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 |