Coachella Valley (Thermal, CA)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Arabs
Colors: Kelly Green/Gold
Coach: Brett Davis
League: De Anza (moving from Desert Valley)
Section: Southern
Playoff Division: 11
Playoff Division Rank: #18

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 1
2015 JV Record: 9-0
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Jacob Salazar 5'10" 175 Senior WR 4.9
Christian Brenes 5'8" 190 Junior ILB 5.2
Romeo Martinez 5'11" 195 Senior RB 4.9

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Offensive Tempo/Explosiveness, OL Size/Experience
Team Weaknesses: Youth On Defense

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: 2.8
2015 National Rank: #7184
2015 State Rank: #515
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -5.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2016 Starting Power Rating: -2.7
2016 National Rank: #8470
2016 State Rank: #587
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): -6.2
Dynasty National Rank: #10141
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 3.5
Dynasty Record: 44-89 (18-50 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 5-6
2015 League Record/Finish: 3-3 (4th)
2015 Points For Average: 23.8
2015 Points Against Average: 31
2015 Differential: -7.2
2015 Wins: #8999 Xavier Prep (Palm Desert) (25-7), #10615 Central (El Centro) (34-14), #11207 Cathedral City (53-18), #11465 Desert Mirage (Thermal) (48-20), #11899 Indio (41-16)
2015 Losses: #1310 Serrano (Phelan) (63-7), #1591 Palm Springs (70-0), #2730 Palm Desert (38-0), #3272 La Quinta (47-32), #5391 Rancho Mirage (26-7), #8053 Desert Hot Springs (22-15)
2015 Opponents W-L: 64-61
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: 2
Streak List: 8/26/16 Cathedral City (55-35), 9/2/16 Palm Desert (48-47)

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 8/26 at Cathedral City, 9/2 at Palm Desert, 9/9 at Central (El Centro), 9/16 Indio, 9/23 at Rubidoux (Riverside), 10/7 at Rancho Mirage, 10/14 Yucca Valley, 10/21 Desert Hot Springs, 10/28 vs Twentynine Palms, 11/4 Desert Mirage (Thermal)
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Palm Desert (20.2), Rubidoux (Riverside) (13.7), Rancho Mirage (13.5)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Indio (-29.6), Desert Mirage (Thermal) (-18.1), Yucca Valley (-13)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -2.8 (7.7 overall)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -3.2
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: -0.4
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #614
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #8980
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5
2016 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%