Sandia (Albuquerque, NM)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Matadores
Coach: Kevin Barker
League: 6A District 2
Playoff Division: 6A
Playoff Division Rank: #17

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2016 JV Record: 0-7
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Ky'dae Jones 5'9" 180 Senior RB/S 4.4
Michael Sharp 5'10" 180 Senior LB 4.7
Tyler Geldmacher 6'4" 230 Senior C/DT 4.9

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Skill Position/Secondary Experience
Team Weaknesses: Line Inexperience, Lack Of Junior Class

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: -3.6
2016 National Rank: #8345
2016 State Rank: #33
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -4.7
2017 Starting Power Rating: -4.1
2017 National Rank: #8366
2017 State Rank: #34
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 17.4
Dynasty National Rank: #2940
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 21.5
Dynasty Record: 84-70 (30-22 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 3-7
2016 League Record/Finish: 1-4 (5th)
2016 Points For Average: 21.1
2016 Points Against Average: 27.9
2016 Differential: -6.8
2016 Wins: #9984 Valley (Albuquerque) (41-13), #13332 Santa Fe (50-0), #13853 Rio Grande (Albuquerque) (50-0)
2016 Losses: #169 Rio Rancho (49-0), #1684 Manzano (Albuquerque) (42-7), #2383 Onate (Las Cruces) (40-29), #2710 Clovis (54-13), #4676 Eldorado (Albuquerque) (42-7), #4851 La Cueva (Albuquerque) (22-0), #6271 Cibola (Albuquerque) (17-14)
2016 Opponents W-L: 56-56
Recent League Championships: 2015 (tied for 1st), 2013 (5A District 2), 2006 (5A District 2)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/25 at Rio Grande (Albuquerque), 9/1 Valley (Albuquerque), 9/9 Onate (Las Cruces), 9/15 Atrisco Heritage Academy (Albuquerque), 9/21 Cibola (Albuquerque), 9/29 Rio Rancho, 10/13 Eldorado (Albuquerque), 10/20 at La Cueva (Albuquerque), 10/27 Clovis, 11/2 Manzano (Albuquerque)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Rio Rancho (51.3), Manzano (Albuquerque) (40.4), Onate (Las Cruces) (22.9)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Rio Grande (Albuquerque) (-37.3), Valley (Albuquerque) (-21.6), Atrisco Heritage Academy (Albuquerque) (-2.9)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 9.3
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 8.3
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -1
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #10
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4743
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-7
2017 Projected League Finish: 5th
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%