| Mendota (CA) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Aztecs Colors: Black/Turquoise Coach: Beto Mejia League: West Sierra Section: Central Playoff Division: 4 Playoff Division Rank: #3 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 3 Returning Defensive Starters: 6 2016 JV Record: 7-2-1 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Marquez Navarro 5'9" 185 Senior RB 4.6 David Barajas 6'0" 185 Senior WR 4.5 Crisitian Muratalla 5'8" Senior CB 4.6 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Running Game Team Weaknesses: Replacing 4 OL RATINGS 2016 Final Power Rating: 16.9 2016 National Rank: #3690 2016 State Rank: #274 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -5.5 2017 Starting Power Rating: 13.4 2017 National Rank: #4318 2017 State Rank: #310 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): -6.5 Dynasty National Rank: #10201 2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 19.9 Dynasty Record: 98-66 (39-25 in league) HISTORICAL 2016 Overall Record: 13-1 2016 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st) 2016 Points For Average: 40.4 2016 Points Against Average: 13.6 2016 Differential: +26.8 2016 Wins: #5770 Orestimba (Newman) (36-0), #7421 Firebaugh (58-20), #7421 Firebaugh (50-22), #7820 Dos Palos (41-28), #8216 Liberty (Madera) (26-19), #9335 Coalinga (14-6), #9848 Desert (Edwards AFB) (44-12), #10087 Sierra (Tollhouse) (50-14), #10737 Roosevelt [Theodore] (Fresno) (27-7), #11452 Immanuel (Reedley) (42-21), #12686 Avenal (63-0), #13450 Tranquillity (49-18), #14001 Minarets (O'Neals) (52-3) 2016 Losses: #2954 Amador (Sutter Creek) (21-14) 2016 Opponents W-L: 87-78 Recent Section Championships: 2016 (5), 2012 (VI), 2011 (VI) Recent League Championships: 2016, 2014 (tied for 1st), 2013, 2011, 2008 (tied for 1st), 2005 (tied for 1st; Northwest Sierra) Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none SCHEDULE 2017 Schedule: 8/25 Orestimba (Newman), 9/1 Liberty (Madera), 9/8 vs Roosevelt [Theodore] (Fresno), 9/15 vs Immanuel (Reedley), 9/29 at Minarets (O'Neals), 10/6 Dos Palos, 10/13 at Firebaugh, 10/20 Avenal, 10/27 at Coalinga, 11/3 Tranquillity Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Dos Palos (5.7), Firebaugh (1.4), Orestimba (Newman) (-0.4) Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Tranquillity (-35.2), Avenal (-34.5), Minarets (O'Neals) (-30.3) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -9.9 (-5.8 overall) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -14.1 2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -4.2 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #825 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #11644 2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 10-0 2017 Projected League Finish: 1st 2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 62% |