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: #7

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 2
2016 JV Record: 6-4
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Andrew Valdez 5'10" 180 Senior RB
Parker Boswell 5'11" 165 Junior QB
Isaiah Loring 5'11" 275 Junior DL

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Running Game, Discipline
Team Weaknesses: Youth, Depth

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 11.8
2016 National Rank: #4728
2016 State Rank: #341
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.2
2017 Starting Power Rating: 10.3
2017 National Rank: #4950
2017 State Rank: #339
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 18.9
Dynasty National Rank: #2610
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 8.6
Dynasty Record: 102-55 (54-24 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 6-6
2016 League Record/Finish: 3-3 (4th)
2016 Points For Average: 18.2
2016 Points Against Average: 23
2016 Differential: -4.8
2016 Wins: #1429 Garces (Bakersfield) (29-28), #3116 Redwood (Visalia) (19-9), #4010 Dinuba (25-24), #6627 Lemoore (21-11), #8163 Monache (Porterville) (21-6), #9054 Hanford West (Hanford) (32-7)
2016 Losses: #2009 Ridgeview (Bakersfield) (46-14), #2558 Tulare Union (Tulare) (42-7), #3066 Tulare Western (Tulare) (28-7), #3085 Golden West (Visalia) (22-14), #3949 Hanford (21-0), #7359 Mt. Whitney (Visalia) (32-29)
2016 Opponents W-L: 77-58
Recent Section Championships: 2013 (II), 2007 (II)
Recent League Championships: 2013, 2012 (tied for 1st), 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2005
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/25 vs Tulare Western (Tulare), 9/1 vs Tulare Union (Tulare), 9/8 vs Monache (Porterville), 9/15 vs Dinuba, 9/22 vs Mt. Whitney (Visalia), 9/29 vs Hanford, 10/12 vs Hanford West (Hanford), 10/20 vs Redwood (Visalia), 10/27 at Lemoore, 11/3 at Golden West (Visalia)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Tulare Union (Tulare) (34.9), Golden West (Visalia) (27.2), Tulare Western (Tulare) (21.9)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Monache (Porterville) (-5.4), Hanford West (Hanford) (-4.9), Mt. Whitney (Visalia) (-3.4)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 14.5 (18.5 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 10.8
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -3.7
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #286
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3978
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5
2017 Projected League Finish: 4th
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%