Higley (Gilbert, AZ)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Knights
Colors: Navy/Silver
Coach: Eddy Zubey
League: 5A San Tan
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #2

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2018 JV Record: 7-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Jason Harris 6'8" 220 Senior DE
Alex Lines 6'5" 235 Senior TE
Jackson Solomon 6'1" 270 Senior DT

COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Ty Robinson 6'5" 285 Senior SDE
Spencer Brasch 6'4" 190 Senior QB
Logan Maxwell 6'4" 210 Senior WDE

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Speed, Strength, WRs
Team Weaknesses: Must Find Running Game

RATINGS
2018 Final Power Rating: 35.9
2018 National Rank: #813
2018 State Rank: #15
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2
Non-Senior D1 Talent Rating Bonus: +3.9
2019 Starting Power Rating: 22.9
2019 National Rank: #749
2019 State Rank: #11
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2018 Rating): 17.9
Dynasty National Rank: #3845
2019 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 5
Dynasty Record: 104-78 [106-76 on the field] (46-40 in league)

HISTORICAL
2018 Overall Record: 9-4
2018 League Record/Finish: 3-2 (3rd)
2018 Points For Average: 36.5
2018 Points Against Average: 32
2018 Differential: +4.5
2018 Wins: #841 Casteel (Queen Creek) (34-27), #1530 Paraclete (Lancaster, CA) (48-47), #1633 Millennium (Goodyear) (57-22), #2294 Campo Verde (Gilbert) (45-28), #2916 Horizon (Scottsdale) (38-31), #3023 Gilbert (46-22), #3268 Ironwood Ridge (Tucson) (47-21), #3888 Maricopa (63-14), #5545 Mountain View (Tucson) (39-14)
2018 Losses: #83 Centennial (Peoria) (48-13), #680 Williams Field (Gilbert) (51-14), #769 Moorpark (CA) (35-7), #841 Casteel (Queen Creek) (56-24)
2018 Opponents W-L: 97-56
Recent League Championships: 2017 (4A Desert Sky), 2016 (4A Desert Sky), 2008 (tied for 1st; 4A East Sky), 2006 (4A East Sky)
Winning Streak Entering 2019 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2019 Schedule: 8/24 Alemany (Mission Hills, CA), 8/30 at Horizon (Scottsdale), 9/6 Mountain View (Tucson), 9/13 at Rainier Beach (Seattle, WA), 9/20 at Millennium (Goodyear), 9/27 Maricopa, 10/4 at Casteel (Queen Creek), 10/18 at Campo Verde (Gilbert), 10/25 Gilbert, 11/1 Williams Field (Gilbert)
Highest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Alemany (Mission Hills, CA) (37.2), Williams Field (Gilbert) (16.9), Gilbert (12.5)
Lowest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Maricopa (-10.8), Horizon (Scottsdale) (-3.6), Mountain View (Tucson) (-2.6)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 27.9 (28.6 overall)
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 6.6
2019 vs. 2018 Schedule Strength Comparison: -21.3
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #19
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1027
2019 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1
2019 Projected League Finish: 1st
2019 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 6%