Veritas Prep (Phoenix, AZ)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Falcons
Colors: Blue/White
Coach: Jason Black
League: 2A Verde (moving from 2A Salt)
Playoff Division: 2A
Playoff Division Rank*: #7

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 9
Returning Defensive Starters: 9
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Gage Lentz 6'2" 170 Junior QB
Nisa Ma'afu 6'0" 185 Senior RB
Harris Lytle 5'11" 140 Senior WR/DB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience, Many 3-Year Starters, Depth
Team Weaknesses: Line Inexperience

RATINGS
2019 Final Power Rating: -19.4
2019 National Rank: #10586
2019 State Rank: #137
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment*: +9.5
2020 Starting Power Rating*: -20.5
2020 National Rank*: #8703
2020 State Rank*: #112
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2019 Rating): -37.2
Dynasty National Rank: #14528
2020 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: better by 16.7
Dynasty Record: 27-43 (16-23 in league)

HISTORICAL
2019 Overall Record: 8-3
2019 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st)
2019 Points For Average: 34
2019 Points Against Average: 26.4
2019 Differential: +7.6
2019 Wins: #11195 Antelope (Wellton) (37-21), #11196 Chandler Prep (Chandler) (46-33), #11924 Scottsdale Prep (Scottsdale) (25-14), #12541 Scottsdale Christian Academy (Phoenix) (31-7), #13259 North Pointe Prep (Phoenix) (56-34), #13439 Glendale Prep Academy (Glendale) (27-6), #13625 Valley Lutheran (Phoenix) (55-14), #13898 Red Rock (Sedona) (45-14)
2019 Losses: #6216 Benson (63-19), #8282 Trivium Prep (Goodyear) (28-13), #8669 Parker (56-20)
2019 Opponents W-L: 63-51
Recent League Championships: 2019 (2A Salt), 2018 (tied for 1st; 2A Salt)
Winning Streak Entering 2020 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2020 Schedule: 10/2 at Benson, 10/10 vs St. John Paul II Catholic (Avondale), 10/16 at Scottsdale Prep (Scottsdale), 10/23 Sequoia Pathway Academy (Maricopa), 10/30 vs Chandler Prep (Chandler), 11/6 vs Antelope (Wellton), 11/20 at Santa Cruz Valley (Eloy)
Highest-Rated 2020 Regular Season Opponents*: Santa Cruz Valley (Eloy) (2.2), Sequoia Pathway Academy (Maricopa) (-8.2), Benson (-18.5)
Lowest-Rated 2020 Regular Season Opponents*: Scottsdale Prep (Scottsdale) (-31.2), Chandler Prep (Chandler) (-26.8), Antelope (Wellton) (-25.4)
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -26.5 (-25 overall)
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength*: -15.3
2020 vs. 2019 Schedule Strength Comparison*: +11.2
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank*: #106
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank*: #7097
2020 Projected Regular Season Record*: 3-4
2020 Projected League Finish*: 1st
2020 Undefeated Regular Season Probability*: less than 1%




*temporary; not finalized until August 6th