El Diamante (Visalia, CA)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Miners
Colors: Green/Blue
Coach: Mark Rogers
League: West Yosemite
Section: Central
Playoff Division: 2
Playoff Division Rank: #3

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 8
2012 JV Record: 9-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
DeAngelo Torres 6'2" 215 Senior TB 4.60
Darrius Iyles 6'2" 225 Junior LB 4.90
Donnell Hill 5'11" 185 Senior CB 4.50

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Defensive Returners
Team Weaknesses: Young OL

RATINGS
2012 Final Power Rating: 20
2012 National Rank: #3357
2012 State Rank: #270
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2013 Starting Power Rating: 22.1
2013 National Rank: #2710
2013 State Rank: #215
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2012 Rating): 21.5
Dynasty National Rank: #2498
2013 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 2
Dynasty Record: 37-19 (24-6 in league)

HISTORICAL
2012 Overall Record: 7-4
2012 League Record/Finish: 5-1 (tied for 1st)
2012 Points For Average: 33.3
2012 Points Against Average: 24.4
2012 Differential: +8.9
2012 Wins: #3563 Mt. Whitney (Visalia) (49-31), #4638 Tulare Union (Tulare) (34-20), #4968 Redwood (Visalia) (34-13), #6333 Monache (Porterville) (27-7), #8070 Hanford West (Hanford) (56-14), #9018 Hanford (34-10), #11984 Golden West (Visalia) (61-16)
2012 Losses: #135 Clovis North (Fresno) (35-21), #333 Central (Fresno) (42-7), #3824 Sunnyside (Fresno) (37-29), #4457 Lemoore (43-14)
2012 Opponents W-L: 73-55
Recent Section Championships: 2007 (II)
Recent League Championships: 2012 (tied for 1st), 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2005
Winning Streak Entering 2013 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2013 Schedule: 8/29 at Tulare Union (Tulare), 9/6 vs Sunnyside (Fresno), 9/12 vs Monache (Porterville), 9/20 vs Central (Fresno), 9/27 vs Mt. Whitney (Visalia), 10/4 vs Hanford, 10/17 vs Hanford West (Hanford), 10/25 vs Redwood (Visalia), 11/1 at Lemoore, 11/8 at Golden West (Visalia)
Highest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Central (Fresno) (58.3), Tulare Union (Tulare) (23.7), Sunnyside (Fresno) (18.8)
Lowest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Golden West (Visalia) (-18.6), Hanford (0.3), Lemoore (5.6)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 15.5 (15.2 overall)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 13.5
2013 vs. 2012 Schedule Strength Comparison: -2
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #281
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3478
2013 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2
2013 Projected League Finish: 1st
2013 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%