| Carlsbad (NM) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Cavemen Coach: Cale Sanders League: 6A District 3 (moving from 6A District 3/4) Playoff Division: 6A Playoff Division Rank: #16 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 6 Returning Defensive Starters: 4 2023 JV Record: 2-6 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Kason Perez 5'10" 180 Senior QB 5.0 Colton McKibben 6'1" 185 Sophomore ILB 4.7 Ian Sandoval 5'11" 180 Senior RB 4.63 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: LB Team Weaknesses: Youth RATINGS 2023 Final Power Rating: -16 2023 National Rank: #8795 2023 State Rank: #32 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5 Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -7.7 2024 Starting Power Rating: -32.9 2024 National Rank: #8420 2024 State Rank: #28 5-Year Dynasty Rating (Average 2018-2023 Rating): -2.8 5-Year Dynasty National Rank: #6366 2024 Rating vs. 5-Year Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 28 5-Year Dynasty Record: 18-28 (9-12 in league) Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2023 Rating): 12.4 Dynasty National Rank: #4652 2024 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 43.2 Dynasty Record: 91-123-1 (28-41 in league) HISTORICAL 2023 Overall Record: 2-8 2023 League Record/Finish: 1-4 (5th) 2023 Points For Average: 16.7 2023 Points Against Average: 33.8 2023 Differential: -17.1 2023 Wins: #8591 Goddard (Roswell) (27-19), #12046 Organ Mountain (Las Cruces) (29-10) 2023 Losses: #1177 Artesia (55-7), #1626 Roswell (41-7), #3586 Centennial (Las Cruces) (42-14), #3641 Las Cruces (43-14), #4469 Hobbs (35-12), #4712 Volcano Vista (Albuquerque) (28-7), #7967 Alamogordo (32-27), #7958 Clovis (33-23) 2023 Opponents W-L: 67-47 Recent League Championships: 2013 (tied for 1st; 5A District 4), 2010 (5A District 4) Winning Streak Entering 2024 Season: none SCHEDULE 2024 Schedule: 8/23 Artesia, 8/29 Goddard (Roswell), 9/6 Lovington, 9/13 Cibola (Albuquerque), 9/19 Centennial (Las Cruces), 9/27 Clovis, 10/4 Organ Mountain (Las Cruces), 10/11 Alamogordo, 10/25 Las Cruces, 11/1 Hobbs Highest-Rated 2024 Regular Season Opponents: Artesia (15.9), Centennial (Las Cruces) (2.4), Las Cruces (1.2) Lowest-Rated 2024 Regular Season Opponents: Organ Mountain (Las Cruces) (-61.1), Cibola (Albuquerque) (-49.6), Alamogordo (-33.8) 2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 1 2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -19.4 2024 vs. 2023 Schedule Strength Comparison: -20.4 2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #14 2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6031 2024 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-6 2024 Projected League Finish: 4th 2024 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |