Coachella Valley (Thermal, CA)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Arabs
Colors: Kelly Green/Gold
Coach: Brett Davis
League: De Anza
Section: Southern
Playoff Division: 11
Playoff Division Rank: #16

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2016 JV Record: 10-0
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Armando Deniz 5'11" 160 QB 4.9
Matt Fitzgerald 5'11" 175 RB/DB 4.7
Christian Brenes 5'10" 195 LB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Skill Position/Secondary Experience/Speed
Team Weaknesses: Young On Lines

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: -2.9
2016 National Rank: #8170
2016 State Rank: #574
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -0.6
2017 Starting Power Rating: 0.6
2017 National Rank: #7205
2017 State Rank: #495
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): -5.8
Dynasty National Rank: #9969
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 6.4
Dynasty Record: 51-93 (21-52 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 7-4
2016 League Record/Finish: 3-2 (3rd)
2016 Points For Average: 34.2
2016 Points Against Average: 31.5
2016 Differential: +2.7
2016 Wins: #8839 Yucca Valley (41-23), #9423 Palm Desert (48-47), #9577 Cathedral City (55-35), #11687 Central (El Centro) (28-10), #11707 Indio (34-27), #12355 Desert Hot Springs (43-6), #14200 Desert Mirage (Thermal) (42-6)
2016 Losses: #3156 Rancho Mirage (52-21), #3834 Rubidoux (Riverside) (55-20), #4517 Montebello (38-14), #6456 Twentynine Palms (47-30)
2016 Opponents W-L: 62-62
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/25 Cathedral City, 9/1 Palm Desert, 9/8 at North [John W.] (Riverside), 9/15 at Indio, 9/21 Rubidoux (Riverside), 10/6 Rancho Mirage, 10/13 at Yucca Valley, 10/20 at Desert Hot Springs, 10/27 Twentynine Palms, 11/3 at Desert Mirage (Thermal)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Rancho Mirage (17.4), North [John W.] (Riverside) (7.5), Rubidoux (Riverside) (6.6)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Desert Mirage (Thermal) (-45.9), Desert Hot Springs (-34.9), Cathedral City (-19.4)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -10.2 (-3.8 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -8
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +2.2
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #698
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #9999
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2017 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%