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GENERAL
Nickname: Scorpions
Colors: Black/Silver/Copper
Coach: Jose Lucero
League: 5A West I (moving from 4A West Valley)
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank*: #3

D1 PROSPECTS
Steven Ortiz 5'11" 170 Senior CB
Andrew Patterson 5'10" 170 Senior WR

COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Jihad Marks 6'0" 175 Senior WR

RATINGS
2019 Final Power Rating: 25.3
2019 National Rank: #1906
2019 State Rank: #25
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment*: +3.1
Player Statistics-Based (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment*: +9.5
2020 Starting Power Rating*: 27.2
2020 National Rank*: #766
2020 State Rank*: #12
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2019 Rating): 16.9
Dynasty National Rank: #3981
2020 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: better by 10.3
Dynasty Record: 118-68 (52-18 in league)

HISTORICAL
2019 Overall Record: 10-4
2019 League Record/Finish: 4-0 (1st)
2019 Points For Average: 33.6
2019 Points Against Average: 26.1
2019 Differential: +7.5
2019 Wins: #2248 Cactus (Glendale) (35-14), #3118 Gila Ridge (Yuma) (35-28), #4109 Peoria (42-14), #4162 Casa Grande (24-21), #5226 Poston Butte (San Tan Valley) (42-12), #5400 Prescott (34-24), #5400 Prescott (37-7), #8881 Deer Valley (Glendale) (42-19), #9506 Lake Havasu (Lake Havasu City) (44-20), #11588 Moon Valley (Phoenix) (50-0)
2019 Losses: #101 Salpointe Catholic (Tucson) (68-34), #117 Saguaro (Scottsdale) (63-14), #1775 Mesquite (Gilbert) (28-23), #2074 Millennium (Goodyear) (48-14)
2019 Opponents W-L: 105-57
Recent State Championships: 2015 (III)
Recent League Championships: 2019 (4A West Valley), 2018 (4A West Valley), 2016 (tied for 1st; 5A Desert West), 2015 (III Section V), 2014 (III Section VII), 2013 (III Section VII), 2012 (III Section III), 2010 (4A Skyline)
Winning Streak Entering 2020 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2020 Schedule: 10/2 Canyon View (Waddell), 10/9 at O'Connor [Sandra Day] (Phoenix), 10/17 vs Cactus (Glendale), 10/23 Ironwood (Glendale), 10/30 at Mesa, 11/6 at Sunrise Mountain (Peoria), 11/13 at Millennium (Goodyear), 11/20 Verrado (Buckeye), 11/27 at Chandler
Highest-Rated 2020 Regular Season Opponents*: Chandler (70.2), Cactus (Glendale) (10.6), Sunrise Mountain (Peoria) (8.5)
Lowest-Rated 2020 Regular Season Opponents*: Verrado (Buckeye) (-4.1), O'Connor [Sandra Day] (Phoenix) (2), Millennium (Goodyear) (2.9)
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 15 (14.1 overall)
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength*: 11.3
2020 vs. 2019 Schedule Strength Comparison*: -3.7
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank*: #19
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank*: #1182
2020 Projected Regular Season Record*: 8-1
2020 Projected League Finish*: 1st
2020 Undefeated Regular Season Probability*: 1%



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