Golden Valley (Bakersfield, CA)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Bulldogs Colors: Navy/Gold Coach: Erich Smith League: South Yosemite Section: Central Playoff Division: 3 Playoff Division Rank: #13 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 6 Returning Defensive Starters: 5 2015 JV Record: 6-3-1 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Tyler Thompson 5'10" 180 Senior RB Jordan Brownen 6'0" 180 Senior WR Fernando Medina 5'10" 230 Junior G RATINGS 2015 Final Power Rating: 3.5 2015 National Rank: #7029 2015 State Rank: #500 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1 2016 Starting Power Rating: 2 2016 National Rank: #7340 2016 State Rank: #517 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 3.5 Dynasty National Rank: #7066 2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 1.5 Dynasty Record: 64-72 (25-35 in league) HISTORICAL 2015 Overall Record: 6-7 2015 League Record/Finish: 1-4 (5th) 2015 Points For Average: 21.3 2015 Points Against Average: 29 2015 Differential: -7.7 2015 Wins: #6209 Fresno (35-33), #8504 Highland (Bakersfield) (28-9), #8504 Highland (Bakersfield) (21-12), #11806 East Bakersfield (Bakersfield) (28-21), #12398 Foothill (Bakersfield) (34-7), #12865 Mira Monte (Bakersfield) (28-20) 2015 Losses: #452 Ridgeview (Bakersfield) (38-0), #843 Hanford (42-14), #3037 Frontier (Bakersfield) (36-0), #4361 Tehachapi (49-19), #5390 West (Bakersfield) (27-21), #6570 Taft (48-27), #7098 Independence (Bakersfield) (35-22) 2015 Opponents W-L: 81-67 Recent League Championships: 2010 (tied for 1st), 2006 (Southeast Yosemite), 2005 (South Sequoia) Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: none SCHEDULE 2016 Schedule: 8/26 at Taft, 9/2 Chavez [Cesar] (Delano), 9/9 at Centennial (Bakersfield), 9/16 at Shafter, 9/23 Highland (Bakersfield), 10/7 Ridgeview (Bakersfield), 10/14 at Independence (Bakersfield), 10/21 Tehachapi, 10/28 at West (Bakersfield), 11/4 East Bakersfield (Bakersfield) Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Ridgeview (Bakersfield) (39), Chavez [Cesar] (Delano) (26), Centennial (Bakersfield) (18.5) Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Shafter (-20.5), East Bakersfield (Bakersfield) (-9.7), Taft (-2.6) 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -2 (7.9 overall) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 7.9 2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +9.9 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #368 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5435 2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-6 2016 Projected League Finish: 5th 2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%