Moapa Valley (Overton, NV)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Pirates
Colors: Blue/Gold
Coach: Brent Lewis
League: Southern 3A
Playoff Division: 3A
Playoff Division Rank: #4

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2010 JV Record: 6-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Dakota Watters 6'0" 165 Senior QB/DB 4.90
Conner Mortensen 6'0" 185 Junior RB/MLB 4.70
Taylor Schwartz 5'8.5" 250 Senior G/DT 5.20

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Line Experience, Motivated To Improve
Team Weaknesses: Many Holes To Fill, Young Players Need To Mature Quickly

RATINGS
2010 Final Power Rating: 15.1
2010 National Rank: #4259
2010 State Rank: #16
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -5.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3
2011 Starting Power Rating: 8.2
2011 National Rank: #5456
2011 State Rank: #20
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 17.9
Dynasty National Rank: #3030
2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 8.3
Dynasty Record: 40-18 (14-1 in league)

HISTORICAL
2010 Overall Record: 6-5
2010 League Record/Finish: 2-0 (1st)
2010 Points For Average: 23.3
2010 Points Against Average: 22.2
2010 Differential: +1.1
2010 Wins: #4934 Lowry (Winnemucca) (35-20), #5844 Virgin Valley (Mesquite) (7-6), #5844 Virgin Valley (Mesquite) (33-21), #8733 Kanab (UT) (48-7), #9089 Boulder City (42-6), #9436 Clark (Las Vegas) (36-33)
2010 Losses: #735 Hurricane (UT) (42-7), #1212 Truckee (CA) (27-7), #3468 Desert Hills (St. George, UT) (21-0), #4339 Silverado (Las Vegas) (38-19), #6224 Green Valley (Henderson) (23-22)
2010 Opponents W-L: 71-47
Recent State Championships: 2008, 2007
Recent League Championships: 2010, 2009, 2008, 2006, 2004, 2003
Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: 2
Streak List: 9/2/11 Chaparral (Las Vegas) (54-6), 9/9/11 Sunrise Mountain (Las Vegas) (47-0)

SCHEDULE
2011 Schedule: 8/20 at Show Low (AZ), 8/26 vs Desert Hills (St. George, UT), 9/2 Chaparral (Las Vegas), 9/9 at Sunrise Mountain (Las Vegas), 9/23 at Del Sol (Las Vegas), 10/1 Faith Lutheran (Las Vegas), 10/6 at Legacy (North Las Vegas), 10/14 Virgin Valley (Mesquite), 10/21 Silverado (Las Vegas), 10/27 at Boulder City
Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Show Low (AZ) (43.8), Desert Hills (St. George, UT) (18.9), Legacy (North Las Vegas) (13.4)
Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Sunrise Mountain (Las Vegas) (-31.2), Chaparral (Las Vegas) (-20.2), Boulder City (-5.4)
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 8.4 (13.3 overall)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 4.7
2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: -3.7
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #32
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6442
2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2011 Projected League Finish: 1st
2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%
Opener: 8/20 at Show Low (AZ) [projection: 44-10 loss]