| Veterans Memorial (Mission, TX) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Patriots Colors: Royal Blue/Silver/Red Coach: David Gilpin League: 4A Region IV District 32 Playoff Division: 4A Playoff Division Rank: #228 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 3 Returning Defensive Starters: 4 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Hector Garza 5'9" 200 LB 4.90 Matt Rodriguez 5'11" 235 DL 5.20 Steve Farias 5'9" 235 OL 5.30 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Defensive Returners, Young Players Gained Valuable Experience Last Year Team Weaknesses: Young Offense, Inexperienced Backfield, Injuries RATINGS 2011 Final Power Rating: -18.5 2011 National Rank: #11945 2011 State Rank: #998 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -6 2012 Starting Power Rating: -24.5 2012 National Rank: #12732 2012 State Rank: #1072 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): -4.3 Dynasty National Rank: #9640 2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 20.2 Dynasty Record: 42-49 (30-32 in league) HISTORICAL 2011 Overall Record: 2-8 2011 League Record/Finish: 2-6 (tied for 7th) 2011 Points For Average: 14.1 2011 Points Against Average: 28.9 2011 Differential: -14.8 2011 Wins: #10890 Hidalgo (13-8), #13535 Valley View (Pharr) (42-14) 2011 Losses: #3073 Weslaco East (Weslaco) (28-7), #3663 Edcouch-Elsa (Edcouch) (49-0), #6703 Somerset (41-34), #7996 Rio Grande City (42-7), #9280 Mercedes (37-10), #9898 Roma (19-7), #9980 Mission (20-0), #11810 Juarez-Lincoln (La Joya) (31-21) 2011 Opponents W-L: 50-58 Recent League Championships: 2010 (tied for 1st) Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none SCHEDULE 2012 Schedule: 8/30 Rivera (Brownsville), 9/6 Palmview (La Joya), 9/14 at Zapata, 9/28 at Mercedes, 10/4 Valley View (Pharr), 10/12 at Edcouch-Elsa (Edcouch), 10/19 Roma, 10/26 at Mission, 11/1 at Rio Grande City, 11/9 Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Southwest (Pharr) Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Edcouch-Elsa (Edcouch) (14.6), Zapata (1.6), Rio Grande City (0.5) Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Valley View (Pharr) (-31.1), Roma (-7.8), Rivera (Brownsville) (-5.7) 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -3.8 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -3.9 2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: -0.1 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #937 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #8867 2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 1-9 2012 Projected League Finish: 6th 2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |