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: 7 Returning Defensive Starters: 6 2016 JV Record: 4-6 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Roberto Enriquez 6'2" 265 Senior DL Da'Vione Thomasson 5'10" 180 Senior DB/WR Carl Jones 5'10" 180 Junior DB/WR RATINGS 2016 Final Power Rating: -5 2016 National Rank: #8683 2016 State Rank: #612 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.6 2017 Starting Power Rating: -4.5 2017 National Rank: #8455 2017 State Rank: #593 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 2.9 Dynasty National Rank: #7269 2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 7.4 Dynasty Record: 67-79 (26-39 in league) HISTORICAL 2016 Overall Record: 3-7 2016 League Record/Finish: 1-4 (5th) 2016 Points For Average: 23.9 2016 Points Against Average: 31.7 2016 Differential: -7.8 2016 Wins: #9272 Highland (Bakersfield) (35-14), #10961 Shafter (36-12), #12057 West (Bakersfield) (38-6) 2016 Losses: #2009 Ridgeview (Bakersfield) (33-10), #4169 Chavez [Cesar] (Delano) (41-36), #4264 Centennial (Bakersfield) (31-10), #4349 Tehachapi (54-22), #5582 Independence (Bakersfield) (55-23), #5903 Taft (47-7), #7032 East Bakersfield (Bakersfield) (24-22) 2016 Opponents W-L: 56-57 Recent League Championships: 2010 (tied for 1st), 2006 (Southeast Yosemite), 2005 (South Sequoia) Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none SCHEDULE 2017 Schedule: 8/25 Taft, 9/8 Centennial (Bakersfield), 9/15 Shafter, 9/22 at Highland (Bakersfield), 9/29 at Frontier (Bakersfield), 10/6 at Ridgeview (Bakersfield), 10/13 Independence (Bakersfield), 10/20 at Tehachapi, 10/27 West (Bakersfield), 11/3 at East Bakersfield (Bakersfield) Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Ridgeview (Bakersfield) (24.3), Centennial (Bakersfield) (19.6), Tehachapi (8) Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: West (Bakersfield) (-23), Shafter (-8.1), Highland (Bakersfield) (-6.4) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 5.6 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 2.2 2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -3.4 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #455 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6696 2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-7 2017 Projected League Finish: 5th 2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%