Palo Verde (Tucson, AZ)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Titans Colors: Royal Blue/Gold Coach: Laurence Ruhf League: 4A Gila (moving from IV Section II) Playoff Division: 4A Playoff Division Rank: #41 RATINGS 2015 Final Power Rating: -26.5 2015 National Rank: #12839 2015 State Rank: #171 Player Statistics-Based (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +4.8 2016 Starting Power Rating: -21.7 2016 National Rank: #12135 2016 State Rank: #165 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): -3.3 Dynasty National Rank: #9270 2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 18.4 Dynasty Record: 68-72 [67-73 on the field] (43-36 in league) HISTORICAL 2015 Overall Record: 2-8 2015 League Record/Finish: 2-4 (tied for 4th) 2015 Points For Average: 14.7 2015 Points Against Average: 36.2 2015 Differential: -21.5 2015 Wins: #13061 Douglas (41-21), #13656 Catalina (Tucson) (42-6) 2015 Losses: #4134 Flowing Wells (Tucson) (54-0), #5996 Santa Cruz Valley (Eloy) (40-7), #6452 Pueblo (Tucson) (56-7), #7556 Thatcher (55-0), #8278 Cholla (Tucson) (35-7), #9893 Empire (Tucson) (41-0), #11929 Rincon (Tucson) (26-21), #13538 Santa Rita (Tucson) (28-22) 2015 Opponents W-L: 48-56 Recent State Championships: 2005 (4A-II) Recent League Championships: 2009, 2008, 2006, 2005 (tied for 1st) Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: none SCHEDULE 2016 Schedule: 8/19 Tanque Verde (Tucson), 8/26 at Desert View (Tucson), 9/2 Glendale, 9/9 at Catalina (Tucson), 9/16 Cholla (Tucson), 9/23 at Rincon (Tucson), 9/30 at Douglas, 10/7 Rio Rico, 10/14 Amphitheater (Tucson), 10/21 at Pueblo (Tucson), 10/28 Casa Grande Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Casa Grande (22.4), Desert View (Tucson) (0.9), Pueblo (Tucson) (-3) Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Tanque Verde (Tucson) (-34), Catalina (Tucson) (-27), Douglas (-25.2) 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -9.6 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -12.2 2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: -2.6 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #166 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #11596 2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-8 2016 Projected League Finish: 4th 2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% We were unable to contact coach to obtain preview info.