Mountain Empire (Pine Valley, CA) previews home GENERAL Nickname: RedHawks Colors: Red/Gold Coach: Bernard Vann III League: Pacific Section: San Diego Playoff Division: V-AA Playoff Division Rank: #3 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 8 Returning Defensive Starters: 7 2022 JV Record: 1-9 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Mannix Gonzalez 5'7" 160 Senior SB/OLB 4.72 Drew Reed 5'11" 215 Senior C/DT 5.0 Corey Vann 6'0" 165 Senior QB 4.84 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Offensive Balance Team Weaknesses: RB/DB Depth RATINGS 2022 Final Power Rating: -43.5 2022 National Rank: #12823 2022 State Rank: #890 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +5.5 2023 Starting Power Rating: -61.2 2023 National Rank: #12301 2023 State Rank: #863 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2022 Rating): -34.9 Dynasty National Rank: #12713 2023 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 26.5 Dynasty Record: 17-32 (4-11 in league) HISTORICAL 2022 Overall Record: 3-7 2022 League Record/Finish: 0-3 (4th) 2022 Points For Average: 9.9 2022 Points Against Average: 32.4 2022 Differential: -22.5 2022 Wins: #12534 Hoover [Herbert] (San Diego) (20-14), #13091 Orange Glen (Escondido) (38-34), #13695 Tri-City Christian (Vista) (21-7) 2022 Losses: #3124 Bishop's (La Jolla) (45-0), #4465 Classical Academy (Escondido) (42-7), #5950 Escondido Charter (Escondido) (41-0), #8549 Parker [Francis] (San Diego) (48-0), #9702 Vincent Memorial (Calexico) (42-6), #9719 Army-Navy (Carlsbad) (38-0), #13197 Southwest (San Diego) (13-7) 2022 Opponents W-L: 60-54 Recent League Championships: 2018 (Manzanita), 2012 (tied for 1st; Manzanita), 2011 (tied for 1st; Manzanita) Winning Streak Entering 2023 Season: none SCHEDULE 2023 Schedule: 8/18 Hoover [Herbert] (San Diego), 8/24 at Southwest (San Diego), 9/1 Holtville, 9/8 at Crawford (San Diego), 9/15 Vincent Memorial (Calexico), 9/22 Maranatha Christian (San Diego), 9/29 at O'Farrell (San Diego), 10/7 at Tri-City Christian (Vista), 10/13 at Orange Glen (Escondido), 10/21 Rock Academy (San Diego) Highest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: Crawford (San Diego) (-30.1), Vincent Memorial (Calexico) (-38.9), Holtville (-54.2) Lowest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: O'Farrell (San Diego) (-94), Tri-City Christian (Vista) (-74.5), Maranatha Christian (San Diego) (-70.5) 2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -25.7 (-22.9 overall) 2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -55.6 2023 vs. 2022 Schedule Strength Comparison: -29.9 2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #880 2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #12968 2023 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5 2023 Projected League Finish: 5th 2023 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |