Palo Verde (Tucson, AZ)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Titans
Colors: Royal Blue/Gold
Coach: Laurence Ruhf
League: IV Section II
Playoff Division: IV
Playoff Division Rank: #27

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 1
Returning Defensive Starters: 1
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Tyre Tamplin 6'0" 240 Senior LB/HB 4.90
Bradley Rudder 5'8" 180 Junior DB/HB 4.85
Isacc Olguin 6'0" 150 Junior QB/CB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Team Speed
Team Weaknesses: Youth

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: -6.2
2013 National Rank: #9401
2013 State Rank: #124
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -12.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3
2014 Starting Power Rating: -18.7
2014 National Rank: #11797
2014 State Rank: #161
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 2
Dynasty National Rank: #7539
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 20.7
Dynasty Record: 65-55 (40-27 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 5-5
2013 League Record/Finish: 2-4 (6th)
2013 Points For Average: 21.8
2013 Points Against Average: 24.6
2013 Differential: -2.8
2013 Wins: #8304 Empire (Tucson) (24-14), #9573 Amphitheater (Tucson) (32-23), #11471 Santa Rita (Tucson) (34-20), #11994 Catalina (Tucson) (35-33), #12924 Rincon (Tucson) (27-13)
2013 Losses: #4886 Coolidge (28-0), #4973 Safford (41-19), #6303 Sahuarita (29-14), #8715 Walden Grove (Sahuarita) (15-12), #8905 Rio Rico (30-21)
2013 Opponents W-L: 53-53
Recent State Championships: 2005 (4A-II)
Recent League Championships: 2009 (4A Gila), 2008 (4A Gila), 2006 (4A Gila), 2005 (tied for 1st; 4A Gila)
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/29 Empire (Tucson), 9/5 at Catalina (Tucson), 9/12 Rincon (Tucson), 9/19 at Amphitheater (Tucson), 9/26 Coolidge, 10/2 Santa Rita (Tucson), 10/10 Rio Rico, 10/17 at Walden Grove (Sahuarita), 10/24 Safford, 10/31 at Sahuarita
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Coolidge (22.5), Safford (16.8), Sahuarita (1.3)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Catalina (Tucson) (-29.1), Rincon (Tucson) (-26.6), Santa Rita (Tucson) (-16.4)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -4.6
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -5.9
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: -1.3
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #142
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #9693
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-7
2014 Projected League Finish: 7th
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%