Moapa Valley (Overton, NV)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Pirates
Colors: Blue/Gold
Coach: Brent Lewis
League: 3A Southern - Sunrise
Playoff Division: 3A
Playoff Division Rank: #4

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2016 JV Record: 3-5
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Kaleb Frankford 6'1" 240 Junior OL/DL
Derek Reese 6'4" 200 Junior TE/LB
Logan Jackson 5'11" 190 Senior RB/LB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Very Good Junior Class, OL, Tradition
Team Weaknesses: Skill Position Inexperience/Depth

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 12
2016 National Rank: #4692
2016 State Rank: #22
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1
2017 Starting Power Rating: 9.5
2017 National Rank: #5151
2017 State Rank: #25
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 20.1
Dynasty National Rank: #2369
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 10.6
Dynasty Record: 127-40 [126-41 on the field] (50-4 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 7-4
2016 League Record/Finish: 3-1 (2nd)
2016 Points For Average: 30.9
2016 Points Against Average: 20.5
2016 Differential: +10.4
2016 Wins: #5503 Chaparral (Las Vegas) (53-40), #5636 Hurricane (UT) (25-13), #8106 Pahrump Valley (Pahrump) (40-14), #9466 Del Sol (Las Vegas) (66-19), #9535 Mojave (North Las Vegas) (34-19), #12474 Boulder City (37-0), #13053 Rancho (Las Vegas) (52-12)
2016 Losses: #1176 Desert Pines (Las Vegas) (28-7), #1538 Legacy (North Las Vegas) (45-7), #4070 Sierra Vista (Las Vegas) (21-12), #5877 Virgin Valley (Mesquite) (14-7)
2016 Opponents W-L: 58-56
Recent State Championships: 2014 (II), 2008, 2007
Recent League Championships: 2015 (IA Southern - Sunrise), 2014 (IA Southern - Sunrise), 2013 (IA Southern - Sunrise), 2012 (IA Southern - Sunrise), 2011 (Southern 3A), 2010 (Southern 3A), 2009 (Southern 3A), 2008 (Southern 3A), 2006 (Southern 3A), 2004 (Southern 3A), 2003 (Southern 3A)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/25 Sunrise Mountain (Las Vegas), 9/1 at Hurricane (UT), 9/8 Shadow Ridge (Las Vegas), 9/15 at Mojave (North Las Vegas), 9/23 at Boulder City, 9/28 Las Vegas, 10/6 Chaparral (Las Vegas), 10/13 Virgin Valley (Mesquite), 10/20 at Del Sol (Las Vegas)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Shadow Ridge (Las Vegas) (18), Las Vegas (15.3), Virgin Valley (Mesquite) (13.7)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Boulder City (-30.3), Mojave (North Las Vegas) (-19.8), Sunrise Mountain (Las Vegas) (-14.3)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -2.4 (6.6 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -0.5
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1.9
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #38
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7590
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-3
2017 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 1%