Mountain Ridge (Glendale, AZ)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Mountain Lions
Colors: Crimson/Forest Green
Coach: Vinny Ciliberti
League: 6A Desert Valley
Playoff Division: 6A
Playoff Division Rank: #28

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2017 JV Record: 5-4
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Braiden Manusina 6'2" 220 Senior MLB/RB
Ethan Hudak 6'1" 225 Senior OL/DL
David Doucet 6'0" 165 Senior WR/DB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Defensive Experience, Defensive Front 7
Team Weaknesses: OL Size, Secondary Inexperience

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: -0.9
2017 National Rank: #7131
2017 State Rank: #80
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5
2018 Starting Power Rating: -16.9
2018 National Rank: #7154
2018 State Rank: #88
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 24.9
Dynasty National Rank: #2386
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 41.8
Dynasty Record: 82-79 (43-36 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 2-8
2017 League Record/Finish: 0-5 (6th)
2017 Points For Average: 23.8
2017 Points Against Average: 39.1
2017 Differential: -15.3
2017 Wins: #7009 Tolleson (43-28), #11023 La Joya Community (Avondale) (55-7)
2017 Losses: #26 Chandler (59-20), #558 Pinnacle (Phoenix) (59-0), #2694 Horizon (Scottsdale) (28-0), #2820 Desert Mountain (Scottsdale) (45-35), #2955 Boulder Creek (Anthem) (41-27), #4511 O'Connor [Sandra Day] (Phoenix) (61-22), #4743 Deer Valley (Glendale) (39-22), #6083 Tucson (24-14)
2017 Opponents W-L: 58-53
Recent League Championships: 2006 (tied for 1st; 5A Northwest), 2004 (5A Northwest), 2003 (5A Northwest)
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/17 Skyline (Mesa), 8/24 at Corona del Sol (Tempe), 8/31 at Westview (Avondale), 9/7 at Chavez [Cesar] (Laveen), 9/14 Tolleson, 9/21 at Chaparral (Scottsdale), 9/28 Liberty (Peoria), 10/5 Pinnacle (Phoenix), 10/19 Boulder Creek (Anthem), 10/26 at O'Connor [Sandra Day] (Phoenix)
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Pinnacle (Phoenix) (42.1), Chaparral (Scottsdale) (30.6), Liberty (Peoria) (22.1)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Chavez [Cesar] (Laveen) (-7.3), Tolleson (-4.4), Corona del Sol (Tempe) (3.8)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 21.6
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 12.3
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -9.3
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #12
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #685
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 0-10
2018 Projected League Finish: 6th
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%