GENERAL
Nickname: Bears
Colors: Hunter Green/Vegas Gold
Coach: Chris McDonald
League: 6A Premier (moving from 6A Central)
Playoff Division: 6A
Playoff Division Rank: #1
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 9
2021 JV Record: 7-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes
TOP PLAYERS
Cole Martin 5'10" 185 Senior DB/KR 4.4
Demond Williams 5'11" 175 Junior QB 4.4
James Durand 6'5" 290 Senior OL
ADDITIONAL D1 PROSPECTS
Ryan Blum 6'2" 275 Senior IOL
Wyatt Milkovic 6'2" 225 Senior LB
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience, Speed/Physicality, Line Size
RATINGS
2021 Final Power Rating: 52.5
2021 National Rank: #144
2021 State Rank: #6
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +10.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +8.9
Non-Senior D1 Talent Rating Bonus: +7
2022 Starting Power Rating: 66.2
2022 National Rank: #24
2022 State Rank: #1
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2021 Rating): 34.6
Dynasty National Rank: #796
2022 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 31.6
Dynasty Record: 116-84 (41-36 in league)
HISTORICAL
2021 Overall Record: 10-1
2021 League Record/Finish: 4-0 (1st)
2021 Points For Average: 42.9
2021 Points Against Average: 14.9
2021 Differential: +28
2021 Wins: #93 Highland (Gilbert) (24-13), #496 Brophy College Prep (Phoenix) (37-12), #888 O'Connor [Sandra Day] (Phoenix) (42-17), #1109 Perry (Gilbert) (45-6), #1131 Mountain View (Mesa) (44-30), #1200 Desert Vista (Phoenix) (49-3), #1767 Mountain Pointe (Phoenix) (48-21), #4020 Chavez [Cesar] (Laveen) (59-7), #4208 Shadow Ridge (Surprise) (56-17), #4313 Valley Vista (Surprise) (48-0)
2021 Losses: #108 Liberty (Peoria) (38-20)
2021 Opponents W-L: 66-58
Recent League Championships: 2021 (6A Central), 2020 (6A Central), 2010 (5A Central), 2006 (tied for 1st; 5A Central)
Winning Streak Entering 2022 Season: none
SCHEDULE
2022 Schedule: 9/3 at Los Alamitos (CA), 9/9 Desert Ridge (Mesa), 9/16 at Salpointe Catholic (Tucson), 9/23 Mountain View (Mesa), 9/30 Cactus (Glendale), 10/7 Liberty (Peoria), 10/21 Hamilton (Chandler), 10/28 at Chandler, 11/4 at Casteel (Queen Creek), 11/10 at Perry (Gilbert)
Highest-Rated 2022 Regular Season Opponents: Los Alamitos (CA) (74.6), Liberty (Peoria) (52.7), Hamilton (Chandler) (51)
Lowest-Rated 2022 Regular Season Opponents: Perry (Gilbert) (4), Salpointe Catholic (Tucson) (17.9), Desert Ridge (Mesa) (23.6)
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 31.8 (31.6 overall)
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 37.8
2022 vs. 2021 Schedule Strength Comparison: +6
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #1
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #24
2022 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1
2022 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2022 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 10%