Thunderbird (Phoenix, AZ)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Chiefs
Colors: Royal Blue/Orange
League: 4A West Valley (moving from 4A Southwest)
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #17

RATINGS
2022 Final Power Rating: 8.1
2022 National Rank: #4034
2022 State Rank: #70
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: +0.3
2023 Starting Power Rating: -9.7
2023 National Rank: #4044
2023 State Rank: #70
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2022 Rating): -8.9
Dynasty National Rank: #8023
2023 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 0.8
Dynasty Record: 23-28 (10-11 in league)

HISTORICAL
2022 Overall Record: 9-3
2022 League Record/Finish: 4-0 (1st)
2022 Points For Average: 33.9
2022 Points Against Average: 15.9
2022 Differential: +18
2022 Wins: #3667 Marcos de Niza (Tempe) (17-14), #6323 Moon Valley (Phoenix) (20-6), #7749 Browne [Trevor G.] (Phoenix) (30-7), #7967 Youngker (Buckeye) (52-23), #8520 Greenway (Phoenix) (58-27), #8946 Dysart (El Mirage) (56-7), #9425 Sierra Linda (Phoenix) (48-0), #10829 Estrella Foothills (Goodyear) (52-22), #11863 Amphitheater (Tucson) (55-7)
2022 Losses: #1980 Canyon del Oro (Tucson) (28-3), #2368 Bradshaw Mountain (Prescott Valley) (37-8), #9188 West Point (Avondale) (13-8)
2022 Opponents W-L: 64-63
Recent State Championships: 2010 (4A-II)
Recent League Championships: 2022 (4A Southwest), 2013 (tied for 1st; III Section VI)
Winning Streak Entering 2023 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2023 Schedule: 8/24 Moon Valley (Phoenix), 9/1 at Prescott, 9/8 Apollo (Glendale), 9/14 at Glendale, 9/22 Greenway (Phoenix), 9/29 Lake Havasu (Lake Havasu City), 10/6 at Yuma Catholic (Yuma), 10/20 Buckeye, 10/27 at Northwest Christian (Phoenix), 11/3 at St. Mary's (Phoenix)
Highest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: Lake Havasu (Lake Havasu City) (4.5), Northwest Christian (Phoenix) (2.9), Yuma Catholic (Yuma) (1.5)
Lowest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: Greenway (Phoenix) (-38.8), Moon Valley (Phoenix) (-24.2), Glendale (-22.9)
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -12.5 (-4.4 overall)
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -9
2023 vs. 2022 Schedule Strength Comparison: +3.5
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #55
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2900
2023 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5
2023 Projected League Finish: 4th
2023 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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