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GENERAL
Nickname: Falcons
Colors: Navy/Gray
Coach: Mike Hudnutt
League: 5A North (moving from 5A Northeast Valley)
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank*: #12

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2019 JV Record: 5-4
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Jayden White 6'1" 180 QB 4.6
Aiden Beardsley 6'0" 185 Senior LB 4.7
Noah Oliver 6'3" 250 Senior OL/DL 5.2

RATINGS
2019 Final Power Rating: 9.8
2019 National Rank: #4438
2019 State Rank: #56
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment*: +3.5
2020 Starting Power Rating*: 2.6
2020 National Rank*: #3704
2020 State Rank*: #52
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2019 Rating): 13.3
Dynasty National Rank: #4996
2020 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 10.7
Dynasty Record: 91-90 (37-45 in league)

HISTORICAL
2019 Overall Record: 5-5
2019 League Record/Finish: 3-3 (4th)
2019 Points For Average: 25.5
2019 Points Against Average: 25.2
2019 Differential: +0.3
2019 Wins: #5835 Desert Mountain (Scottsdale) (34-10), #6613 South Mountain (Phoenix) (36-28), #6994 Paradise Valley (Phoenix) (42-0), #11540 North Canyon (Phoenix) (49-6), #12523 Hayden [Carl] (Phoenix) (49-0)
2019 Losses: #279 Williams Field (Gilbert) (42-0), #849 Horizon (Scottsdale) (46-3), #1233 Notre Dame Prep (Scottsdale) (49-6), #3219 McClintock (Tempe) (41-22), #3562 Gilbert (30-14)
2019 Opponents W-L: 61-49
Recent State Championships: 2006 (4A-II)
Recent League Championships: 2009 (4A Desert Sky), 2006 (4A Wells Fargo 2)
Winning Streak Entering 2020 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2020 Schedule: 10/16 at McClintock (Tempe), 10/23 Arcadia (Phoenix), 10/31 vs Verrado (Buckeye), 11/6 Agua Fria (Avondale), 11/13 at Desert Mountain (Scottsdale), 11/20 at Sunrise Mountain (Peoria), 11/27 Campo Verde (Gilbert)
Highest-Rated 2020 Regular Season Opponents*: Campo Verde (Gilbert) (20.7), Sunrise Mountain (Peoria) (8.5), McClintock (Tempe) (8.2)
Lowest-Rated 2020 Regular Season Opponents*: Agua Fria (Avondale) (-15.8), Arcadia (Phoenix) (-15.5), Desert Mountain (Scottsdale) (-10.3)
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 8.9
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength*: -1.1
2020 vs. 2019 Schedule Strength Comparison*: -10
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank*: #45
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank*: #3316
2020 Projected Regular Season Record*: 4-3
2020 Projected League Finish*: 2nd
2020 Undefeated Regular Season Probability*: less than 1%




*temporary; not finalized until August 6th






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