St. Pius X (Albuquerque, NM)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Spartans
Coach: David Montoya
League: 4A District 5/6
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #7

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2020 JV Record: 1-0
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Marco Ybarra 5'10" 190 Senior RB/OLB 4.72
Joaquin Medina 6'2" 230 Senior DE/TE 4.9
Dominic Esparza 5'8" 170 Senior SS/WR 4.8

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience
Team Weaknesses: Depth

RATINGS
2020 Final Power Rating: -19.6
2020 National Rank: #9708
2020 State Rank: #45
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5
Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -6
2021 Starting Power Rating: -29.9
2021 National Rank: #9304
2021 State Rank: #39
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2020 Rating): 5.5
Dynasty National Rank: #7192
2021 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 35.4
Dynasty Record: 117-82 (46-15 in league)

HISTORICAL
2020 Overall Record: 1-3
2020 League Record/Finish: 0-2 (5th)
2020 Points For Average: 7.5
2020 Points Against Average: 9.8
2020 Differential: -2.3
2020 Wins: #12926 Moriarty (21-6)
2020 Losses: #5980 Portales (6-0), #6518 Bernalillo (14-7), #7268 Grants (13-2)
2020 Opponents W-L: 12-6
Recent State Championships: 2016 (5A)
Recent League Championships: 2018 (4A District 2/5), 2016 (5A District 5), 2014 (5A District 5), 2011 (tied for 1st; 4A District 5), 2010 (4A District 5), 2007 (4A District 5), 2005 (AAAA District 5), 2004 (AAAA District 2), 2003 (AAAA District 2)
Winning Streak Entering 2021 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2021 Schedule: 8/20 Bloomfield, 8/28 at Kirtland Central (Kirtland), 9/4 at Valley (Albuquerque), 9/11 at Taos, 9/17 Portales, 9/25 at Aztec, 10/8 Bernalillo, 10/14 Valencia (Los Lunas), 10/23 at Grants, 10/28 at Albuquerque Academy (Albuquerque)
Highest-Rated 2021 Regular Season Opponents: Grants (-11.7), Bloomfield (-18), Portales (-20.1)
Lowest-Rated 2021 Regular Season Opponents: Valencia (Los Lunas) (-61.6), Valley (Albuquerque) (-49.3), Kirtland Central (Kirtland) (-41.2)
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -11.5
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -33.4
2021 vs. 2020 Schedule Strength Comparison: -21.9
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #38
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #11501
2021 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2021 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2021 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%