Desert Edge (Goodyear, AZ)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Scorpions
Colors: Black/Silver/Copper
Coach: Jose Lucero
League: 5A Desert West
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #9

COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Gavin Broscious 6'5" 305 Senior IOL
Adryan Lara 6'2" 215 Senior QB

RATINGS
2021 Final Power Rating: 31.1
2021 National Rank: #1026
2021 State Rank: #24
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.9
Non-Senior D1 Talent Rating Bonus: +2.6
Player Statistics-Based (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -10.8
2022 Starting Power Rating: 6.8
2022 National Rank: #2104
2022 State Rank: #43
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2021 Rating): 19.2
Dynasty National Rank: #3114
2022 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 12.4
Dynasty Record: 136-72 (61-18 in league)

HISTORICAL
2021 Overall Record: 10-3
2021 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st)
2021 Points For Average: 32.6
2021 Points Against Average: 16.2
2021 Differential: +16.4
2021 Wins: #1277 Sunrise Mountain (Peoria) (28-21), #2017 Desert View (Tucson) (31-13), #2404 Campo Verde (Gilbert) (28-22), #2413 Verrado (Buckeye) (28-6), #2554 Millennium (Goodyear) (21-7), #4917 Canyon View (Waddell) (43-7), #4917 Canyon View (Waddell) (34-6), #6763 Ironwood (Glendale) (33-20), #9550 Fairfax [Betty H.] (Laveen) (59-6), #10006 Westview (Avondale) (58-0)
2021 Losses: #193 Cactus (Glendale) (42-14), #341 Horizon (Scottsdale) (31-30), #584 Salpointe Catholic (Tucson) (29-17)
2021 Opponents W-L: 85-61
Recent State Championships: 2015 (III)
Recent League Championships: 2021, 2020 (5A West I), 2019 (4A West Valley), 2018 (4A West Valley), 2016 (tied for 1st), 2015 (III Section V), 2014 (III Section VII), 2013 (III Section VII), 2012 (III Section III), 2010 (4A Skyline)
Winning Streak Entering 2022 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2022 Schedule: 9/2 Cactus Shadows (Cave Creek), 9/8 at Goldwater [Barry] (Phoenix), 9/16 at Highland (Gilbert), 9/23 Ironwood Ridge (Tucson), 9/30 Cienega (Vail), 10/7 at Saguaro (Scottsdale), 10/14 Verrado (Buckeye), 10/21 at Sunrise Mountain (Peoria), 11/4 at Millennium (Goodyear), 11/10 Cactus (Glendale)
Highest-Rated 2022 Regular Season Opponents: Saguaro (Scottsdale) (62.6), Cactus (Glendale) (42.6), Highland (Gilbert) (35.4)
Lowest-Rated 2022 Regular Season Opponents: Goldwater [Barry] (Phoenix) (-25.4), Cactus Shadows (Cave Creek) (-15.6), Ironwood Ridge (Tucson) (-7.3)
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 17.1 (16.3 overall)
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 11.9
2022 vs. 2021 Schedule Strength Comparison: -5.2
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #23
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #583
2022 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5
2022 Projected League Finish: 1st
2022 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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