Desert Edge (Goodyear, AZ)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Scorpions
Colors: Black/Silver/Copper
Coach: Jose Lucero
League: 4A West Valley (moving from 5A Desert West)
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #4

D1 PROSPECT
Nassir Sims 6'1" 265 Senior DT

COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Max Wilhite 6'3.5" 300 Senior OT
Tyson Jones 6'4" 300 Senior OG
Austin Young 6'4" 300 Senior OT

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: 16.1
2017 National Rank: #3474
2017 State Rank: #42
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.2
Player Statistics-Based (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.4
2018 Starting Power Rating: 1.1
2018 National Rank: #3359
2018 State Rank: #41
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 15.7
Dynasty National Rank: #4614
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 14.6
Dynasty Record: 99-60 (44-18 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 7-4
2017 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (2nd)
2017 Points For Average: 24.5
2017 Points Against Average: 21.3
2017 Differential: +3.2
2017 Wins: #4727 Millennium (Goodyear) (20-17), #4743 Deer Valley (Glendale) (28-14), #5233 Mesquite (Gilbert) (21-0), #7297 Fairfax [Betty H.] (Laveen) (30-14), #8170 Goldwater [Barry] (Phoenix) (42-8), #9684 Lake Havasu (Lake Havasu City) (41-16), #11639 Agua Fria (Avondale) (42-16)
2017 Losses: #291 Centennial (Peoria) (49-0), #800 Notre Dame Prep (Scottsdale) (27-21), #800 Notre Dame Prep (Scottsdale) (49-7), #3236 Verrado (Buckeye) (24-17)
2017 Opponents W-L: 75-48
Recent State Championships: 2015 (III)
Recent League Championships: 2016 (tied for 1st; 5A Desert West), 2015 (III Section V), 2014 (III Section VII), 2013 (III Section VII), 2012 (III Section III), 2010 (4A Skyline)
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/17 at Prescott, 8/24 Moon Valley (Phoenix), 8/31 at Salpointe Catholic (Tucson), 9/7 at Millennium (Goodyear), 9/14 Poston Butte (San Tan Valley), 9/21 Peoria, 9/28 at Saguaro (Scottsdale), 10/5 Cactus (Glendale), 10/19 at Deer Valley (Glendale), 10/26 Lake Havasu (Lake Havasu City)
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Saguaro (Scottsdale) (59.8), Salpointe Catholic (Tucson) (23.8), Millennium (Goodyear) (2.6)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Poston Butte (San Tan Valley) (-27.8), Lake Havasu (Lake Havasu City) (-21.5), Moon Valley (Phoenix) (-14)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 12.1 (18.3 overall)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 0
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -12.1
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #34
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2450
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2018 Projected League Finish: 1st
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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