Palo Verde Valley (Blythe, CA)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Yellowjackets Colors: Green/Gold Coach: George Dagnino League: Imperial Valley Section: San Diego Playoff Division: 5 Playoff Division Rank: #10 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 3 Returning Defensive Starters: 3 2014 JV Record: 2-6 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Christian Cortazar Senior QB Jose Gaytan Senior WR Brooks Callaghan Senior OL STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Work-Ethic Team Weaknesses: Inexperience RATINGS 2014 Final Power Rating: -29.3 2014 National Rank: #13195 2014 State Rank: #932 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1 2015 Starting Power Rating: -31.8 2015 National Rank: #13371 2015 State Rank: #955 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): -4.5 Dynasty National Rank: #9662 2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 27.3 Dynasty Record: 65-64 (20-33 in league) HISTORICAL 2014 Overall Record: 2-8 2014 League Record/Finish: 0-5 (6th) 2014 Points For Average: 18.4 2014 Points Against Average: 28.9 2014 Differential: -10.5 2014 Wins: #14270 Yucca Valley (42-7), #14553 Calipatria (43-6) 2014 Losses: #545 Yuma Catholic (Yuma, AZ) (49-14), #2056 Brawley (41-6), #6263 Imperial (43-20), #8537 Central (El Centro) (28-0), #10590 Horizon (San Diego) (48-7), #11447 Holtville (20-14), #11953 Southwest (El Centro) (12-8), #12951 Calexico (35-30) 2014 Opponents W-L: 56-58 Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: none SCHEDULE 2015 Schedule: 8/28 Vincent Memorial (Calexico), 9/4 at Holtville, 9/18 at Yucca Valley, 10/2 Horizon (San Diego), 10/9 at Calexico, 10/16 Central (El Centro), 10/23 Southwest (El Centro), 10/30 at Brawley, 11/6 at Imperial Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Brawley (25.2), Imperial (7.3), Central (El Centro) (-5) Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Yucca Valley (-49.9), Southwest (El Centro) (-30.3), Calexico (-27.3) 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -9.6 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -14.5 2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: -4.9 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #815 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #12020 2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 2-7 2015 Projected League Finish: 6th 2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%