Mt. Whitney (Visalia, CA)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Pioneers Colors: Maroon/White Coach: Marty Martin League: West Yosemite Section: Central Playoff Division: 3 Playoff Division Rank: #12 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 6 Returning Defensive Starters: 6 2016 JV Record: 2-8 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Zach Reza 5'11" 175 Junior DB/RB Jaedyn Pineda 5'8" 160 Junior RB/LB John Banks 6'0" 220 Junior DL STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Improved Speed/Athleticism, Improved Line Size Team Weaknesses: Line Inexperience, Must Develop QB RATINGS 2016 Final Power Rating: 0.1 2016 National Rank: #7362 2016 State Rank: #524 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -5.3 2017 Starting Power Rating: -3.4 2017 National Rank: #8210 2017 State Rank: #579 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 6 Dynasty National Rank: #6261 2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 9.4 Dynasty Record: 62-88 (32-52 in league) HISTORICAL 2016 Overall Record: 3-7 2016 League Record/Finish: 2-4 (tied for 5th) 2016 Points For Average: 14.2 2016 Points Against Average: 32 2016 Differential: -17.8 2016 Wins: #4721 El Diamante (Visalia) (32-29), #8135 Mission Oak (Tulare) (14-6), #9054 Hanford West (Hanford) (20-15) 2016 Losses: #2371 Sunnyside (Fresno) (49-7), #2558 Tulare Union (Tulare) (35-7), #3066 Tulare Western (Tulare) (54-20), #3085 Golden West (Visalia) (32-14), #3116 Redwood (Visalia) (31-13), #3949 Hanford (35-0), #6627 Lemoore (34-15) 2016 Opponents W-L: 67-46 Recent Section Championships: 2006 (II) Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none SCHEDULE 2017 Schedule: 8/25 vs Tulare Union (Tulare), 9/1 vs Tulare Western (Tulare), 9/8 vs Sunnyside (Fresno), 9/15 vs Mission Oak (Tulare), 9/22 vs El Diamante (Visalia), 10/6 vs Hanford West (Hanford), 10/13 at Lemoore, 10/20 at Hanford, 10/27 vs Golden West (Visalia), 11/3 vs Redwood (Visalia) Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Tulare Union (Tulare) (34.9), Golden West (Visalia) (27.2), Sunnyside (Fresno) (24.1) Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Hanford West (Hanford) (-4.9), Mission Oak (Tulare) (2.4), Hanford (5.3) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 14.9 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 14.6 2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -0.3 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #213 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2944 2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 1-9 2017 Projected League Finish: 6th 2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%