La Quinta (CA) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Blackhawks Colors: Crimson/Navy/White Coach: Patrick Rivenes League: Desert Empire (moving from Desert Valley) Section: Southern Playoff Division: 7 Playoff Division Rank: #19 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 2 Returning Defensive Starters: 3 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Fred Massie 6'0" 195 Senior MLB/FB 4.85 Grant Hartzell-Russel 5'8.5" 170 Senior OLB/FB 4.75 Marcus McAvoy 6'0" 150 Senior DB/WR 4.7 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Defensive Experience Team Weaknesses: Youth RATINGS 2017 Final Power Rating: 10.3 2017 National Rank: #4624 2017 State Rank: #351 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -5.5 2018 Starting Power Rating: -10.7 2018 National Rank: #5715 2018 State Rank: #414 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 24.1 Dynasty National Rank: #2526 2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 34.8 Dynasty Record: 108-69 (66-14 in league) HISTORICAL 2017 Overall Record: 6-5 2017 League Record/Finish: 4-2 (3rd) 2017 Points For Average: 27.9 2017 Points Against Average: 20 2017 Differential: +7.9 2017 Wins: #4949 Notre Dame (Riverside) (28-13), #5511 North [John W.] (Riverside) (35-6), #7130 Palm Springs (38-14), #9610 Indio (42-6), #9888 Xavier Prep (Palm Desert) (31-0), #11997 Cathedral City (61-14) 2017 Losses: #1010 Yucaipa (43-10), #1445 Roosevelt [Eleanor] (Eastvale) (48-17), #3263 Palm Desert (24-17), #4124 Rancho Mirage (38-21), #5005 Shadow Hills (Indio) (14-7) 2017 Opponents W-L: 63-58 Recent League Championships: 2016 (Desert Valley), 2014 (Desert Valley), 2013 (tied for 1st; Desert Valley), 2009 (Desert Valley), 2007 (Desert Valley), 2006 (Desert Valley) Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none SCHEDULE 2018 Schedule: 8/24 North [John W.] (Riverside), 8/31 at Coachella Valley (Thermal), 9/6 at Citrus Valley (Redlands), 9/13 Murrieta Mesa (Murrieta), 9/21 at Lakeside (Lake Elsinore), 9/28 at Rancho Mirage, 10/5 Shadow Hills (Indio), 10/12 at Palm Desert, 10/19 Palm Springs, 10/26 Xavier Prep (Palm Desert) Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Murrieta Mesa (Murrieta) (21.7), Palm Desert (7.3), Rancho Mirage (3.8) Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Coachella Valley (Thermal) (-19.6), Xavier Prep (Palm Desert) (-18.4), Lakeside (Lake Elsinore) (-9.2) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 5.4 (13.1 overall) 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -2.9 2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -8.3 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #259 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3173 2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-7 2018 Projected League Finish: 5th 2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |