Desert Vista (Phoenix, AZ)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Thunder
Colors: Midnight Blue/Vegas Gold
Coach: Dave Bills
League: 6A Central
Playoff Division: 6A
Playoff Division Rank: #19

D1 PROSPECTS
Brett Johnson 6'4.5" 275 Senior DT
Kyle Ostendorp 6'2" 195 Senior P

COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
James Stagg 6'4.5" 245 Senior TE
Keishaud White 5'7" 170 Senior WR

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: 23.7
2017 National Rank: #2270
2017 State Rank: #24
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.9
Player Statistics-Based (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -8.8
2018 Starting Power Rating: 1.2
2018 National Rank: #3341
2018 State Rank: #40
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 38.5
Dynasty National Rank: #617
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 37.3
Dynasty Record: 102-70 [101-71 on the field] (36-25 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 5-5
2017 League Record/Finish: 1-4 (tied for 4th)
2017 Points For Average: 23.1
2017 Points Against Average: 21.1
2017 Differential: +2
2017 Wins: #2315 Skyline (Mesa) (44-13), #3057 Gilbert (28-22), #3416 Basha (Chandler) (29-19), #4307 Brophy College Prep (Phoenix) (17-14), #8138 Dobson (Mesa) (42-0)
2017 Losses: #117 Perry (Gilbert) (49-17), #381 Mountain Pointe (Phoenix) (21-16), #1159 Desert Ridge (Mesa) (35-7), #1377 Highland (Gilbert) (24-21), #4446 Corona del Sol (Tempe) (14-10)
2017 Opponents W-L: 57-54
Recent State Championships: 2011 (I)
Recent League Championships: 2008 (5A Central), 2006 (tied for 1st; 5A Central), 2003 (5A Central)
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/17 Palm Springs (CA), 8/24 at Carlsbad (CA), 9/7 Valley Vista (Surprise), 9/14 at North (Phoenix), 9/21 at Highland (Gilbert), 9/28 Desert Ridge (Mesa), 10/5 at Mountain Pointe (Phoenix), 10/12 Boulder Creek (Anthem), 10/19 at Corona del Sol (Tempe), 10/26 Queen Creek
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Mountain Pointe (Phoenix) (35.6), Queen Creek (25.9), Highland (Gilbert) (21.7)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: North (Phoenix) (-23.1), Palm Springs (CA) (-7.9), Valley Vista (Surprise) (-6.4)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 28.6
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 9.8
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -18.8
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #17
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #930
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-7
2018 Projected League Finish: 6th
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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