| Morenci (AZ) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Wildcats Colors: Red/Black Coach: Rishard Davis League: 3A South (moving from 2A Salt) Playoff Division: 3A Playoff Division Rank: #6 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 4 Returning Defensive Starters: 6 2022 JV Record: 4-2 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Tristen Sanchez Senior DT/TE Donovan Vozza Senior DE/WB Micheal Casillas Senior RB/LB STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Key Skill Position Players Returning, Defensive Front 7 Experience Team Weaknesses: OL Inexperience RATINGS 2022 Final Power Rating: 18.2 2022 National Rank: #2479 2022 State Rank: #46 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5 2023 Starting Power Rating: -2.2 2023 National Rank: #2907 2023 State Rank: #55 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2022 Rating): 1.4 Dynasty National Rank: #5541 2023 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 3.8 Dynasty Record: 43-17 (15-8 in league) HISTORICAL 2022 Overall Record: 12-2 2022 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (2nd) 2022 Points For Average: 44.9 2022 Points Against Average: 11.1 2022 Differential: +33.8 2022 Wins: #3828 Willcox (21-14), #4987 Scottsdale Christian Academy (Phoenix) (30-6), #4987 Scottsdale Christian Academy (Phoenix) (71-40), #6702 Safford (44-0), #7289 Tonopah Valley (Tonopah) (52-6), #8529 San Tan Charter (Gilbert) (64-13), #9671 Tanque Verde (Tucson) (32-0), #9671 Tanque Verde (Tucson) (44-0), #10457 Miami (49-6), #11164 Tombstone (56-0), #12502 Globe (56-0), #13940 San Carlos (70-0) 2022 Losses: #1002 Pima (21-20), #1002 Pima (50-19) 2022 Opponents W-L: 103-58 Recent League Championships: 2021 (tied for 1st; 2A San Pedro), 2013 (V Section III), 2012 (V Section III) Winning Streak Entering 2023 Season: none SCHEDULE 2023 Schedule: 8/18 at American Leadership Academy (Ironwood), 8/25 at Round Valley (Eagar), 9/1 at Benson, 9/7 at Pima, 9/15 Blue Ridge (Lakeside), 9/29 Safford, 10/6 at Pusch Ridge Christian Academy (Tucson), 10/13 Fountain Hills, 10/20 Sabino (Tucson), 10/27 at Thatcher Highest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: Thatcher (18.7), Pima (9.2), Pusch Ridge Christian Academy (Tucson) (6.8) Lowest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: American Leadership Academy (Ironwood) (-40.9), Fountain Hills (-34.2), Benson (-31.8) 2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -15.2 (-7.7 overall) 2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -14.2 2023 vs. 2022 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1 2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #66 2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3942 2023 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3 2023 Projected League Finish: 4th 2023 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |