“We’re a thunderstorm, we’re full of big hits and you never know what’s coming.”

That’s what Chandler quarterback Jacob Conover calls the Wolves offense, which averages 215 yards per game on the ground.

Decarlos Brooks is “thunder” and Jaheim Brown-Taylor is “lightning,” according to offensive line and strength coach Chris Chick.

Brooks is averaging 129 yards per game and Brown-Taylor 47.

The Wolves head into this week’s game 5-1 (1-0 in section) coming off of a dominant victory over Perry, the team they defeated for the 6A state championship last year.

That win propelled them back into the USA Today Super 25, a list ranking the 25 best high school teams across the nation. They fell out of the rankings after their Week 1 loss to Centennial (Corona, California),  ranked 10 in the Super 25.

While most would see the ranking as a reward for bouncing back, coach Shaun Aguano sees it as a distraction.

“It’s our policy as a coaching staff that we never bring up rankings,” Aguano said. “That’s taboo… we just look at the next game.”

That policy especially rings home this year after the Wolves Week 1 loss.

“You start talking about [rankings] and then the next thing you know you get beat by somebody you shouldn’t,” Chick said. “That’s what happened to us the first [game]… a lot of our kids thought we were going to California to go from top 10 to top 5 instead of focusing on just beating Centennial.”

Since that game, the Wolves have worried less about standings and more about dominating every team.

Chandler has won its games in Arizona by an average margin of 33 points, including a 62-point shutout in Week 3 against Mesa.

However, this week’s game and preparation were unlike any other this season.

Instead of the usual dry and hot weather, the Wolves had to game plan for cold, wet and slippery conditions against Brophy Friday.

“Playing in the rain is nothing new to me,” said Conover, who spent nine years of his life playing football in Oregon before moving to Arizona.

“No matter rain or shine, we threw the ball.”

Aguano is looking for his team to take it to the next level in upcoming games.

“We are a category one hurricane right now,” said Aguano, who survived two category four hurricanes growing up in Hawaii. “I want to get it to a category five where its total chaos for the other team.”

Chandler takes on the 6-1 Broncos Friday at home at 7.