Hope Christian (Albuquerque, NM)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Huskies
Coach: Gary Beck
League: 3A District 5/6 (moving from 4A District 4)
Playoff Division: 3A
Playoff Division Rank: #5

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 9
2017 JV Record: 4-6
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Vince Quezada 6'0" 160 Senior WR/S 4.6
Nick Henry 6'1" 155 Senior QB 5.0
Ryan Kosper 6'2" 170 Junior OLB/TE 5.2

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: 17 Returning Starters, Defense
Team Weaknesses: New Offensive Coordinator, Size

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: -15.8
2017 National Rank: #10334
2017 State Rank: #52
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +10.5
2018 Starting Power Rating: -20.8
2018 National Rank: #8079
2018 State Rank: #36
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): -11.1
Dynasty National Rank: #12068
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 9.7
Dynasty Record: 48-52 (10-18 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 4-7
2017 League Record/Finish: 1-3 (4th)
2017 Points For Average: 26.7
2017 Points Against Average: 25.8
2017 Differential: +0.9
2017 Wins: #10903 Bloomfield (23-17), #12502 Grants (41-14), #13433 New Mexico Military Institute (Roswell) (49-10), #13525 Albuquerque Academy (Albuquerque) (38-14)
2017 Losses: #5105 Ruidoso (55-39), #5405 Portales (16-0), #6797 St. Pius X (Albuquerque) (49-36), #7732 Moriarty (35-18), #8398 Santa Rosa (17-8), #9284 Taos (27-14), #9284 Taos (30-28)
2017 Opponents W-L: 68-57
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/24 Portales, 8/31 at Espanola Valley (Espanola), 9/8 Moriarty, 9/15 at West Las Vegas (Las Vegas), 9/22 at Bloomfield, 9/28 Los Alamos, 10/6 New Mexico Military Institute (Roswell), 10/20 Navajo Prep (Farmington), 10/26 Cuba, 11/3 Laguna-Acoma (New Laguna)
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Portales (-15), West Las Vegas (Las Vegas) (-20.4), Moriarty (-25.5)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Laguna-Acoma (New Laguna) (-82.9), Cuba (-66.7), Navajo Prep (Farmington) (-60)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -14.2 (-8.5 overall)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -43.4
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -29.2
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #76
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #13506
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2
2018 Projected League Finish: 1st
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 6%