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%