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GENERAL
Nickname: Wildcats
Colors: Royal Blue/Silver
Coach: Scott Hare
League: 4A Desert Sky
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #4

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 3
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2020 JV Record: 6-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Andrew Morris 6'2" 215 Senior ATH/LB
Carter Wojcik 6'0" 185 Senior ATH/DB
Blake Corner 6'2" 215 Senior DE/RB

COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Ty Thompson 6'4" 215 Senior QB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Chemistry, Hard-Working

RATINGS
2020 Final Power Rating: 38.3
2020 National Rank: #616
2020 State Rank: #11
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -5.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.3
2021 Starting Power Rating: 13.1
2021 National Rank: #1667
2021 State Rank: #24
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2020 Rating): 25.4
Dynasty National Rank: #2022
2021 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 12.3
Dynasty Record: 100-95 (38-47 in league)

HISTORICAL
2020 Overall Record: 9-1
2020 League Record/Finish: 3-0 (1st)
2020 Points For Average: 37.4
2020 Points Against Average: 24.8
2020 Differential: +12.6
2020 Wins: #1056 Cactus (Glendale) (39-38), #1502 American Leadership Academy (Queen Creek) (19-16), #1502 American Leadership Academy (Queen Creek) (60-42), #2360 Northwest Christian (Phoenix) (27-10), #5121 Marcos de Niza (Tempe) (44-21), #5258 Gilbert (47-46), #5275 Apache Junction (46-21), #9080 Washington (Phoenix) (2-0), #10856 Seton Catholic (Chandler) (50-8)
2020 Losses: #365 Sunrise Mountain (Peoria) (46-40)
2020 Opponents W-L: 55-32
Recent State Championships: 2020, 2019
Recent League Championships: 2020, 2013 (II Section VI)
Winning Streak Entering 2021 Season: 8 officially, 7 on field
Streak List: 10/16/20 American Leadership Academy (Queen Creek) (60-42), 10/23/20 Seton Catholic (Chandler) (50-8), 10/30/20 Gilbert (47-46), 11/6/20 Marcos de Niza (Tempe) (44-21), 11/20/20 Washington (Phoenix) (2-0), 11/27/20 Northwest Christian (Phoenix) (27-10), 12/4/20 American Leadership Academy (Queen Creek) (19-16), 12/11/20 Cactus (Glendale) (39-38)

SCHEDULE
2021 Schedule: 9/3 Cactus (Glendale), 9/10 at Gilbert, 9/17 Combs (San Tan Valley), 9/23 at Apache Junction, 10/1 Sunrise Mountain (Peoria), 10/8 at American Leadership Academy (Queen Creek), 10/15 Seton Catholic (Chandler), 10/22 at Prescott, 11/5 Franklin [Ben] (Queen Creek), 11/12 at Marcos de Niza (Tempe)
Highest-Rated 2021 Regular Season Opponents: Cactus (Glendale) (31.8), American Leadership Academy (Queen Creek) (22.6), Sunrise Mountain (Peoria) (20.3)
Lowest-Rated 2021 Regular Season Opponents: Seton Catholic (Chandler) (-35.7), Franklin [Ben] (Queen Creek) (-30.5), Prescott (-23)
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 11.6 (16.2 overall)
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -6.5
2021 vs. 2020 Schedule Strength Comparison: -18.1
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #39
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3648
2021 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3
2021 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2021 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%