Desert Ridge (Mesa, AZ) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Jaguars Colors: Black/Red/Silver Coach: Jeremy Hathcock League: 6A Central Playoff Division: 6A Playoff Division Rank: #12 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 5 Returning Defensive Starters: 3 2017 JV Record: 8-1 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Lucas Wright 6'3" 195 Senior RB 4.5 Cooper Schmidt 5'11" 160 Senior QB 4.5 Koa Tuipala 6'1" 175 Senior S 4.6 COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION DonJae Logan 5'11" 170 Senior CB STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: OL, Cohesiveness Team Weaknesses: Inexperience, Depth RATINGS 2017 Final Power Rating: 33.7 2017 National Rank: #1159 2017 State Rank: #15 General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5 D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.8 2018 Starting Power Rating: 17.4 2018 National Rank: #1258 2018 State Rank: #19 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 32.3 Dynasty National Rank: #1232 2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 14.9 Dynasty Record: 108-70 (45-33 in league) HISTORICAL 2017 Overall Record: 9-2 2017 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st) 2017 Points For Average: 36.1 2017 Points Against Average: 20.5 2017 Differential: +15.6 2017 Wins: #381 Mountain Pointe (Phoenix) (31-20), #1377 Highland (Gilbert) (21-7), #2270 Desert Vista (Phoenix) (35-7), #2820 Desert Mountain (Scottsdale) (63-27), #3057 Gilbert (68-47), #4307 Brophy College Prep (Phoenix) (30-21), #4446 Corona del Sol (Tempe) (34-14), #5632 Mesa (31-7), #6083 Tucson (49-0) 2017 Losses: #660 Hamilton (Chandler) (52-28), #3419 Westview (Avondale) (23-7) 2017 Opponents W-L: 58-63 Recent League Championships: 2017, 2014 (I Section III), 2013 (I Section III), 2010 (tied for 1st; 5A East Valley), 2008 (tied for 1st; 5A Pima) Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none SCHEDULE 2018 Schedule: 8/17 at Red Mountain (Mesa), 8/24 at Westview (Avondale), 8/31 Skyline (Mesa), 9/7 Liberty (Peoria), 9/14 at Corona del Sol (Tempe), 9/21 Chandler, 9/28 at Desert Vista (Phoenix), 10/5 Queen Creek, 10/19 Mountain Pointe (Phoenix), 10/26 at Highland (Gilbert) Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Chandler (74.7), Mountain Pointe (Phoenix) (35.6), Queen Creek (25.9) Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Desert Vista (Phoenix) (1.2), Corona del Sol (Tempe) (3.8), Westview (Avondale) (4.4) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 24.7 (24.5 overall) 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 22.6 2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -2.1 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #2 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #177 2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-6 2018 Projected League Finish: 4th 2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |