Desert Mirage (Thermal, CA)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Rams Colors: Red/Silver/White Coach: Eric Perry League: Desert Valley (moving from De Anza) Section: Southern Playoff Division: 13 Playoff Division Rank: #16 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 7 Returning Defensive Starters: 7 2017 JV Record: 2-8 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Manny Ridge 5'8" 170 Senior RB/LB 4.75 Tony Marmalejo 5'11" 170 Senior QB/DB 4.65 Luis Sandavol 6'0" 265 Senior OL/DL 5.2 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Physicality, Running Game, Work-Ethic Team Weaknesses: Skill Positions, Depth RATINGS 2017 Final Power Rating: -28.7 2017 National Rank: #12421 2017 State Rank: #888 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +7.5 2018 Starting Power Rating: -36.7 2018 National Rank: #11205 2018 State Rank: #788 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): -24.6 Dynasty National Rank: #13884 2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 12.1 Dynasty Record: 23-106 [22-107 on the field] (8-50 in league) HISTORICAL 2017 Overall Record: 2-8 2017 League Record/Finish: 1-4 (5th) 2017 Points For Average: 16.2 2017 Points Against Average: 38 2017 Differential: -21.8 2017 Wins: #12639 Calexico (25-14), #12820 Desert Hot Springs (35-27) 2017 Losses: #4124 Rancho Mirage (47-8), #5716 Coachella Valley (Thermal) (33-29), #6867 Twentynine Palms (34-20), #7100 Yucca Valley (70-8), #8805 Banning (67-3), #9610 Indio (41-18), #11513 Palo Verde Valley (Blythe) (34-8), #11668 Holtville (13-8) 2017 Opponents W-L: 51-57 Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none SCHEDULE 2018 Schedule: 8/24 West Valley (Hemet), 8/31 at Holtville, 9/7 Palo Verde Valley (Blythe), 9/13 Desert Hot Springs, 9/21 at Indio, 9/28 Banning, 10/5 at Coachella Valley (Thermal), 10/12 Twentynine Palms, 10/19 at Yucca Valley, 10/26 at Cathedral City Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Yucca Valley (-10), Banning (-13.1), Coachella Valley (Thermal) (-19.6) Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Cathedral City (-48.7), Holtville (-39.5), West Valley (Hemet) (-38.6) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -7.1 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -29.2 2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -22.1 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #763 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #11138 2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-6 2018 Projected League Finish: 6th 2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%