Walden Grove (Sahuarita, AZ) previews home GENERAL Coach: Corey Noble League: 4A Gila (moving from 4A Kino) Playoff Division: 4A Playoff Division Rank: #25 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 5 Returning Defensive Starters: 5 2021 JV Record: 8-1 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Caleb Lyden 6'0" 180 Senior WR/DB 4.7 Salvador Nieves 6'1" 285 Sophomore OL 5.3 Gabriel Smith 5'9" 170 Junior QB 4.8 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Speed, Experience Team Weaknesses: Only 1 Returning OL, Must Develop Leadership RATINGS 2021 Final Power Rating: -3.6 2021 National Rank: #6385 2021 State Rank: #104 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.5 2022 Starting Power Rating: -20.1 2022 National Rank: #6579 2022 State Rank: #105 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2021 Rating): -2.3 Dynasty National Rank: #9272 2022 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 17.8 Dynasty Record: 55-43 [54-44 on the field] (25-17 in league) HISTORICAL 2021 Overall Record: 4-6 2021 League Record/Finish: 2-2 (3rd) 2021 Points For Average: 27.7 2021 Points Against Average: 32.9 2021 Differential: -5.2 2021 Wins: #6491 Catalina Foothills (Tucson) (28-27), #8269 Sahuaro (Tucson) (38-21), #9571 Pueblo (Tucson) (34-26), #13328 Rio Rico (56-0) 2021 Losses: #851 Casa Grande (49-0), #2471 Granite Hills (El Cajon, CA) (41-27), #2564 Pusch Ridge Christian Academy (Tucson) (27-15), #3032 Canyon del Oro (Tucson) (42-21), #4587 Deer Valley (Glendale) (63-35), #5514 Greenway (Phoenix) (33-23) 2021 Opponents W-L: 56-49 Recent League Championships: 2020 (4A Kino), 2019, 2018 Winning Streak Entering 2022 Season: 2 Streak List: 11/5/21 Sahuaro (Tucson) (38-21), 11/12/21 Pueblo (Tucson) (34-26) SCHEDULE 2022 Schedule: 9/2 at Canyon del Oro (Tucson), 9/9 Greenway (Phoenix), 9/16 at Arizona College Prep (Chandler), 9/23 Pueblo (Tucson), 10/7 at Mountain View (Tucson), 10/14 Sahuaro (Tucson), 10/21 at Rio Rico, 10/28 at Amphitheater (Tucson), 11/4 Sahuarita, 11/11 Catalina Foothills (Tucson) Highest-Rated 2022 Regular Season Opponents: Canyon del Oro (Tucson) (10.3), Mountain View (Tucson) (-0.4), Arizona College Prep (Chandler) (-9.2) Lowest-Rated 2022 Regular Season Opponents: Rio Rico (-72.4), Sahuarita (-54.4), Amphitheater (Tucson) (-47.8) 2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 0.1 2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -28.4 2022 vs. 2021 Schedule Strength Comparison: -28.5 2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #122 2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #9004 2022 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3 2022 Projected League Finish: 1st 2022 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |