GENERAL
Nickname: Skyhawks
Colors: Blue/Silver
Coach: Dan Friedman
League: 4A West Valley (moving from 5A Desert West)
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #8
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2017 JV Record: 3-5
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes
TOP PLAYERS
Dez Melton 6'3" 220 Senior RB 4.6
Alex McKeon 6'1" 225 Senior LB 4.9
Will Haskell 6'3" 200 Sophomore QB 4.6
COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Xavier Delgado 6'5" 300 Senior OT
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Weaknesses: Depth
RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: 9.6
2017 National Rank: #4743
2017 State Rank: #58
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -4.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.6
2018 Starting Power Rating: -8.8
2018 National Rank: #5258
2018 State Rank: #61
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 17.8
Dynasty National Rank: #4048
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 26.6
Dynasty Record: 82-82 (44-39 in league)
HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 5-5
2017 League Record/Finish: 3-2 (3rd)
2017 Points For Average: 24
2017 Points Against Average: 19.6
2017 Differential: +4.4
2017 Wins: #7131 Mountain Ridge (Glendale) (39-22), #8170 Goldwater [Barry] (Phoenix) (35-7), #8561 Shadow Ridge (Surprise) (37-6), #9684 Lake Havasu (Lake Havasu City) (45-13), #11639 Agua Fria (Avondale) (35-7)
2017 Losses: #1116 Queen Creek (38-0), #2780 Williams Field (Gilbert) (13-0), #2830 Apollo (Glendale) (34-14), #3236 Verrado (Buckeye) (28-21), #3474 Desert Edge (Goodyear) (28-14)
2017 Opponents W-L: 54-52
Recent League Championships: 2016 (tied for 1st; 5A Desert West), 2007 (5A Northwest)
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: 1
Streak List: 10/27/17 Goldwater [Barry] (Phoenix) (35-7)
SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/24 Arcadia (Phoenix), 8/31 at Thunderbird (Phoenix), 9/7 at Prescott, 9/14 Greenway (Phoenix), 9/21 Goldwater [Barry] (Phoenix), 9/28 at Cactus (Glendale), 10/5 at Lake Havasu (Lake Havasu City), 10/12 Peoria, 10/19 Desert Edge (Goodyear), 10/26 at Youngker (Buckeye)
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Desert Edge (Goodyear) (1.1), Peoria (0.6), Cactus (Glendale) (-1.1)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Arcadia (Phoenix) (-42.8), Thunderbird (Phoenix) (-27), Youngker (Buckeye) (-23.3)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 10
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -14.7
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -24.7
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #68
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6691
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2018 Projected League Finish: 4th
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%