| Desert Christian (Lancaster, CA) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Knights Colors: Black/Blue/White Coach: Jack Gusbeth League: Desert Mountain Section: Southern Playoff Division: East Valley (XIII) Playoff Division Rank: #24 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 5 Returning Defensive Starters: 5 2013 JV Record: 5-4 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Luke Nelson 5'11" 165 Senior QB/DB 4.65 Freddie Garcia 5'7" 155 Senior FS/RB 4.66 Mark Sutton 6'0" 245 Junior OL/DL 5.50 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Running Game, Team Speed, Athleticism Team Weaknesses: Youth RATINGS 2013 Final Power Rating: -29.8 2013 National Rank: #13256 2013 State Rank: #943 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4 2014 Starting Power Rating: -29.3 2014 National Rank: #13152 2014 State Rank: #938 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): -20.8 Dynasty National Rank: #13300 2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 8.5 Dynasty Record: 48-58 [47-59 on the field] (20-27 in league) HISTORICAL 2013 Overall Record: 2-8 2013 League Record/Finish: 1-6 (7th) 2013 Points For Average: 22.9 2013 Points Against Average: 34.8 2013 Differential: -11.9 2013 Wins: #14107 Riverside Prep (Oro Grande) (55-14), #14294 California City (41-0) 2013 Losses: #6590 Desert (Edwards AFB) (34-14), #8798 St. Anthony (Long Beach) (46-12), #8925 Boron (42-7), #10268 Excelsior (Victorville) (35-31), #10774 Silver Valley (Yermo) (58-14), #11210 Vasquez (Acton) (51-31), #11881 Bishop (27-21), #12147 Mammoth (Mammoth Lakes) (41-3) 2013 Opponents W-L: 56-52 Recent League Championships: 2010 (tied for 1st) Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: none SCHEDULE 2014 Schedule: 8/29 at California City, 9/6 vs Frazier Mountain (Lebec), 9/19 at Rosamond, 9/26 at Silver Valley (Yermo), 10/3 vs Excelsior (Victorville), 10/11 vs Boron, 10/17 at Desert (Edwards AFB), 10/24 at Riverside Prep (Oro Grande), 11/1 vs Mammoth (Mammoth Lakes), 11/6 at Vasquez (Acton) Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Desert (Edwards AFB) (5.5), Boron (-5.6), Excelsior (Victorville) (-8.6) Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: California City (-45.8), Riverside Prep (Oro Grande) (-40.6), Rosamond (-31.6) 2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -16.2 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -19.7 2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: -3.5 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #942 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #12494 2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-7 2014 Projected League Finish: 7th 2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |