Amphitheater (Tucson, AZ)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Panthers
Colors: Green/White
Coach: Jorge Mendivil
League: 4A Gila
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #39

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Jacob Espinoza 6'2" 225 Junior FB/MLB 4.8
Marco Martinez 6'3" 310 Senior T/DT 5.5
Jaime Charles 6'2" 290 Senior T/DT 5.4

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience, Coachability, Defensive Front 7
Team Weaknesses: Depth

RATINGS
2022 Final Power Rating: -34.5
2022 National Rank: #11863
2022 State Rank: #178
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +7.5
Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -0.1
2023 Starting Power Rating: -47.7
2023 National Rank: #10705
2023 State Rank: #158
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2022 Rating): -20.3
Dynasty National Rank: #10516
2023 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 27.4
Dynasty Record: 19-24 (8-12 in league)

HISTORICAL
2022 Overall Record: 2-8
2022 League Record/Finish: 1-4 (5th)
2022 Points For Average: 17.1
2022 Points Against Average: 34.8
2022 Differential: -17.7
2022 Wins: #13282 Sahuarita (26-17), #13475 Rincon (Tucson) (35-27)
2022 Losses: #3667 Marcos de Niza (Tempe) (55-7), #4034 Thunderbird (Phoenix) (55-7), #4299 Walden Grove (Sahuarita) (46-18), #5856 Catalina Foothills (Tucson) (49-26), #8066 Sahuaro (Tucson) (28-14), #8430 Pueblo (Tucson) (19-10), #10908 Rio Rico (24-21), #11104 Flowing Wells (Tucson) (28-7)
2022 Opponents W-L: 51-52
Recent League Championships: 2020, 2016, 2010, 2004 (tied for 1st; 4A Kino)
Winning Streak Entering 2023 Season: 1
Streak List: 11/10/22 Sahuarita (26-17)

SCHEDULE
2023 Schedule: 8/25 at Maryvale (Phoenix), 9/1 Independence (Glendale), 9/8 at Flowing Wells (Tucson), 9/15 Canyon del Oro (Tucson), 9/22 at Cholla (Tucson), 9/29 Douglas, 10/6 at Empire (Tucson), 10/13 Rincon (Tucson), 10/20 at Rio Rico, 10/27 Sahuarita
Highest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: Canyon del Oro (Tucson) (7.9), Rio Rico (-46.3), Independence (Glendale) (-48.6)
Lowest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: Cholla (Tucson) (-73), Maryvale (Phoenix) (-72.3), Rincon (Tucson) (-71.5)
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -16.1
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -53.1
2023 vs. 2022 Schedule Strength Comparison: -37
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #176
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #12740
2023 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3
2023 Projected League Finish: 1st
2023 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%