GENERAL
Nickname: Pioneers
Colors: Navy/White
Coach: Dana Zupke
League: 6A Desert Valley
Playoff Division: 6A
Playoff Division Rank: #2
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2018 JV Record: 9-0
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no
TOP PLAYERS
Tosh Baker 6'8" 270 Senior T 5.3
J.D. Johnson 6'4" 200 Senior QB 4.7
Marcus Libman 6'0" 170 Senior WR 4.6
ADDITIONAL D1 PROSPECT
Shane Sunday 6'3" 235 Senior OLB
COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Spencer Rattler 6'1" 190 Senior QB
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience, Skill Position Depth, Speed
Team Weaknesses: OL Depth
RATINGS
2018 Final Power Rating: 49.1
2018 National Rank: #236
2018 State Rank: #6
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +5.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +8.1
2019 Starting Power Rating: 47.3
2019 National Rank: #110
2019 State Rank: #4
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2018 Rating): 33
Dynasty National Rank: #1078
2019 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 14.3
Dynasty Record: 121-62 [120-63 on the field] (54-25 in league)
HISTORICAL
2018 Overall Record: 11-2
2018 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st)
2018 Points For Average: 41.5
2018 Points Against Average: 25.7
2018 Differential: +15.8
2018 Wins: #91 Perry (Gilbert) (59-33), #410 Mountain Pointe (Phoenix) (56-34), #453 Liberty (Peoria) (34-33), #723 Red Mountain (Mesa) (41-20), #1608 O'Connor [Sandra Day] (Phoenix) (52-23), #1707 Chaparral (Scottsdale) (23-7), #1891 Desert Ridge (Mesa) (38-17), #1945 Boulder Creek (Anthem) (42-13), #2916 Horizon (Scottsdale) (49-35), #4047 Valley Vista (Surprise) (41-25), #7469 Mountain Ridge (Glendale) (56-7)
2018 Losses: #17 JSerra (San Juan Capistrano, CA) (42-35), #91 Perry (Gilbert) (45-14)
2018 Opponents W-L: 84-66
Recent League Championships: 2018, 2017, 2016, 2014 (I Section V), 2013 (I Section V), 2009 (tied for 1st; 5A Desert Valley)
Winning Streak Entering 2019 Season: none
SCHEDULE
2019 Schedule: 8/23 at Perry (Gilbert), 8/30 at Mountain Pointe (Phoenix), 9/6 Horizon (Scottsdale), 9/20 at Eastside Catholic (Sammamish, WA), 9/27 Valley Vista (Surprise), 10/4 at O'Connor [Sandra Day] (Phoenix), 10/11 Mountain Ridge (Glendale), 10/18 at Liberty (Peoria), 10/25 at Chaparral (Scottsdale), 11/1 Boulder Creek (Anthem)
Highest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Eastside Catholic (Sammamish, WA) (68.6), Perry (Gilbert) (41.1), Liberty (Peoria) (27)
Lowest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Mountain Ridge (Glendale) (-14.7), Horizon (Scottsdale) (-3.6), Valley Vista (Surprise) (-2.1)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 35.4 (34.7 overall)
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 15.7
2019 vs. 2018 Schedule Strength Comparison: -19.7
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #8
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #368
2019 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1
2019 Projected League Finish: 1st
2019 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 1%