Sparks (NV)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Railroaders Colors: Maroon/Gold Coach: Brad Rose League: 3A Northern Playoff Division: 3A Playoff Division Rank: #19 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 3 Returning Defensive Starters: 4 2016 JV Record: 6-3 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Avery Aranas 5'6" 145 Senior SB/CB 4.73 Jorge Dominguez 5'8" 150 Senior HB/CB 4.65 Julius Rice-Misa 5'11" 205 Senior MLB/OL STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Defensive Experience Team Weaknesses: Very Young/Inexperienced OL RATINGS 2016 Final Power Rating: -21.3 2016 National Rank: #11805 2016 State Rank: #54 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -7.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.5 2017 Starting Power Rating: -28.8 2017 National Rank: #12710 2017 State Rank: #56 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): -14.2 Dynasty National Rank: #12120 2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 14.6 Dynasty Record: 40-94 (20-75 in league) HISTORICAL 2016 Overall Record: 2-7 2016 League Record/Finish: 2-7 (8th) 2016 Points For Average: 16.2 2016 Points Against Average: 33.4 2016 Differential: -17.2 2016 Wins: #12514 Lowry (Winnemucca) (18-12), #13324 Dayton (20-10) 2016 Losses: #2614 Spring Creek (42-28), #4488 South Tahoe (South Lake Tahoe, CA) (49-19), #5079 Truckee (CA) (63-15), #7155 Churchill County (Fallon) (35-0), #8919 Elko (16-13), #9984 Fernley (46-20), #10515 Wooster (Reno) (28-13) 2016 Opponents W-L: 48-44 Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none SCHEDULE 2017 Schedule: 8/25 Pershing County (Lovelock), 9/1 at South Tahoe (South Lake Tahoe, CA), 9/8 at Dayton, 9/15 Elko, 9/22 at Spring Creek, 9/29 Fernley, 10/6 Truckee (CA), 10/13 at Churchill County (Fallon), 10/20 Lowry (Winnemucca), 10/26 Wooster (Reno) Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Spring Creek (18.7), South Tahoe (South Lake Tahoe, CA) (7.1), Truckee (CA) (0.7) Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Dayton (-42.5), Lowry (Winnemucca) (-23.9), Elko (-11.7) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -3 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -6.4 2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -3.4 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #45 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #9508 2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 1-9 2017 Projected League Finish: 9th 2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%