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: #4

D1 PROSPECTS
Elijah Ervin 6'2" 180 Senior WR
Colby Humphrey 5'11" 165 Senior WR
Tyson Grubbs 5'10" 190 Senior RB

COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Brett Johnson 6'4.5" 275 Senior DT
James Stagg 6'4.5" 245 Senior TE
Kyle Ostendorp 6'2" 195 Senior P

RATINGS
2018 Final Power Rating: 44.7
2018 National Rank: #370
2018 State Rank: #7
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.8
Player Statistics-Based (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +4.7
2019 Starting Power Rating: 36.8
2019 National Rank: #248
2019 State Rank: #7
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2018 Rating): 38.9
Dynasty National Rank: #565
2019 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 2.1
Dynasty Record: 112-72 [111-73 on the field] (40-26 in league)

HISTORICAL
2018 Overall Record: 10-2
2018 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (tied for 1st)
2018 Points For Average: 40.2
2018 Points Against Average: 22.2
2018 Differential: +18
2018 Wins: #410 Mountain Pointe (Phoenix) (28-27), #531 Carlsbad (CA) (33-21), #781 Queen Creek (35-28), #1707 Chaparral (Scottsdale) (40-14), #1891 Desert Ridge (Mesa) (27-3), #1945 Boulder Creek (Anthem) (66-23), #4047 Valley Vista (Surprise) (48-20), #4639 Palm Springs (CA) (42-14), #4703 Corona del Sol (Tempe) (56-15), #10876 North (Phoenix) (63-7)
2018 Losses: #91 Perry (Gilbert) (49-20), #178 Highland (Gilbert) (45-24)
2018 Opponents W-L: 67-66
Recent State Championships: 2011 (I)
Recent League Championships: 2018 (tied for 1st), 2008 (5A Central), 2006 (tied for 1st; 5A Central), 2003 (5A Central)
Winning Streak Entering 2019 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2019 Schedule: 8/23 Palm Springs (CA), 8/31 at Notre Dame (Sherman Oaks, CA), 9/13 at Valley Vista (Surprise), 9/20 North (Phoenix), 9/27 Highland (Gilbert), 10/4 at Desert Ridge (Mesa), 10/11 Mountain Pointe (Phoenix), 10/18 at Boulder Creek (Anthem), 10/25 Corona del Sol (Tempe), 11/1 at Queen Creek
Highest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Notre Dame (Sherman Oaks, CA) (40.9), Highland (Gilbert) (27.1), Desert Ridge (Mesa) (21.9)
Lowest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: North (Phoenix) (-33.1), Corona del Sol (Tempe) (-19.5), Palm Springs (CA) (-5.2)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 27.2 (28.4 overall)
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 6.7
2019 vs. 2018 Schedule Strength Comparison: -20.5
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #16
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1019
2019 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1
2019 Projected League Finish: 1st
2019 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 15%



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