Mesquite (Gilbert, AZ) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Wildcats Colors: Royal Blue/Silver Coach: Scott Hare League: 4A Desert Sky Playoff Division: 4A Playoff Division Rank: #6 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 5 Returning Defensive Starters: 5 2018 JV Record: 7-1 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Ty Thompson 6'4" 210 Junior QB Jacob Walker 6'2" 190 Senior WR/FS Hunter Hanna 6'1" 205 Senior LB STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Passing Game Team Weaknesses: Learning New Schemes RATINGS 2018 Final Power Rating: 10.4 2018 National Rank: #4161 2018 State Rank: #52 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5 Non-Senior D1 Talent Rating Bonus: +3.9 2019 Starting Power Rating: -2.5 2019 National Rank: #3647 2019 State Rank: #46 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2018 Rating): 24.5 Dynasty National Rank: #2344 2019 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 27 Dynasty Record: 80-91 (32-45 in league) HISTORICAL 2018 Overall Record: 5-5 2018 League Record/Finish: 3-2 (2nd) 2018 Points For Average: 33.4 2018 Points Against Average: 20.6 2018 Differential: +12.8 2018 Wins: #3829 Seton Catholic (Chandler) (45-14), #6980 Arcadia (Phoenix) (28-8), #7290 Poston Butte (San Tan Valley) (49-15), #9578 Buckeye (54-3), #10351 Combs (San Tan Valley) (61-0) 2018 Losses: #207 Saguaro (Scottsdale) (49-0), #2294 Campo Verde (Gilbert) (25-22), #3023 Gilbert (33-20), #3837 Mingus (Cottonwood) (24-21), #7877 Marcos de Niza (Tempe) (35-34) 2018 Opponents W-L: 60-50 Recent League Championships: 2013 (II Section VI) Winning Streak Entering 2019 Season: none SCHEDULE 2019 Schedule: 8/23 at Gilbert, 8/30 Campo Verde (Gilbert), 9/6 Mingus (Cottonwood), 9/13 at Combs (San Tan Valley), 9/20 Buckeye, 9/27 at Seton Catholic (Chandler), 10/4 Arcadia (Phoenix), 10/18 at Poston Butte (San Tan Valley), 10/25 Marcos de Niza (Tempe), 11/1 at Saguaro (Scottsdale) Highest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Saguaro (Scottsdale) (76.2), Gilbert (12.5), Campo Verde (Gilbert) (-2.1) Lowest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Combs (San Tan Valley) (-27.3), Buckeye (-25.2), Poston Butte (San Tan Valley) (-23.7) 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 6.7 2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -4.8 2019 vs. 2018 Schedule Strength Comparison: -11.5 2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #40 2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3007 2019 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3 2019 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2019 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |