La Cueva (Albuquerque, NM) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Bears Coach: Brandon Back League: 6A District 2 (moving from 5A District 2) Playoff Division: 6A Playoff Division Rank: #9 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 7 Returning Defensive Starters: 10 2013 JV Record: 2-5 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Mitch Cantwell 6'2" 235 Senior MLB/FB 4.75 Thomas Vieira 6'1" 185 Senior WR/S 4.75 Beau Kujath 6'0" 170 Senior QB/S 4.78 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Skill Positions, Experienced, Athletic Team Weaknesses: Inexperience/Size On Lines RATINGS 2013 Final Power Rating: 14.1 2013 National Rank: #4634 2013 State Rank: #23 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +9.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4 2014 Starting Power Rating: 22.3 2014 National Rank: #2701 2014 State Rank: #12 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 35 Dynasty National Rank: #398 2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 11.4 Dynasty Record: 100-33 (36-6 in league) HISTORICAL 2013 Overall Record: 3-7 2013 League Record/Finish: 1-2 (tied for 2nd) 2013 Points For Average: 18.1 2013 Points Against Average: 22.7 2013 Differential: -4.6 2013 Wins: #2636 Eldorado (Albuquerque) (31-28), #10554 Rio Grande (Albuquerque) (47-6), #10928 Highland (Albuquerque) (55-0) 2013 Losses: #170 Las Cruces (20-0), #822 Cleveland [V. Sue] (Rio Rancho) (42-14), #923 Valley (Albuquerque) (49-14), #1188 Sandia (Albuquerque) (35-7), #2118 Cibola (Albuquerque) (14-0), #2779 Manzano (Albuquerque) (17-13), #3858 Carlsbad (16-0) 2013 Opponents W-L: 67-44 Recent State Championships: 2009 (5A), 2004 (AAAAA), 2003 (AAAAA) Recent League Championships: 2012 (5A District 2), 2009 (5A District 2), 2008 (5A District 2), 2007 (5A District 2), 2005 (AAAAA District 2), 2004 (AAAAA District 2), 2003 (AAAAA District 2) Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: none SCHEDULE 2014 Schedule: 8/30 at Atrisco Heritage Academy (Albuquerque), 9/5 at Las Cruces, 9/12 Rio Rancho, 9/18 Cibola (Albuquerque), 9/25 Valley (Albuquerque), 10/2 Del Norte (Albuquerque), 10/9 at Eldorado (Albuquerque), 10/24 at Sandia (Albuquerque), 11/7 at Manzano (Albuquerque) Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Las Cruces (48.9), Sandia (Albuquerque) (35.7), Eldorado (Albuquerque) (28.6) Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Del Norte (Albuquerque) (-2.5), Manzano (Albuquerque) (19.8), Atrisco Heritage Academy (Albuquerque) (24.7) 2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 23.6 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 26.2 2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +2.6 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #1 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #832 2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-5 2014 Projected League Finish: 3rd 2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |