| Nevada Union (Grass Valley, CA) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Miners Colors: Blue/Gold Coach: Brad Sparks League: Foothill Valley Section: Sac-Joaquin Playoff Division: IV Playoff Division Rank: #11 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 5 Returning Defensive Starters: 5 2018 JV Record: 1-8-1 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Jaxon Horne 6'0" 190 Junior RB/FS Matthew DalBon 6'2" 250 Senior DE/TE Duke Morales 5'10" 190 Senior MLB STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: RB, Big/Physical OL, WR Depth/Explosiveness Team Weaknesses: Inexperience, Youth, Many Juniors Starting RATINGS 2018 Final Power Rating: -0.6 2018 National Rank: #6650 2018 State Rank: #481 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.5 2019 Starting Power Rating: -19.4 2019 National Rank: #7258 2019 State Rank: #517 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2018 Rating): 29.4 Dynasty National Rank: #1559 2019 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 48.8 Dynasty Record: 92-84 [91-85 on the field] (34-53 in league) HISTORICAL 2018 Overall Record: 3-7 2018 League Record/Finish: 0-5 (6th) 2018 Points For Average: 25.1 2018 Points Against Average: 37.1 2018 Differential: -12 2018 Wins: #9994 River City (West Sacramento) (53-21), #11350 Napa (59-34), #11681 Fairfield (21-0) 2018 Losses: #478 Placer (Auburn) (63-12), #854 Rio Linda (56-14), #2151 Yuba City (39-0), #2244 Spanish Springs (Sparks, NV) (47-13), #2386 Lincoln (44-24), #3028 Ponderosa (Shingle Springs) (38-35), #5627 Oakmont (Roseville) (29-20) 2018 Opponents W-L: 59-55 Recent Section Championships: 2009 (I), 2005 (I) Recent League Championships: 2009 (Delta Valley), 2008 (tied for 1st; Delta Valley), 2005 (tied for 1st; Metropolitan), 2003 (Metropolitan) Winning Streak Entering 2019 Season: none SCHEDULE 2019 Schedule: 8/23 Yuba City, 8/30 vs Napa, 9/14 at Harbor (Santa Cruz), 9/20 River City (West Sacramento), 9/27 at Fairfield, 10/4 Placer (Auburn), 10/11 at Oakmont (Roseville), 10/18 Ponderosa (Shingle Springs), 10/25 at Lincoln, 11/1 at Rio Linda Highest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Rio Linda (24.4), Placer (Auburn) (21.2), Yuba City (10) Lowest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Harbor (Santa Cruz) (-69), Fairfield (-50.1), Napa (-40.6) 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 9.5 2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -16.3 2019 vs. 2018 Schedule Strength Comparison: -25.8 2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #453 2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6326 2019 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-6 2019 Projected League Finish: 6th 2019 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |