Palo Duro (Amarillo, TX) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Dons Colors: Blue/White Coach: Chris Fisher League: 5A Region I District 3 Playoff Division: 5A Playoff Division Rank: #160 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 3 Returning Defensive Starters: 3 2016 JV Record: 5-5 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Eugene Green Senior Devonte Price Senior COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION Chris Thornton 6'1" 210 Senior OLB STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Depth Team Weaknesses: Inexperience, Very Young, Unproven RATINGS 2016 Final Power Rating: 13.8 2016 National Rank: #4284 2016 State Rank: #475 General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -8.5 D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.4 2017 Starting Power Rating: 4.9 2017 National Rank: #6173 2017 State Rank: #647 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 15.8 Dynasty National Rank: #3344 2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 10.9 Dynasty Record: 64-87 (40-37 in league) HISTORICAL 2016 Overall Record: 2-8 2016 League Record/Finish: 1-6 (7th) 2016 Points For Average: 20.2 2016 Points Against Average: 31.3 2016 Differential: -11.1 2016 Wins: #3908 Bushland (38-8), #5398 Hereford (33-21) 2016 Losses: #809 Tascosa (Amarillo) (44-14), #1204 Amarillo (38-7), #1415 Canyon (36-23), #1491 Dumas (39-21), #1586 Caprock (Amarillo) (27-14), #2169 Randall (Amarillo) (28-10), #2728 Rider (Wichita Falls) (41-28), #3044 Plainview (31-14) 2016 Opponents W-L: 57-51-1 Recent League Championships: 2005 (tied for 1st; 4A Region I District 3), 2004 (4A Region I District 3), 2003 (tied for 1st; 4A Region I District 3) Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none SCHEDULE 2017 Schedule: 8/31 Tascosa (Amarillo), 9/15 Rider (Wichita Falls), 9/22 at Bushland, 9/29 at Plainview, 10/6 Dumas, 10/13 Caprock (Amarillo), 10/20 at Canyon, 10/26 Hereford, 11/3 at Amarillo, 11/9 Randall (Amarillo) Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Randall (Amarillo) (31.7), Tascosa (Amarillo) (30.7), Amarillo (27.3) Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Hereford (12), Rider (Wichita Falls) (16.7), Caprock (Amarillo) (21) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 28 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 23.2 2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -4.8 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #236 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1247 2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 1-9 2017 Projected League Finish: 8th 2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |