Sabino (Tucson, AZ)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Sabercats Colors: Purple/Gold Coach: Ryan McBrayer League: 3A South Playoff Division: 3A Playoff Division Rank: #6 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 3 Returning Defensive Starters: 5 2017 JV Record: 10-0 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Jimmy Hamilton 5'10" 160 Senior QB/CB Caden Wechsler 6'5" 275 Senior T/DT Richie Pina 185 Senior MLB/FB STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Have Many Athletes On Outside, OL Size Team Weaknesses: QB Inexperience, Must Develop Depth RATINGS 2017 Final Power Rating: 9.8 2017 National Rank: #4712 2017 State Rank: #55 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -7.5 2018 Starting Power Rating: -13.2 2018 National Rank: #6296 2018 State Rank: #70 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 27.2 Dynasty National Rank: #1955 2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 40.4 Dynasty Record: 142-39 (66-10 in league) HISTORICAL 2017 Overall Record: 9-3 2017 League Record/Finish: 5-1 (2nd) 2017 Points For Average: 42.3 2017 Points Against Average: 19 2017 Differential: +23.3 2017 Wins: #6920 Sahuaro (Tucson) (41-13), #7623 Empire (Tucson) (69-27), #8212 Casa Grande (34-25), #8930 Fountain Hills (49-20), #10862 Catalina (Tucson) (42-0), #11097 Sahuarita (54-20), #13066 Tanque Verde (Tucson) (49-0), #13733 Douglas (42-3), #13938 Santa Rita (Tucson) (63-0) 2017 Losses: #1623 Pusch Ridge Christian Academy (Tucson) (44-7), #2239 American Leadership Academy (Queen Creek) (41-27), #4379 Franklin [Ben] (Queen Creek) (35-31) 2017 Opponents W-L: 66-66 Recent League Championships: 2016, 2015 (tied for 1st; III Section VI), 2014 (III Section II), 2013 (III Section II), 2007 (4A Kino), 2006 (tied for 1st; 4A Sonoran), 2003 (4A Kino) Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none SCHEDULE 2018 Schedule: 8/24 at Casa Grande, 8/31 Sahuaro (Tucson), 9/7 Catalina Foothills (Tucson), 9/14 at Blue Ridge (Lakeside), 9/21 Franklin [Ben] (Queen Creek), 9/28 at Catalina (Tucson), 10/5 Tanque Verde (Tucson), 10/12 Pusch Ridge Christian Academy (Tucson), 10/19 Sahuarita, 10/26 at Safford Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Pusch Ridge Christian Academy (Tucson) (4), Franklin [Ben] (Queen Creek) (-5.6), Sahuaro (Tucson) (-13.3) Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Tanque Verde (Tucson) (-49.6), Sahuarita (-37.6), Safford (-25.6) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -7.8 (-3.6 overall) 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -20.1 2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -12.3 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #90 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #8413 2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4 2018 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%