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: #8

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 9
Returning Defensive Starters: 8
2021 JV Record: 9-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Eleazar Garza 6'1" 180 QB/DB 4.6
Jonah White 5'11" 175 WR/DB 4.5
Alex Duran 6'4" 300 OL 5.4

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Line Size, Character, JV Players Moving Up
Team Weaknesses: Depth

RATINGS
2021 Final Power Rating: -7.7
2021 National Rank: #7223
2021 State Rank: #497
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +8.5
2022 Starting Power Rating: -10.1
2022 National Rank: #4672
2022 State Rank: #350
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2021 Rating): 7
Dynasty National Rank: #6533
2022 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 17.1
Dynasty Record: 73-116-1 (32-74 in league)

HISTORICAL
2021 Overall Record: 4-6
2021 League Record/Finish: 3-2 (3rd)
2021 Points For Average: 34.6
2021 Points Against Average: 28.5
2021 Differential: +6.1
2021 Wins: #7980 Atwater (49-20), #8568 Central Valley (Ceres) (48-27), #11345 Chowchilla (40-14), #12192 El Capitan (Merced) (60-0)
2021 Losses: #1620 Merced (58-26), #2444 Patterson (59-43), #3661 Sacramento (41-19), #5006 Sunnyside (Fresno) (30-28), #7321 Madera South (Madera) (8-6), #7545 Pitman [John H.] (Turlock) (28-27)
2021 Opponents W-L: 51-57
Recent League Championships: 2005 (tied for 1st; Central California)
Winning Streak Entering 2022 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2022 Schedule: 8/19 Del Campo (Fair Oaks), 8/26 at Madera South (Madera), 9/9 vs Pitman [John H.] (Turlock), 9/16 vs Buhach Colony (Atwater), 9/23 Sierra (Manteca), 9/30 vs Central Valley (Ceres), 10/7 Atwater, 10/14 Patterson, 10/21 vs El Capitan (Merced), 10/28 Merced
Highest-Rated 2022 Regular Season Opponents: Merced (12.9), Patterson (2.3), Buhach Colony (Atwater) (-16.3)
Lowest-Rated 2022 Regular Season Opponents: El Capitan (Merced) (-57.9), Central Valley (Ceres) (-37.9), Atwater (-33.4)
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -2.7 (-3.7 overall)
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -23.9
2022 vs. 2021 Schedule Strength Comparison: -21.2
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #528
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7673
2022 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2
2022 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2022 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%