Tularosa (NM) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Wildcats Colors: Maroon/White Coach: Bryan Jones League: 3A District 3 (moving from 2A District 3) Playoff Division: 3A Playoff Division Rank: #13 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 5 Returning Defensive Starters: 4 2013 JV Record: 7-2 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Nick Sheppard 5'7.5" 155 Senior RB/DB 4.51 Ross Griffin 6'0" 160 Senior QB/OLB 4.80 Dakota Varbel 5'9" 150 Junior QB/DB 4.64 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Speed, Skill Positions Team Weaknesses: Lines RATINGS 2013 Final Power Rating: -23.2 2013 National Rank: #12495 2013 State Rank: #71 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -5.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4 2014 Starting Power Rating: -28.7 2014 National Rank: #13098 2014 State Rank: #77 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): -4.1 Dynasty National Rank: #9576 2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 24.6 Dynasty Record: 71-54 (25-9 in league) HISTORICAL 2013 Overall Record: 4-6 2013 League Record/Finish: 2-2 (3rd) 2013 Points For Average: 19.6 2013 Points Against Average: 23.9 2013 Differential: -4.3 2013 Wins: #12315 Lordsburg (27-18), #13460 Hot Springs (Truth or Consequences) (33-6), #14323 McCurdy (Espanola) (52-0), #14531 Mesilla Valley Christian (Las Cruces) (52-0) 2013 Losses: #6370 Hatch Valley (Hatch) (56-12), #6536 Ruidoso (34-6), #7638 Dexter (37-0), #7860 Estancia (54-14), #10539 Cobre (Bayard) (28-0), #12322 Eunice (6-0) 2013 Opponents W-L: 61-47 Recent State Championships: 2009 (2A) Recent League Championships: 2012 (2A District 3), 2011 (2A District 3), 2010 (2A District 3), 2009 (2A District 3), 2005 (AA District 3), 2003 (tied for 1st; AA District 3) Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: none SCHEDULE 2014 Schedule: 8/29 Hot Springs (Truth or Consequences), 9/5 at Dexter, 9/12 Eunice, 9/19 Cobre (Bayard), 9/26 Ruidoso, 10/3 Hatch Valley (Hatch), 10/17 Estancia, 10/24 Mesilla Valley Christian (Las Cruces), 10/31 Capitan, 11/7 Lordsburg Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Ruidoso (13.2), Estancia (0.6), Dexter (0.4) Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Mesilla Valley Christian (Las Cruces) (-46.4), Hot Springs (Truth or Consequences) (-31.8), Eunice (-21.6) 2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -19.8 (-15.2 overall) 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -13.5 2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +6.3 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #68 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #11525 2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 2-8 2014 Projected League Finish: 3rd 2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |