Thunderbird (Phoenix, AZ)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Chiefs
Colors: Royal Blue/Orange
Coach: Brent Wittenwyler
League: 4A Southwest (moving from 4A Skyline)
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #26

RATINGS
2021 Final Power Rating: -9.3
2021 National Rank: #7549
2021 State Rank: #115
Player Statistics-Based (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +9.1
2022 Starting Power Rating: -20.6
2022 National Rank: #6673
2022 State Rank: #107
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2021 Rating): 8.8
Dynasty National Rank: #5970
2022 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 29.4
Dynasty Record: 101-99 (49-47 in league)

HISTORICAL
2021 Overall Record: 5-6
2021 League Record/Finish: 1-3 (4th)
2021 Points For Average: 25.7
2021 Points Against Average: 31.2
2021 Differential: -5.5
2021 Wins: #8285 Dysart (El Mirage) (30-0), #8917 Mingus (Cottonwood) (48-25), #9128 Amphitheater (Tucson) (24-7), #10340 Youngker (Buckeye) (21-19), #13392 Shadow Mountain (Phoenix) (54-21)
2021 Losses: #364 American Leadership Academy (Queen Creek) (63-12), #2335 Glendale (41-19), #2593 St. Mary's (Phoenix) (49-14), #5514 Greenway (Phoenix) (26-10), #7285 Flagstaff (42-11), #8457 Moon Valley (Phoenix) (50-40)
2021 Opponents W-L: 53-59
Recent State Championships: 2010 (4A-II)
Recent League Championships: 2013 (tied for 1st; III Section VI)
Winning Streak Entering 2022 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2022 Schedule: 9/2 West Point (Avondale), 9/8 Dysart (El Mirage), 9/16 at Amphitheater (Tucson), 9/23 at Greenway (Phoenix), 10/7 Bradshaw Mountain (Prescott Valley), 10/14 Moon Valley (Phoenix), 10/20 Sierra Linda (Phoenix), 10/28 at Browne [Trevor G.] (Phoenix), 11/4 Youngker (Buckeye), 11/10 at Estrella Foothills (Goodyear)
Highest-Rated 2022 Regular Season Opponents: Bradshaw Mountain (Prescott Valley) (-0.2), Dysart (El Mirage) (-24.2), Greenway (Phoenix) (-27.1)
Lowest-Rated 2022 Regular Season Opponents: Estrella Foothills (Goodyear) (-57.4), Amphitheater (Tucson) (-47.8), Browne [Trevor G.] (Phoenix) (-41.2)
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -5.7
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -33.5
2022 vs. 2021 Schedule Strength Comparison: -27.8
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #140
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #10286
2022 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2
2022 Projected League Finish: 1st
2022 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 2%



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