GENERAL
Nickname: Saints
Colors: Purple/Gold
Coach: George Prelock
League: 5A Northeast Valley
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #4
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 0
2017 JV Record: 9-0
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no
TOP PLAYERS
Jake Smith 6'1" 185 Senior RB/WR 4.37
Cade Bennett 6'3" 295 Junior OL
Jake Farrell 6'4" 205 Senior QB 5.18
COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Kylan Weisser 6'3.5" 185 Senior QB
Slater Zellers 6'1" 220 Senior LS
RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: 38.4
2017 National Rank: #800
2017 State Rank: #10
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -8.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3.3
Non-Senior D1 Talent Rating Bonus: +2.6
2018 Starting Power Rating: 20.2
2018 National Rank: #1022
2018 State Rank: #15
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 20.1
Dynasty National Rank: #3425
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 0.1
Dynasty Record: 105-56 (45-22 in league)
HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 13-1
2017 League Record/Finish: 4-0 (1st)
2017 Points For Average: 41.8
2017 Points Against Average: 20.4
2017 Differential: +21.4
2017 Wins: #1116 Queen Creek (34-31), #1351 Cienega (Vail) (37-34), #1801 Chaparral (Scottsdale) (28-23), #2820 Desert Mountain (Scottsdale) (41-17), #3474 Desert Edge (Goodyear) (27-21), #3474 Desert Edge (Goodyear) (49-7), #5597 La Salle (Pasadena, CA) (48-17), #7084 Paradise Valley (Phoenix) (55-18), #8561 Shadow Ridge (Surprise) (40-10), #8676 St. Mary's (Phoenix) (54-28), #10529 North Canyon (Phoenix) (37-14), #10927 Arcadia (Phoenix) (61-0), #11108 Vista Grande (Casa Grande) (53-24)
2017 Losses: #291 Centennial (Peoria) (42-21)
2017 Opponents W-L: 75-78
Recent State Championships: 2008 (4A-II), 2007 (4A-II)
Recent League Championships: 2017, 2016 (5A East Valley), 2008 (4A Black Canyon), 2007 (tied for 1st; 4A Black Canyon)
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none
SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/17 at Fairfax [Betty H.] (Laveen), 8/24 Sunnyslope (Phoenix), 8/31 at Gilbert, 9/7 Apollo (Glendale), 9/14 Desert Mountain (Scottsdale), 9/21 at Cactus Shadows (Cave Creek), 9/28 McClintock (Tempe), 10/5 at Horizon (Scottsdale), 10/12 at North Canyon (Phoenix), 10/26 Paradise Valley (Phoenix)
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Desert Mountain (Scottsdale) (15.2), Horizon (Scottsdale) (10.6), Apollo (Glendale) (8.3)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: North Canyon (Phoenix) (-25.3), Fairfax [Betty H.] (Laveen) (-15), Gilbert (-8.7)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 2.8 (19.3 overall)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -2.6
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -5.4
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #39
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3108
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1
2018 Projected League Finish: 1st
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 55%