| Palo Duro (Amarillo, TX) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Dons Colors: Blue/White Coach: Chris Fisher League: 5A-1 Region I District 2 (moving from 5A Region I District 3) Playoff Division: 5A-1 Playoff Division Rank: #74 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 9 Returning Defensive Starters: 6 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Michael Herrera 6'2" 235 Senior OL Diego Flores 6'2" 305 Senior OL 5.56 Dondray Degrate 6'0" 180 Junior QB 4.8 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Offensive Experience Team Weaknesses: DB Inexperience RATINGS 2017 Final Power Rating: 3.3 2017 National Rank: #6104 2017 State Rank: #626 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +5.5 2018 Starting Power Rating: -6.7 2018 National Rank: #4818 2018 State Rank: #526 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 23.2 Dynasty National Rank: #2738 2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 29.9 Dynasty Record: 66-95 (42-42 in league) HISTORICAL 2017 Overall Record: 2-8 2017 League Record/Finish: 2-5 (6th) 2017 Points For Average: 15.4 2017 Points Against Average: 34 2017 Differential: -18.6 2017 Wins: #4571 Plainview (30-23), #6828 Canyon (17-7) 2017 Losses: #1494 Tascosa (Amarillo) (55-8), #1808 Bushland (42-21), #1849 Dumas (35-14), #1869 Rider (Wichita Falls) (42-14), #2260 Randall (Amarillo) (24-0), #2954 Amarillo (38-22), #3137 Hereford (26-7), #5644 Caprock (Amarillo) (48-21) 2017 Opponents W-L: 58-51 Recent League Championships: 2005 (tied for 1st; 4A Region I District 3), 2004 (4A Region I District 3), 2003 (tied for 1st; 4A Region I District 3) Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none SCHEDULE 2018 Schedule: 8/30 at Canyon, 9/6 Plainview, 9/13 Tascosa (Amarillo), 9/21 at Borger, 9/28 Caprock (Amarillo), 10/5 at Lubbock, 10/11 Cooper (Abilene), 10/19 at Amarillo, 10/26 Monterey (Lubbock), 11/2 at Coronado (Lubbock) Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Coronado (Lubbock) (23.4), Tascosa (Amarillo) (15.7), Monterey (Lubbock) (10.9) Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Borger (-12.3), Lubbock (-12), Canyon (-4.7) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 23 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 2.5 2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -20.5 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #328 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2003 2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-7 2018 Projected League Finish: 6th 2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |