GENERAL
Nickname: Gaels
Colors: Royal Blue/Orange
Coach: Tony Sanchez
League: Sunset - Southwest
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #1
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2009 JV Record: 8-0
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no
TOP PLAYERS
Jalen Grimble 6'3" 245 Senior DE/TE [USC]
Evan Zegar 6'2" 205 Senior FS/WR [Washington]
Ronnie Stanley 6'6" 275 Senior OL
ADDITIONAL SENIOR D1 PROSPECTS
A.C. Patterson 6'2" 280 Senior OL [UTEP]
Jordan Welte 6'1" 240 Senior RB
D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Xavier Grimble 6'5" 245 Senior TE [USC]
Alex Turner 6'1" 245 Senior DE [Stanford]
Ian Bobak 6'4" 245 Senior DE [UNLV]
Geoffrey Gibson 6'4.5" 315 Senior OL [California]
Evan Palelei 6'2" 235 Senior LB [Navy]
Taylor Spencer 6'1" 185 Senior WR [UNLV]
Johnathan Loyd 5'9" 165 Senior DB
Victor Belen 5'11" 180 Senior RB
Tim Wilkinson 5'10" 270 Senior DT
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: OL, RB, QB
Team Weaknesses: Young Defense
RATINGS
2009 Final Power Rating: 52.9
2009 National Rank: #106
2009 State Rank: #1
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.5
Senior D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -5.1
Non-Senior D1 Talent Rating Bonus: +3.3
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.6
2010 Starting Power Rating: 50.1
2010 National Rank: #137
2010 State Rank: #1
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2009 Rating): 26.9
Dynasty National Rank: #967
2010 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 25.8
Dynasty Record: 71-14 (41-2 in league)
HISTORICAL
2009 Overall Record: 15-0
2009 League Record/Finish: 8-0 (1st)
2009 Points For Average: 53.2
2009 Points Against Average: 9
2009 Differential: +44.2
2009 Wins: #880 Palo Verde (Las Vegas) (38-28), #1028 Cimarron-Memorial (Las Vegas) (31-7), #1228 Del Sol (Las Vegas) (62-21), #1371 Reed (Sparks) (62-21), #1557 Dixie (St. George, UT) (48-14), #4146 Durango (Las Vegas) (31-0), #4651 Desert Oasis (Las Vegas) (42-11), #5263 Cheyenne (North Las Vegas) (56-15), #6005 Green Valley (Henderson) (58-0), #6005 Spring Valley (Las Vegas) (56-6), #8078 Clark (Las Vegas) (61-0), #8110 Bonanza (Las Vegas) (72-0), #10865 Sierra Vista (Las Vegas) (62-6), #11630 Western (Las Vegas) (69-6), #12888 Pahrump Valley (Pahrump) (50-0)
2009 Losses: none
2009 Opponents W-L: 89-75
Recent State Championships: 2009, 2007
Recent League Championships: 2009, 2008, 2007, 2005 (Sunset Southwest), 2004 (Sunset Southwest), 2003 (Southwest)
Winning Streak Entering 2010 Season: 10
Streak List: 10/1/10 Desert Oasis (Las Vegas) (56-6), 10/8/10 Western (Las Vegas) (56-0), 10/15/10 Spring Valley (Las Vegas) (45-0), 10/22/10 Pahrump Valley (Pahrump) (63-0), 10/28/10 Bonanza (Las Vegas) (63-0), 11/5/10 Durango (Las Vegas) (56-6), 11/11/10 Shadow Ridge (Las Vegas) (56-0), 11/19/10 Arbor View (Las Vegas) (49-14), 11/27/10 Palo Verde (Las Vegas) (28-10), 12/4/10 McQueen (Reno) (40-0)
SCHEDULE
2010 Schedule: 8/21 at Hamilton (Chandler, AZ), 8/28 Del Oro (Loomis, CA), 9/11 at Clark [Ed W.] (Las Vegas), 9/16 Sierra Vista (Las Vegas), 9/25 at De La Salle (Concord, CA), 10/1 at Desert Oasis (Las Vegas), 10/8 at Western (Las Vegas), 10/15 Spring Valley (Las Vegas), 10/22 Pahrump Valley (Pahrump), 10/28 at Bonanza (Las Vegas), 11/5 Durango (Las Vegas), 11/11 Shadow Ridge (Las Vegas), 11/19 Arbor View (Las Vegas), 11/27 at Palo Verde (Las Vegas), 12/4 vs McQueen [Robert] (Reno)
Highest-Rated 2010 Regular Season Opponents: Hamilton (Chandler, AZ) (64.5), De La Salle (Concord, CA) (63), Del Oro (Loomis, CA) (51.5)
Lowest-Rated 2010 Regular Season Opponents: Pahrump Valley (Pahrump) (-24.1), Western (Las Vegas) (-17.1), Sierra Vista (Las Vegas) (-16.3)
2009 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -0.4 (16.4 overall)
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 13.4
2010 vs. 2009 Schedule Strength Comparison: +13.8
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #2
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2810
2010 Projected Regular Season Record: 13-2
2010 Projected League Finish: 1st
2010 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 1%
Opener: 8/21 at Hamilton (Chandler, AZ) [projection: 44-31 loss]