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Palo Verde Valley (Blythe, CA)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Yellowjackets
Colors: Green/Gold
Coach: Wally Grant
League: Desert
Section: San Diego
Playoff Division: IV
Playoff Division Rank: #1

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2021 JV Record: 9-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Markus Macon 5'9" 175 Senior RB/MLB 4.58
Xzavier Bejarano 5'8" 170 Senior RB/OLB 4.62
Ian Maciel 5'9.5" 185 Senior DE/TE 4.65

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Skill Positions/LBs Return Intact, Line Size/Strength/Speed, 8 Returning Offensive Starters
Team Weaknesses: Many 2-Way Players, Depth

RATINGS
2021 Final Power Rating: 2.3
2021 National Rank: #5092
2021 State Rank: #361
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +8.5
2022 Starting Power Rating: -3.2
2022 National Rank: #3541
2022 State Rank: #277
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2021 Rating): -8.3
Dynasty National Rank: #10923
2022 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 5.1
Dynasty Record: 99-101 (31-54 in league)

HISTORICAL
2021 Overall Record: 11-3
2021 League Record/Finish: 4-0 (1st)
2021 Points For Average: 30.9
2021 Points Against Average: 16.7
2021 Differential: +14.2
2021 Wins: #6032 Fallbrook (29-28), #6337 Morse [Samuel F. B.] (San Diego) (20-16), #6604 Mission Bay (San Diego) (41-19), #9090 Barstow (34-16), #9587 Calexico (15-6), #9733 Holtville (40-8), #10569 Crawford (San Diego) (36-14), #10579 Southwest (El Centro) (48-20), #10969 Vincent Memorial (Calexico) (50-16), #11505 Mountain Empire (Pine Valley) (34-21), #13422 Calipatria (42-6)
2021 Losses: #3149 Shadow Hills (Indio) (17-13), #4315 Quartz Hill (26-20), #7042 Coachella Valley (Thermal) (21-10)
2021 Opponents W-L: 79-76
Recent Section Championships: 2021 (V)
Recent League Championships: 2021
Winning Streak Entering 2022 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2022 Schedule: 8/20 Calexico, 8/26 at Coachella Valley (Thermal), 9/2 at Kofa (Yuma, AZ), 9/9 San Jacinto Valley Academy (San Jacinto), 9/16 Imperial, 9/23 Barstow, 9/30 vs Vincent Memorial (Calexico), 10/7 Calipatria, 10/14 at Holtville, 10/21 at Southwest (El Centro)
Highest-Rated 2022 Regular Season Opponents: Coachella Valley (Thermal) (-11.5), Imperial (-11.9), Barstow (-30.3)
Lowest-Rated 2022 Regular Season Opponents: Kofa (Yuma, AZ) (-73.6), Calipatria (-69.6), Southwest (El Centro) (-48.6)
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -10.8 (-12.9 overall)
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -35.3
2022 vs. 2021 Schedule Strength Comparison: -24.5
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #718
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #10679
2022 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1
2022 Projected League Finish: 1st
2022 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 29%