El Diamante (Visalia, CA)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Miners
Colors: Green/Blue
Coach: Mark Rogers
League: West Yosemite
Section: Central
Playoff Division: 1
Playoff Division Rank: #13

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 3
2011 JV Record: 7-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Jacob Valdez 6'0" 170 Senior QB 4.98
Blake Edminston 6'0" 170 Senior WR
Andre Rhodes 6'2" 170 Senior LB 4.75

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Strength/Conditioning, Team Speed, Depth At Skill Positions
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience On Defense

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 0
2011 National Rank: #7998
2011 State Rank: #609
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2012 Starting Power Rating: 1.3
2012 National Rank: #7381
2012 State Rank: #566
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 18
Dynasty National Rank: #2612
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 15.5
Dynasty Record: 68-32 (36-12 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 1-9
2011 League Record/Finish: 1-5 (6th)
2011 Points For Average: 23.6
2011 Points Against Average: 35.7
2011 Differential: -12.1
2011 Wins: #10272 Hanford West (Hanford) (59-24)
2011 Losses: #1027 Clovis North (Fresno) (24-7), #1649 Central (Fresno) (42-28), #2188 Tulare Union (Tulare) (48-14), #2708 Hanford (41-19), #3257 Frontier (Bakersfield) (35-13), #3765 Mt. Whitney (Visalia) (30-28), #4357 Lemoore (38-24), #4946 Redwood (Visalia) (55-30), #9317 Golden West (Visalia) (20-14)
2011 Opponents W-L: 68-46
Recent Section Championships: 2007 (II)
Recent League Championships: 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2005
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/24 vs Tulare Union (Tulare), 8/31 vs Clovis North (Fresno), 9/7 vs Monache (Porterville), 9/14 vs Central (Fresno), 9/21 vs Mt. Whitney (Visalia), 9/28 at Hanford, 10/11 vs Hanford West (Hanford), 10/19 vs Redwood (Visalia), 10/25 vs Lemoore, 11/2 at Golden West (Visalia)
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Clovis North (Fresno) (39.6), Central (Fresno) (35.9), Tulare Union (Tulare) (25.3)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Golden West (Visalia) (-13.9), Hanford West (Hanford) (-9.5), Monache (Porterville) (0.3)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 16.6
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 14.6
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: -2
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #282
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2895
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-7
2012 Projected League Finish: 5th
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%