| El Diamante (Visalia, CA) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Miners Colors: Green/Blue Coach: Mark Rogers League: West Yosemite Section: Central Playoff Division: 2 Playoff Division Rank: #6 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 10 Returning Defensive Starters: 9 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Nolan Montgomery 6'1" 185 Senior FS Gerry Hernandez 5'10" 190 Senior DL Greg Pierce 6'2" 210 Senior MLB STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Experience, Hard-Working, Almost All Starters Return Team Weaknesses: Team Speed RATINGS 2015 Final Power Rating: 12.6 2015 National Rank: #5002 2015 State Rank: #348 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +10.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.2 2016 Starting Power Rating: 23.1 2016 National Rank: #2774 2016 State Rank: #204 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 19.4 Dynasty National Rank: #2498 2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 3.7 Dynasty Record: 96-49 (51-21 in league) HISTORICAL 2015 Overall Record: 5-6 2015 League Record/Finish: 3-3 (tied for 3rd) 2015 Points For Average: 17.8 2015 Points Against Average: 22 2015 Differential: -4.2 2015 Wins: #2975 Sunnyside (Fresno) (7-0), #5615 Redwood (Visalia) (28-14), #6365 Golden West (Visalia) (28-10), #7340 Monache (Porterville) (42-14), #10836 Hanford West (Hanford) (35-13) 2015 Losses: #843 Hanford (42-14), #1318 Lemoore (35-0), #1318 Lemoore (24-7), #3109 Tulare Union (Tulare) (41-14), #4728 Dinuba (27-7), #6425 Mt. Whitney (Visalia) (22-14) 2015 Opponents W-L: 71-53 Recent Section Championships: 2013 (II), 2007 (II) Recent League Championships: 2013, 2012 (tied for 1st), 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2005 Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: none SCHEDULE 2016 Schedule: 8/26 vs Tulare Western (Tulare), 9/2 at Tulare Union (Tulare), 9/9 vs Monache (Porterville), 9/16 at Dinuba, 9/23 vs Mt. Whitney (Visalia), 9/30 at Hanford, 10/13 vs Hanford West (Hanford), 10/21 vs Redwood (Visalia), 10/28 vs Lemoore, 11/4 at Golden West (Visalia) Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Hanford (38.3), Tulare Union (Tulare) (27.9), Lemoore (25) Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Hanford West (Hanford) (-23.3), Golden West (Visalia) (2.5), Dinuba (3.1) 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 11.3 (18.1 overall) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 12.8 2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1.5 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #285 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3866 2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3 2016 Projected League Finish: 3rd 2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |