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GENERAL
Nickname: Scorpions
Colors: Black/Silver/Copper
Coach: Henri MacArthur
League: 5A Desert West
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank*: #3

D1 PROSPECTS
Camren Hamiel 6'0" 180 Senior CB
Jalayne Miller 6'6" 300 Senior IOL

COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Jamar Beal-Goines 6'0" 170 Senior CB

RATINGS
2024 Final Power Rating: 38.1
2024 National Rank: #582
2024 State Rank: #19
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment*: +3.5
Non-Senior D1 Talent Rating Bonus*: +5.7
Historical Reload/Regression Factor*: +2.3
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment*: -3.3
2025 Starting Power Rating*: 34.5
2025 National Rank*: #387
2025 State Rank*: #15
5-Year Dynasty Rating (Average 2019-2024 Rating): 38.1
5-Year Dynasty National Rank: #434
2025 Rating vs. 5-Year Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 3.6
5-Year Dynasty Record: 47-15 (20-3 in league)
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2024 Rating): 22
Dynasty National Rank: #2239
2025 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: better by 12.5
Dynasty Record: 165-83 (72-21 in league)

HISTORICAL
2024 Overall Record: 10-4
2024 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (tied for 1st)
2024 Points For Average: 25.6
2024 Points Against Average: 16.1
2024 Differential: +9.5
2024 Wins: #913 Cactus (Glendale) (21-6), #915 Verrado (Buckeye) (27-14), #913 Cactus (Glendale) (28-19), #1359 Cactus Shadows (Cave Creek) (42-19), #2073 Tucson (30-14), #3593 Sunrise Mountain (Peoria) (42-17), #3794 Millennium (Goodyear) (40-13), #3849 Canyon View (Waddell) (28-5), #4014 Sunnyslope (Phoenix) (38-14), #4768 Camelback (Phoenix) (24-6)
2024 Losses: #10 Liberty (Peoria) (22-0), #252 Higley (Gilbert) (39-14), #915 Verrado (Buckeye) (17-10), #1393 Notre Dame Prep (Scottsdale) (20-14)
2024 Opponents W-L: 100-63
Recent State Championships: 2024, 2015 (III)
Recent League Championships: 2024 (tied for 1st), 2023 (tied for 1st), 2021, 2020 (5A West I), 2019 (4A West Valley), 2018 (4A West Valley), 2016 (tied for 1st), 2015 (III Section V), 2014 (III Section VII), 2013 (III Section VII), 2012 (III Section III), 2010 (4A Skyline)
Winning Streak Entering 2025 Season: 4
Streak List: 11/15/24 Cactus Shadows (Cave Creek) (42-19), 11/22/24 Tucson (30-14), 11/29/24 Verrado (Buckeye) (27-14), 12/6/24 Cactus (Glendale) (28-19)

SCHEDULE
2025 Projected League Finish*: 1st
schedule not yet available; please check back later in the summer to see analysis of schedule including toughest opponents, overall schedule strength, projected W-L record, probability of an undefeated season, etc.



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