Mesquite (Gilbert, AZ) previews home 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% |