Paloma Valley (Menifee, CA)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Wildcats
Colors: Maroon/Silver
Coach: Juan Merida
League: Sunbelt
Section: Southern
Playoff Division: none

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 3
2022 JV Record: 0-8
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Brady Nelson 6'3" 180 Senior QB
Jacob Hornbeak 5'10" 190 Senior LB
Eddie Cortez 5'10" 240 Senior OL/DL

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Skill Position/DB Speed/Athleticism, Returning QB
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience, Depth

RATINGS
2022 Final Power Rating: 8.7
2022 National Rank: #3939
2022 State Rank: #239
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.5
2023 Starting Power Rating: -14
2023 National Rank: #4724
2023 State Rank: #277
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2022 Rating): 3
Dynasty National Rank: #5155
2023 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 17.2
Dynasty Record: 21-24 (7-9 in league)

HISTORICAL
2022 Overall Record: 9-3
2022 League Record/Finish: 3-0 (1st)
2022 Points For Average: 29.1
2022 Points Against Average: 25.9
2022 Differential: +3.2
2022 Wins: #4022 Vista del Lago (Moreno Valley) (37-30), #4473 Palm Springs (28-24), #5595 Hemet (21-7), #5965 Temescal Canyon (Lake Elsinore) (41-37), #6763 Poly (Riverside) (27-13), #6785 Moreno Valley (42-20), #8808 Lakeside (Lake Elsinore) (24-21), #9020 Heritage (Menifee) (28-19), #10323 Valley View (Moreno Valley) (40-15)
2022 Losses: #1624 Orange Vista (Perris) (41-12), #2664 Golden Valley (Santa Clarita) (42-28), #3610 King [Dr. Martin Luther] (Riverside) (42-21)
2022 Opponents W-L: 66-66
Recent League Championships: 2022, 2009 (tied for 1st), 2008 (tied for 1st), 2007 (tied for 1st), 2006 (tied for 1st), 2005 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2023 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2023 Schedule: 8/18 Temescal Canyon (Lake Elsinore), 8/24 at Moreno Valley, 9/1 at Kaiser [Henry J.] (Fontana), 9/8 Heritage (Menifee), 9/15 Diamond Bar, 9/22 Orange Vista (Perris), 9/30 vs Poly (Riverside), 10/6 at Vista del Lago (Moreno Valley), 10/19 at Hemet, 10/27 Lakeside (Lake Elsinore)
Highest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: Orange Vista (Perris) (19.5), Diamond Bar (-7.2), Vista del Lago (Moreno Valley) (-15.3)
Lowest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: Heritage (Menifee) (-49.1), Lakeside (Lake Elsinore) (-36), Moreno Valley (-32.5)
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 1.6 (1.7 overall)
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -19.8
2023 vs. 2022 Schedule Strength Comparison: -21.4
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #294
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5419
2023 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2023 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2023 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%