Palm Desert (CA)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Aztecs Colors: Red/Gold Coach: Pat Blackburn League: Desert Valley Section: Southern Playoff Division: Central (V) Playoff Division Rank: #18 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 5 Returning Defensive Starters: 5 2011 JV Record: 9-1 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Joe Castelli 5'11" 180 QB 4.60 Alex Jones 6'0" 180 WR/DB 4.50 Cody Capets 5'10" 220 NG 4.70 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Experience At Skill Positions Team Weaknesses: Defense RATINGS 2011 Final Power Rating: 10.2 2011 National Rank: #5429 2011 State Rank: #438 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1 2012 Starting Power Rating: 7.5 2012 National Rank: #5803 2012 State Rank: #452 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 19.3 Dynasty National Rank: #2344 2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 10.6 Dynasty Record: 73-34 (33-13 in league) HISTORICAL 2011 Overall Record: 5-5 2011 League Record/Finish: 3-2 (3rd) 2011 Points For Average: 34.6 2011 Points Against Average: 25.6 2011 Differential: +9 2011 Wins: #8821 Indio (31-10), #10145 Hesperia (62-33), #10234 Cathedral City (57-17), #12093 San Bernardino (61-12), #13205 Coachella Valley (Thermal) (54-6) 2011 Losses: #698 Palm Springs (49-10), #698 Palm Springs (14-7), #1613 Carter [Wilmer Amina] (Rialto) (48-22), #2724 Kaiser [Henry J.] (Fontana) (29-7), #3840 La Quinta (38-35) 2011 Opponents W-L: 57-57 Recent League Championships: 2005 Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none SCHEDULE 2012 Schedule: 8/24 at Palm Springs, 9/7 Damien (La Verne), 9/14 at Redlands, 9/21 San Jacinto, 9/28 at San Bernardino, 10/5 at Cathedral City, 10/12 Palm Springs, 10/19 at Indio, 10/26 Coachella Valley (Thermal), 11/2 La Quinta Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Redlands (43.2), Palm Springs (40.4), Damien (La Verne) (34.7) Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Coachella Valley (Thermal) (-27.8), Cathedral City (-23), San Bernardino (-15.5) 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 4.2 (10.7 overall) 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 12.2 2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +8 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #338 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3542 2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5 2012 Projected League Finish: 3rd 2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%