Amarillo (TX) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Sandies Colors: Black/Gold Coach: Mel Maxfield League: 4A Region I District 3 (moving from 5A Region I District 2) Playoff Division: 4A Playoff Division Rank: #33 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 7 Returning Defensive Starters: 5 2011 JV Record: 5-5 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Ryan Sluder 6'2" 200 Senior WR/DB 4.48 Gabe Rodriguez 6'1" 190 Senior QB 4.65 Cole Sanchez 5'9" 190 Senior FB 4.68 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Offensive Skill Positions Team Weaknesses: Inexperience At LB RATINGS 2011 Final Power Rating: 32.5 2011 National Rank: #1411 2011 State Rank: #178 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1 2012 Starting Power Rating: 33 2012 National Rank: #1148 2012 State Rank: #155 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 27 Dynasty National Rank: #1069 2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 6 Dynasty Record: 63-37 (38-15 in league) HISTORICAL 2011 Overall Record: 8-4 2011 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (2nd) 2011 Points For Average: 31.4 2011 Points Against Average: 18.7 2011 Differential: +12.7 2011 Wins: #398 Rider (Wichita Falls) (27-24), #2307 Americas (El Paso) (35-21), #3436 Odessa (35-17), #4115 Monterey (Lubbock) (42-21), #4398 Tascosa (Amarillo) (34-3), #5320 Palo Duro (Amarillo) (42-21), #6720 Coronado (Lubbock) (42-12), #9121 Lubbock (52-6) 2011 Losses: #529 Cooper (Abilene) (21-14), #1139 Midland (24-17), #1187 Lee [Robert E.] (Midland) (26-10), #1339 San Angelo Central (San Angelo) (28-27) 2011 Opponents W-L: 62-71 Recent League Championships: 2010 (5A Region I District 2), 2006 (tied for 1st; 5A Region I District 2), 2005 (5A Region I District 2), 2003 (tied for 1st; 5A Region I District 2) Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none SCHEDULE 2012 Schedule: 8/31 at Odessa, 9/7 at Tascosa (Amarillo), 9/14 at Rider (Wichita Falls), 9/21 Frenship (Wolfforth), 9/29 vs Stephenville, 10/12 vs Palo Duro (Amarillo), 10/18 at Caprock (Amarillo), 10/25 Randall (Amarillo), 11/2 at Canyon, 11/9 Dumas Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Rider (Wichita Falls) (55.4), Stephenville (53.1), Randall (Amarillo) (36.3) Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Palo Duro (Amarillo) (9.5), Odessa (11.8), Tascosa (Amarillo) (11.9) 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 20.8 (25 overall) 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 27.2 2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +6.4 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #96 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #571 2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4 2012 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |