Palo Duro (Amarillo, TX)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Dons
Colors: Blue/White
Coach: Steve Parr
League: 5A Region I District 3
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #67

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 2
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2014 JV Record: 5-5

TOP PLAYERS
Khalil Gipson 6'0" 195 Senior ILB 4.7
Sergio Sosa 6'0" 250 Junior OL 5.1
Angel Navarrete 5'8" 150 Senior WR 4.7

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Great Character/Work-Ethic, Good Deal Of Team Speed
Team Weaknesses: Extremely Young/Inexperienced

RATINGS
2014 Final Power Rating: 31.7
2014 National Rank: #1630
2014 State Rank: #186
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -5.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2015 Starting Power Rating: 26.2
2015 National Rank: #2238
2015 State Rank: #252
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): 16.6
Dynasty National Rank: #3099
2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 9.6
Dynasty Record: 61-70 (38-27 in league)

HISTORICAL
2014 Overall Record: 7-5
2014 League Record/Finish: 3-2 (3rd)
2014 Points For Average: 33.4
2014 Points Against Average: 27.3
2014 Differential: +6.1
2014 Wins: #2159 Eastlake (El Paso) (35-0), #2157 Monterey (Lubbock) (55-41), #2487 Plainview (34-26), #2487 Plainview (31-28), #5391 Hereford (38-14), #5784 Dumas (49-14), #6647 Caprock (Amarillo) (53-14)
2014 Losses: #337 Amarillo (45-21), #613 Tascosa (Amarillo) (33-16), #620 Randall (Amarillo) (37-21), #943 Del Valle (El Paso) (38-17), #2527 Canyon (38-31)
2014 Opponents W-L: 82-58
Recent League Championships: 2005 (tied for 1st; 4A Region I District 3), 2004 (4A Region I District 3), 2003 (tied for 1st; 4A Region I District 3)
Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2015 Schedule: 8/28 Amarillo, 9/4 at Plainview, 9/11 at Eastlake (El Paso), 9/24 at Tascosa (Amarillo), 10/2 Monterey (Lubbock), 10/9 Caprock (Amarillo), 10/16 at Dumas, 10/23 Canyon, 10/29 Randall (Amarillo), 11/6 at Hereford
Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Amarillo (47.4), Tascosa (Amarillo) (38.6), Randall (Amarillo) (34.1)
Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Caprock (Amarillo) (-4), Dumas (6.4), Hereford (9)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 25.5 (28.4 overall)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 23.3
2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: -2.2
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #201
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1322
2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5
2015 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%