Sandia (Albuquerque, NM)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Matadores
Coach: Kevin Barker
League: 5A District 2
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #4

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 3
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2012 JV Record: 2-5
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Cameron Bean 6'3" 225 Senior DE/TE 4.60
Jermiah Thompson 6'0" 285 Senior DT/T 5.20
Julian Pena 6'0" 270 Senior DT 5.00

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience, Coming Off Playoff Season
Team Weaknesses: Young Players Must Work Hard To Contribute, Inexperience At Skill Positions

RATINGS
2012 Final Power Rating: 36.6
2012 National Rank: #1036
2012 State Rank: #4
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.6
2013 Starting Power Rating: 30.5
2013 National Rank: #1484
2013 State Rank: #7
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2012 Rating): 20.9
Dynasty National Rank: #2606
2013 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 12.2
Dynasty Record: 31-27 (8-9 in league)

HISTORICAL
2012 Overall Record: 9-4
2012 League Record/Finish: 2-1 (2nd)
2012 Points For Average: 31.1
2012 Points Against Average: 18.5
2012 Differential: +12.6
2012 Wins: #1886 Eldorado (Albuquerque) (42-32), #1916 Mayfield (Las Cruces) (35-28), #2273 Manzano (Albuquerque) (34-19), #2513 Volcano Vista (Albuquerque) (31-14), #2513 Volcano Vista (Albuquerque) (37-5), #3191 Cleveland [V. Sue] (Rio Rancho) (28-7), #7530 Cibola (Albuquerque) (20-13), #8801 West Mesa (Albuquerque) (37-6), #10919 Rio Grande (Albuquerque) (50-0)
2012 Losses: #274 Las Cruces (35-28), #653 Los Lunas (20-7), #1409 La Cueva (Albuquerque) (24-21), #2690 Clovis (38-34)
2012 Opponents W-L: 83-67
Recent League Championships: 2006
Winning Streak Entering 2013 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2013 Schedule: 8/30 West Mesa (Albuquerque), 9/5 Cibola (Albuquerque), 9/13 Volcano Vista (Albuquerque), 9/20 Los Lunas, 9/27 Rio Grande (Albuquerque), 10/11 Cleveland [V. Sue] (Rio Rancho), 10/18 Clovis, 10/24 Manzano (Albuquerque), 11/1 at Eldorado (Albuquerque), 11/9 La Cueva (Albuquerque)
Highest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Manzano (Albuquerque) (35.6), Los Lunas (33.2), La Cueva (Albuquerque) (31.3)
Lowest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: West Mesa (Albuquerque) (-11.2), Rio Grande (Albuquerque) (-10.7), Cibola (Albuquerque) (-2.8)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 14.9 (24.7 overall)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 16.8
2013 vs. 2012 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1.9
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #8
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2586
2013 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2
2013 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2013 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 7%