Sandia (Albuquerque, NM)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Matadores
Coach: Kevin Barker
League: 6A District 2 (moving from 5A District 2)
Playoff Division: 6A
Playoff Division Rank: #4

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2013 JV Record: 5-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Ben Hamrich 5'11" 205 Senior FB/LB 4.64
Steven DiGregorio 5'11.5" 220 Senior OL/DE 4.65
Malik Gordon 5'10" 185 Senior ATH/CB 4.54

D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Cameron Bean 6'3" 245 Senior DE [New Mexico]

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience At RB, LB, Speed On Defense
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience On Lines

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 35.2
2013 National Rank: #1188
2013 State Rank: #5
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.6
2014 Starting Power Rating: 33.1
2014 National Rank: #1207
2014 State Rank: #5
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 18.2
Dynasty National Rank: #2674
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 17.5
Dynasty Record: 68-54 (24-15 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 9-3
2013 League Record/Finish: 3-0 (1st)
2013 Points For Average: 30.6
2013 Points Against Average: 18.9
2013 Differential: +11.7
2013 Wins: #822 Cleveland [V. Sue] (Rio Rancho) (17-16), #2489 Los Lunas (28-7), #2636 Eldorado (Albuquerque) (35-28), #2779 Manzano (Albuquerque) (21-7), #3867 Atrisco Heritage Academy (Albuquerque) (45-11), #3969 Volcano Vista (Albuquerque) (40-20), #4634 La Cueva (Albuquerque) (35-7), #7782 West Mesa (Albuquerque) (50-0), #10554 Rio Grande (Albuquerque) (44-6)
2013 Losses: #170 Las Cruces (56-8), #2118 Cibola (Albuquerque) (27-20), #2271 Clovis (42-24)
2013 Opponents W-L: 74-58
Recent League Championships: 2013 (5A District 2), 2006 (5A District 2)
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: 1
Streak List: 9/5/14 Atrisco Heritage Academy (Albuquerque) (28-12)

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/30 at Volcano Vista (Albuquerque), 9/5 at Atrisco Heritage Academy (Albuquerque), 9/11 at Albuquerque, 9/18 Valley (Albuquerque), 9/26 Cleveland [V. Sue] (Rio Rancho), 10/3 Carlsbad, 10/10 at Manzano (Albuquerque), 10/17 Eldorado (Albuquerque), 10/24 La Cueva (Albuquerque), 11/6 Highland (Albuquerque)
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Cleveland [V. Sue] (Rio Rancho) (36.7), Eldorado (Albuquerque) (28.6), Valley (Albuquerque) (27.8)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Albuquerque (-26.3), Highland (Albuquerque) (-23.7), Carlsbad (16.2)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 18.1 (24 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 14.5
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: -3.6
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #15
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3219
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1
2014 Projected League Finish: 1st
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 23%