Finish: 1st
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%