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% |