Mesquite (Gilbert, AZ)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Wildcats
Colors: Royal Blue/Silver
Coach: Vance Miller
League: 5A San Tan (moving from 4A Desert Sky)
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #14

COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Andrew Morris 6'2" 215 Senior LB

RATINGS
2021 Final Power Rating: 23.8
2021 National Rank: #1728
2021 State Rank: #36
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.6
Player Statistics-Based (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -10.4
2022 Starting Power Rating: -1.8
2022 National Rank: #3305
2022 State Rank: #57
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2021 Rating): 25.3
Dynasty National Rank: #1958
2022 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 27.1
Dynasty Record: 109-99 (41-48 in league)

HISTORICAL
2021 Overall Record: 9-4
2021 League Record/Finish: 3-1 (2nd)
2021 Points For Average: 30.5
2021 Points Against Average: 20.5
2021 Differential: +10
2021 Wins: #3675 Williams [Lee] (Kingman) (27-13), #3965 Prescott (37-7), #4066 Franklin [Ben] (Queen Creek) (47-10), #4066 Franklin [Ben] (Queen Creek) (26-9), #4487 Gilbert (20-0), #4568 Apache Junction (28-20), #6053 Seton Catholic (Chandler) (49-26), #6082 Combs (San Tan Valley) (39-22), #7145 Marcos de Niza (Tempe) (51-14)
2021 Losses: #193 Cactus (Glendale) (56-6), #364 American Leadership Academy (Queen Creek) (20-14), #851 Casa Grande (41-28), #1277 Sunrise Mountain (Peoria) (28-24)
2021 Opponents W-L: 89-56
Recent State Championships: 2020 (4A), 2019 (4A)
Recent League Championships: 2020 (4A Desert Sky), 2013 (II Section VI)
Winning Streak Entering 2022 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2022 Schedule: 9/2 McClintock (Tempe), 9/9 Maricopa, 9/16 at Cactus (Glendale), 9/23 Gilbert, 9/30 at Perry (Gilbert), 10/14 at American Leadership Academy (Queen Creek), 10/21 at Higley (Gilbert), 10/27 Casa Grande, 11/4 at Horizon (Scottsdale), 11/10 Campo Verde (Gilbert)
Highest-Rated 2022 Regular Season Opponents: Cactus (Glendale) (42.6), Horizon (Scottsdale) (19.7), Higley (Gilbert) (17.1)
Lowest-Rated 2022 Regular Season Opponents: McClintock (Tempe) (-24.8), Maricopa (-16.2), Gilbert (-3.7)
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 17.8 (15.1 overall)
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 5.6
2022 vs. 2021 Schedule Strength Comparison: -12.2
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #32
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1067
2022 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-6
2022 Projected League Finish: 6th
2022 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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