Palo Verde (Las Vegas, NV) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Panthers Colors: Green/Silver/Black Coach: Darwin Rost League: I Sunset - Northwest Playoff Division: I Playoff Division Rank: #5 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 5 Returning Defensive Starters: 5 2012 JV Record: 8-0 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Michael Hughes 6'2" 285 Junior DL/OL 5.05 Jake Ortale 6'4" 215 Junior TE/LB 4.69 Josh Hamilton 6'2" 220 Junior OL/LB 5.29 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Experience On OL, DL RATINGS 2012 Final Power Rating: 32.6 2012 National Rank: #1442 2012 State Rank: #5 General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5 D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.6 2013 Starting Power Rating: 31.5 2013 National Rank: #1369 2013 State Rank: #5 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2012 Rating): 39.6 Dynasty National Rank: #409 2013 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 5.5 Dynasty Record: 54-10 (34-2 in league) HISTORICAL 2012 Overall Record: 7-5 2012 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (2nd) 2012 Points For Average: 33.8 2012 Points Against Average: 23.6 2012 Differential: +10.2 2012 Wins: #1820 Canyon Springs (North Las Vegas) (24-21), #2856 Legacy (North Las Vegas) (28-16), #4524 Durango (Las Vegas) (44-20), #6549 Shadow Ridge (Las Vegas) (50-14), #7212 Bonanza (Las Vegas) (41-13), #8886 Spring Valley (Las Vegas) (41-0), #11443 Sierra Vista (Las Vegas) (62-7) 2012 Losses: #44 Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas) (71-28), #266 Desert Vista (Phoenix, AZ) (20-10), #700 Liberty (Henderson) (42-28), #804 Centennial (Las Vegas) (24-20), #1058 Arbor View (Las Vegas) (35-29) 2012 Opponents W-L: 78-52 Recent State Championships: 2004 (4A) Recent League Championships: 2011 (Sunset - Northwest), 2010 (Sunset - Northwest), 2008 (Sunset - Northwest), 2007 (Sunset - Northwest), 2004 (Sunset Northwest), 2003 (Northwest) Winning Streak Entering 2013 Season: none SCHEDULE 2013 Schedule: 9/12 at Legacy (North Las Vegas), 9/20 at Green Valley (Henderson), 9/27 Silverado (Las Vegas), 10/3 Centennial (Las Vegas), 10/11 at Shadow Ridge (Las Vegas), 10/18 Spring Valley (Las Vegas), 10/24 at Sierra Vista (Las Vegas), 11/1 Durango (Las Vegas), 11/8 at Arbor View (Las Vegas) Highest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Centennial (Las Vegas) (39.2), Green Valley (Henderson) (33), Arbor View (Las Vegas) (28.3) Lowest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Sierra Vista (Las Vegas) (-14.2), Spring Valley (Las Vegas) (-9), Shadow Ridge (Las Vegas) (-2.3) 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 17.1 (27 overall) 2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 12.5 2013 vs. 2012 Schedule Strength Comparison: -4.6 2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #13 2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3779 2013 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-2 2013 Projected League Finish: 1st 2013 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 10% |