Murrieta Valley (Murrieta, CA)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Nighthawks
Colors: Red/Black
Coach: George Wilson
League: Big West - Upper (moving from Southwestern)
Section: Southern
Playoff Division: none

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 9
2021 JV Record: 8-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Tiger Bachmeier 6'1" 180 Senior WR 4.5
Jason Steele 6'4" 270 Senior OL 5.03
Bear Bachmeier 6'2" 210 Sophomore QB 4.71

COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Brandon Rose 6'2" 195 Senior QB
Jake Steele 6'4" 260 Senior OT

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: WR, OL, QB
Team Weaknesses: DB

RATINGS
2021 Final Power Rating: 42.2
2021 National Rank: #419
2021 State Rank: #46
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +6.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.6
2022 Starting Power Rating: 42.1
2022 National Rank: #155
2022 State Rank: #24
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2021 Rating): 39
Dynasty National Rank: #467
2022 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 3.1
Dynasty Record: 131-76-2 (63-30 in league)

HISTORICAL
2021 Overall Record: 7-4
2021 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st)
2021 Points For Average: 40.2
2021 Points Against Average: 23.3
2021 Differential: +16.9
2021 Wins: #224 Vista Murrieta (Murrieta) (49-48), #468 Roosevelt [Eleanor] (Eastvale) (46-12), #959 Chaparral (Temecula) (55-36), #1469 Temecula Valley (Temecula) (56-0), #2783 Great Oak (Temecula) (42-7), #5097 Murrieta Mesa (Murrieta) (49-7), #6915 Paloma Valley (Menifee) (63-21)
2021 Losses: #50 Norco (35-34), #110 Edison (Huntington Beach) (42-14), #339 Apple Valley (27-14), #598 San Clemente (21-20)
2021 Opponents W-L: 72-55
Recent League Championships: 2021 (Southwestern), 2017 (Southwestern), 2016 (Southwestern), 2005 (tied for 1st; Southwestern)
Winning Streak Entering 2022 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2022 Schedule: 8/26 Great Oak (Temecula), 9/2 at Apple Valley, 9/9 Murrieta Mesa (Murrieta), 9/16 at King [Dr. Martin Luther] (Riverside), 9/23 San Clemente, 9/30 at Roosevelt [Eleanor] (Eastvale), 10/7 Norco, 10/14 at Chaparral (Temecula), 10/21 at Centennial (Corona), 10/27 Vista Murrieta (Murrieta)
Highest-Rated 2022 Regular Season Opponents: Centennial (Corona) (91.7), Norco (48), Roosevelt [Eleanor] (Eastvale) (34.3)
Lowest-Rated 2022 Regular Season Opponents: Murrieta Mesa (Murrieta) (-9.6), King [Dr. Martin Luther] (Riverside) (0.1), Great Oak (Temecula) (6.7)
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 33 (34.9 overall)
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 26.9
2022 vs. 2021 Schedule Strength Comparison: -6.1
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #27
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #128
2022 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2
2022 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2022 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%