| Golden Valley (Merced, CA) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Cougars Colors: Cardinal/Gold Coach: Rick Martinez League: Central California - CCC Section: Sac-Joaquin Playoff Division: III Playoff Division Rank: #18 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 7 Returning Defensive Starters: 7 2020 JV Record: 4-1 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Jabari Phillips 5'11" 180 Senior RB 4.6 Jamarcus Phillips 6'2" 230 Senior DE/TE 4.9 Eleazar Garza 6'1" 175 Junior QB 4.7 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Have Some Key Pieces Team Weaknesses: Chemistry RATINGS 2020 Final Power Rating: -14.8 2020 National Rank: #8892 2020 State Rank: #610 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +7 2021 Starting Power Rating: -24.7 2021 National Rank: #8327 2021 State Rank: #555 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2020 Rating): 7.9 Dynasty National Rank: #6455 2021 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 32.6 Dynasty Record: 69-110-1 (29-72 in league) HISTORICAL 2020 Overall Record: 0-5 2020 League Record/Finish: 0-4 (6th) 2020 Points For Average: 12 2020 Points Against Average: 34.4 2020 Differential: -22.4 2020 Wins: none 2020 Losses: #2901 Merced (33-7), #3130 Hilmar (36-0), #4273 Buhach Colony (Atwater) (34-19), #5807 Dos Palos (29-27), #6131 Atwater (40-7) 2020 Opponents W-L: 14-10 Recent League Championships: 2005 (tied for 1st; Central California) Winning Streak Entering 2021 Season: none SCHEDULE 2021 Schedule: 8/20 Sunnyside (Fresno), 8/27 at Madera South (Madera), 9/3 Chowchilla, 9/17 Buhach Colony (Atwater), 9/30 Central Valley (Ceres), 10/8 at Atwater, 10/15 at Patterson, 10/22 El Capitan (Merced), 10/29 Merced Highest-Rated 2021 Regular Season Opponents: Patterson (6.4), Merced (1.9), Buhach Colony (Atwater) (-11) Lowest-Rated 2021 Regular Season Opponents: El Capitan (Merced) (-48.6), Sunnyside (Fresno) (-28.7), Chowchilla (-26.8) 2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 7.7 2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -17.3 2021 vs. 2020 Schedule Strength Comparison: -25 2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #440 2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6738 2021 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-6 2021 Projected League Finish: 5th 2021 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |