Yucca Valley (CA)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Trojans Colors: Black/Gold/White Coach: Tim Cannavo League: De Anza Section: Southern Playoff Division: East Valley (XII) Playoff Division Rank: #10 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 5 Returning Defensive Starters: 5 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Dequan Taylor Senior RB/FS Bradley Soares Junior QB/CB Alex Corbin Junior OL/LB STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Weaknesses: Experience RATINGS 2011 Final Power Rating: -4 2011 National Rank: #9022 2011 State Rank: #681 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1 2012 Starting Power Rating: -5.5 2012 National Rank: #9311 2012 State Rank: #683 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): -8 Dynasty National Rank: #10756 2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 2.5 Dynasty Record: 41-55-2 (25-23 in league) HISTORICAL 2011 Overall Record: 5-5 2011 League Record/Finish: 2-3 (4th) 2011 Points For Average: 23.3 2011 Points Against Average: 18.1 2011 Differential: +5.2 2011 Wins: #8151 Big Bear (Big Bear City) (14-6), #9148 Rubidoux (Riverside) (36-13), #11913 Desert Mirage (Thermal) (34-13), #13205 Coachella Valley (Thermal) (28-7), #13504 Calexico (37-0) 2011 Losses: #4396 Imperial (48-30), #5365 Sultana (Hesperia) (41-27), #6441 Twentynine Palms (26-7), #9843 Desert Hot Springs (14-13), #12170 Shadow Hills (Indio) (13-7) 2011 Opponents W-L: 50-57-1 Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none SCHEDULE 2012 Schedule: 8/24 at Xavier Prep (Palm Desert), 8/31 at Rosamond, 9/7 at Citrus Valley (Redlands), 9/14 Barstow, 9/21 Indio, 10/5 Shadow Hills (Indio), 10/12 at Desert Mirage (Thermal), 10/19 Big Bear (Big Bear City), 10/26 at Desert Hot Springs, 11/2 Twentynine Palms Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Citrus Valley (Redlands) (10), Twentynine Palms (4.5), Indio (-0.6) Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Rosamond (-32.9), Xavier Prep (Palm Desert) (-31.9), Desert Mirage (Thermal) (-26.3) 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -7.8 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -11.5 2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: -3.7 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #853 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #10826 2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4 2012 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%