Golden West (Visalia, CA)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Trailblazers
Colors: Black/Gold
Coach: Paul Preheim
League: West Yosemite
Section: Central
Playoff Division: 4
Playoff Division Rank: #1

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2014 JV Record: 1-9
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Cristian Canales 5'9" 165 RB 4.8
Brandon Redd 6'3" 260 G 4.9
David Flores 5'10" 210 MLB 5.0

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Work-Ethic, Conviction
Team Weaknesses: Size

RATINGS
2014 Final Power Rating: 22.8
2014 National Rank: #2936
2014 State Rank: #215
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2015 Starting Power Rating: 23.3
2015 National Rank: #2744
2015 State Rank: #210
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): -1.3
Dynasty National Rank: #8664
2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 24.6
Dynasty Record: 33-90-1 (21-51 in league)

HISTORICAL
2014 Overall Record: 7-5
2014 League Record/Finish: 4-2 (3rd)
2014 Points For Average: 30.8
2014 Points Against Average: 23.8
2014 Differential: +7
2014 Wins: #3094 Redwood (Visalia) (20-14), #3867 El Diamante (Visalia) (33-13), #6507 Chowchilla (31-7), #6810 Mt. Whitney (Visalia) (41-7), #7679 Hanford West (Hanford) (56-21), #8595 Delano (36-7), #8635 Reedley (27-7)
2014 Losses: #984 Hanford (56-44), #1019 Lemoore (56-31), #1187 Liberty (Madera) (30-14), #4070 Kingsburg (55-29), #4301 Tulare Western (Tulare) (12-7)
2014 Opponents W-L: 76-58
Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: 1
Streak List: 9/18/15 Reedley (43-34)

SCHEDULE
2015 Schedule: 9/4 at Kingsburg, 9/11 Tulare Western (Tulare), 9/18 at Reedley, 9/25 at Delano, 10/2 vs Redwood (Visalia), 10/9 Lemoore, 10/15 Hanford, 10/23 Hanford West (Hanford), 10/30 vs Mt. Whitney (Visalia), 11/6 El Diamante (Visalia)
Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Hanford (41.6), Lemoore (27.8), Tulare Western (Tulare) (12.4)
Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Delano (-13), Reedley (-6.8), Mt. Whitney (Visalia) (1)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 12.4 (16.7 overall)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 9.9
2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: -2.5
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #344
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4607
2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2
2015 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 2%