| Raton (NM) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Tigers Coach: Tory Giacomo League: 3A District 2 (moving from 3A District 3/5) Playoff Division: 3A Playoff Division Rank: #9 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 7 Returning Defensive Starters: 6 2017 JV Record: 3-2 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Ismael Tafoya 5'9" 155 Senior WR/S 4.9 Richie Acevedo 5'7" 130 Senior CB/WR 4.9 Aden Vanderwater 6'0" 155 Senior QB/S 4.9 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Explosive Skill Position/Secondary Players, Defense Has Potential, Special Teams Team Weaknesses: Youth At Many Positions RATINGS 2017 Final Power Rating: -21 2017 National Rank: #11257 2017 State Rank: #57 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.5 2018 Starting Power Rating: -35 2018 National Rank: #10910 2018 State Rank: #58 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): -14.3 Dynasty National Rank: #12645 2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 20.7 Dynasty Record: 85-81 (31-27 in league) HISTORICAL 2017 Overall Record: 9-3 2017 League Record/Finish: 3-1 (2nd) 2017 Points For Average: 31.7 2017 Points Against Average: 19.7 2017 Differential: +12 2017 Wins: #11977 Socorro (35-28), #12933 Texico (20-12), #13384 Tucumcari (20-13), #13525 Albuquerque Academy (Albuquerque) (35-20), #13955 Clayton (48-6), #13981 Trinidad (CO) (46-0), #14158 Cuba (49-24), #14303 McCurdy (Espanola) (44-17), #14413 Questa (54-0) 2017 Losses: #4618 Pampa (TX) (69-0), #8398 Santa Rosa (21-15), #9733 Estancia (26-14) 2017 Opponents W-L: 42-83 Recent League Championships: 2009, 2007 (tied for 1st) Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none SCHEDULE 2018 Schedule: 8/24 La Junta (CO), 8/31 at Trinidad (CO), 9/7 Socorro, 9/14 at Tucumcari, 9/20 Laguna-Acoma (New Laguna), 9/28 at Albuquerque Academy (Albuquerque), 10/5 at West Las Vegas (Las Vegas), 10/12 Robertson (Las Vegas), 10/18 at Santa Fe Indian (Santa Fe), 11/2 St. Michael's (Santa Fe) Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: La Junta (CO) (6.2), Robertson (Las Vegas) (-14.6), St. Michael's (Santa Fe) (-17.7) Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Laguna-Acoma (New Laguna) (-82.9), Trinidad (CO) (-61.3), Santa Fe Indian (Santa Fe) (-57.7) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -33.1 (-29.3 overall) 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -38.8 2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -5.7 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #69 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #13014 2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4 2018 Projected League Finish: 4th 2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |