Willow Canyon (Surprise, AZ)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Wildcats
Colors: Navy/Silver
Coach: Justin Stangler
League: 5A Desert West (moving from 5A Northwest)
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #29

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Zack Enhelder 6'4" 230 Senior TE 4.9
Jason Hickson 5'11" 220 Senior DL 5.1
Jalen Schaefer 6'3" 230 Senior DE 4.8

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: 4 Returning DL Starters
Team Weaknesses: Speed, Depth

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: -4
2017 National Rank: #7925
2017 State Rank: #91
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.5
2018 Starting Power Rating: -18
2018 National Rank: #7401
2018 State Rank: #92
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 6.7
Dynasty National Rank: #7320
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 24.7
Dynasty Record: 54-80 (29-37 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 4-6
2017 League Record/Finish: 1-3 (4th)
2017 Points For Average: 19.1
2017 Points Against Average: 24.9
2017 Differential: -5.8
2017 Wins: #4346 Sunnyslope (Phoenix) (10-9), #9684 Lake Havasu (Lake Havasu City) (32-0), #11108 Vista Grande (Casa Grande) (34-14), #13540 Sierra Linda (Phoenix) (56-0)
2017 Losses: #291 Centennial (Peoria) (49-0), #663 Liberty (Peoria) (59-6), #4636 Maricopa (45-13), #5071 Kellis [Raymond S.] (Glendale) (28-7), #6675 Valley Vista (Surprise) (14-7), #8561 Shadow Ridge (Surprise) (31-26)
2017 Opponents W-L: 53-53
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/17 Camelback (Phoenix), 8/24 at Dysart (El Mirage), 9/7 Shadow Ridge (Surprise), 9/14 at Valley Vista (Surprise), 9/21 Ironwood (Glendale), 9/28 at Independence (Glendale), 10/5 Agua Fria (Avondale), 10/12 Goldwater [Barry] (Phoenix), 10/19 at Millennium (Goodyear), 10/26 at Verrado (Buckeye)
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Verrado (Buckeye) (6.8), Millennium (Goodyear) (2.6), Valley Vista (Surprise) (-6.4)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Camelback (Phoenix) (-46.8), Independence (Glendale) (-45), Agua Fria (Avondale) (-44.3)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 8.1
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -21.7
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -29.8
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #102
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #8953
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2018 Projected League Finish: 4th
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%