Golden West (Visalia, CA)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Trailblazers
Colors: Black/Gold
Coach: Travis Anderson
League: East Yosemite (moving from West Yosemite)
Section: Central
Playoff Division: III
Playoff Division Rank: #13

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2021 JV Record: 3-6
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Eric Meyst 6'3" 315 Sophomore T
Ricky Elias 5'10" 185 Senior RB/S
Elijah Fisher 6'5" 225 Senior DE

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: OL
Team Weaknesses: Youth

RATINGS
2021 Final Power Rating: -14.9
2021 National Rank: #8658
2021 State Rank: #603
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +5.5
2022 Starting Power Rating: -23
2022 National Rank: #7112
2022 State Rank: #504
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2021 Rating): 7.7
Dynasty National Rank: #6317
2022 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 30.7
Dynasty Record: 75-119-1 (37-66 in league)

HISTORICAL
2021 Overall Record: 2-7
2021 League Record/Finish: 0-3 (6th)
2021 Points For Average: 15.8
2021 Points Against Average: 27.3
2021 Differential: -11.5
2021 Wins: #10782 Hanford West (Hanford) (27-6), #12573 Hoover [Herbert] (Fresno) (49-0)
2021 Losses: #1608 Hanford (63-0), #2096 Bakersfield Christian (Bakersfield) (14-3), #3123 Lemoore (42-20), #4087 Redwood (Visalia) (41-0), #6502 Tehachapi (12-3), #6691 Monache (Porterville) (28-20), #7142 Liberty (Madera) (40-20)
2021 Opponents W-L: 47-52
Recent Section Championships: 2017 (4)
Recent League Championships: 2016 (tied for 1st; West Yosemite)
Winning Streak Entering 2022 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2022 Schedule: 8/19 Arroyo Grande, 8/26 at Dinuba, 9/2 at Hanford, 9/8 Kingsburg, 9/23 at Tehachapi, 9/30 Monache (Porterville), 10/7 Mt. Whitney (Visalia), 10/14 Porterville, 10/21 vs Redwood (Visalia), 10/28 El Diamante (Visalia)
Highest-Rated 2022 Regular Season Opponents: Hanford (15.1), Kingsburg (10.8), Redwood (Visalia) (2.5)
Lowest-Rated 2022 Regular Season Opponents: Monache (Porterville) (-30.4), Mt. Whitney (Visalia) (-28.9), El Diamante (Visalia) (-25.7)
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -1.8
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -10.1
2022 vs. 2021 Schedule Strength Comparison: -8.3
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #316
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3757
2022 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-7
2022 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2022 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%