Mt. Whitney (Visalia, CA)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Pioneers
Colors: Maroon/White
Coach: Marty Martin
League: West Yosemite
Section: Central
Playoff Division: 3
Playoff Division Rank: #3

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2011 JV Record: 3-6-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Tucker Mendonca 5'9" 160 Senior QB
Darius Armstead 5'11" 165 Senior WR
Elijah Robles 6'0" 175 Senior RB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Team Speed, Experience At Skill Positions
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience On Lines

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 17.6
2011 National Rank: #3764
2011 State Rank: #317
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +6.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2012 Starting Power Rating: 22.9
2012 National Rank: #2460
2012 State Rank: #207
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 5.6
Dynasty National Rank: #6286
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 18.5
Dynasty Record: 42-57 (20-34 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 8-4
2011 League Record/Finish: 5-1 (2nd)
2011 Points For Average: 31.4
2011 Points Against Average: 23.2
2011 Differential: +8.2
2011 Wins: #4357 Lemoore (28-13), #4946 Redwood (Visalia) (17-7), #5675 Sanger (48-21), #7999 El Diamante (Visalia) (30-28), #8274 Golden Valley (Bakersfield) (59-28), #9317 Golden West (Visalia) (52-21), #9917 Tulare Western (Tulare) (28-0), #10272 Hanford West (Hanford) (56-0)
2011 Losses: #1183 Dinuba (47-10), #1683 San Joaquin Memorial (Fresno) (28-8), #2708 Hanford (47-28), #3484 Porterville (38-13)
2011 Opponents W-L: 67-66
Recent Section Championships: 2006 (II)
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/24 vs Porterville, 8/31 vs Tulare Western (Tulare), 9/7 at Sanger, 9/21 vs El Diamante (Visalia), 9/28 vs Mission Oak (Tulare), 10/5 vs Hanford West (Hanford), 10/12 vs Lemoore, 10/18 vs Hanford, 10/26 at Golden West (Visalia), 11/2 vs Redwood (Visalia)
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Mission Oak (Tulare) (24.9), Hanford (16.6), Lemoore (15.5)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Golden West (Visalia) (-13.9), Hanford West (Hanford) (-9.5), Tulare Western (Tulare) (-8.4)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 5.9 (11.1 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 6.4
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +0.5
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #486
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5347
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1
2012 Projected League Finish: 1st
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 21%