GENERAL
Nickname: Wildcats
Colors: Royal Blue/Silver
Coach: Scott Hare
League: 4A Desert Sky
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank*: #1
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 3
2019 JV Record: 5-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes
TOP PLAYERS
Ty Thompson 6'4" 210 Senior QB
Andrew Morris 6'2" 205 Junior ATH/ILB
Riales Hopper 6'0" 180 Senior ATH
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Passing Game, Defense
RATINGS
2019 Final Power Rating: 26.5
2019 National Rank: #1778
2019 State Rank: #23
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment*: -2.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment*: +6.8
2020 Starting Power Rating*: 20.1
2020 National Rank*: #1289
2020 State Rank*: #19
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2019 Rating): 24.6
Dynasty National Rank: #2235
2020 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 4.5
Dynasty Record: 91-94 (35-47 in league)
HISTORICAL
2019 Overall Record: 11-3
2019 League Record/Finish: 3-2 (2nd)
2019 Points For Average: 32.1
2019 Points Against Average: 29.4
2019 Differential: +2.7
2019 Wins: #1905 Desert Edge (Goodyear) (28-23), #2248 Cactus (Glendale) (28-27), #3562 Gilbert (41-24), #3992 Marcos de Niza (Tempe) (28-14), #3992 Marcos de Niza (Tempe) (27-26), #5226 Poston Butte (San Tan Valley) (54-52), #5577 Arcadia (Phoenix) (34-28), #5636 Pueblo (Tucson) (21-6), #5840 Buckeye (55-32), #9735 Combs (San Tan Valley) (45-22), #12645 Mingus (Cottonwood) (44-0)
2019 Losses: #117 Saguaro (Scottsdale) (53-0), #952 Campo Verde (Gilbert) (64-6), #6414 Seton Catholic (Chandler) (41-39)
2019 Opponents W-L: 92-68
Recent State Championships: 2019
Recent League Championships: 2013 (II Section VI)
Winning Streak Entering 2020 Season: 4
Streak List: 11/8/19 Pueblo (Tucson) (21-6), 11/15/19 Marcos de Niza (Tempe) (27-26), 11/22/19 Cactus (Glendale) (28-27), 12/6/19 Desert Edge (Goodyear) (28-23)
SCHEDULE
2020 Schedule: 10/2 Apache Junction, 10/9 at Sunrise Mountain (Peoria), 10/16 American Leadership Academy (Queen Creek), 10/23 at Seton Catholic (Chandler), 10/30 Gilbert, 11/6 Marcos de Niza (Tempe), 11/20 Washington (Phoenix), 11/27 Northwest Christian (Phoenix), 12/4 at American Leadership Academy (Queen Creek), 12/11 vs Cactus (Glendale)
Highest-Rated 2020 Regular Season Opponents*: American Leadership Academy (Queen Creek) (15.5), Cactus (Glendale) (10.6), Sunrise Mountain (Peoria) (8.5)
Lowest-Rated 2020 Regular Season Opponents*: Apache Junction (-28.6), Washington (Phoenix) (-28.6), Seton Catholic (Chandler) (-19.1)
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 8.7 (12.3 overall)
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength*: -2.3
2020 vs. 2019 Schedule Strength Comparison*: -11
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank*: #49
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank*: #3588
2020 Projected Regular Season Record*: 9-1
2020 Projected League Finish*: 1st
2020 Undefeated Regular Season Probability*: 30%
*temporary; not finalized until August 6th
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