Rancho Mirage (CA)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Rattlers Colors: Maroon/Gray Coach: Larry Matthews League: Desert Empire Section: Southern Playoff Division: none RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 9 Returning Defensive Starters: 4 2023 JV Record: 3-3 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Jeremiah Johnson 6'1" 190 Junior WR/DB 4.6 Jeremiah Williams 5'9" 175 Senior RB/DB 4.6 Yanni Padilla 5'10" 165 Senior QB 4.8 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: 9 Returning Offensive Starters Team Weaknesses: Lost All LBs To Graduation, Defensive Youth RATINGS 2023 Final Power Rating: 1.5 2023 National Rank: #5198 2023 State Rank: #355 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3.5 2024 Starting Power Rating: -11.6 2024 National Rank: #4568 2024 State Rank: #317 5-Year Dynasty Rating (Average 2018-2023 Rating): -2.7 5-Year Dynasty National Rank: #6344 2024 Rating vs. 5-Year Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 6.8 5-Year Dynasty Record: 24-23 (13-12 in league) Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2023 Rating): 0.2 Dynasty National Rank: #8194 2024 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 9.7 Dynasty Record: 57-49 (28-24 in league) HISTORICAL 2023 Overall Record: 7-3 2023 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st) 2023 Points For Average: 25.4 2023 Points Against Average: 23.8 2023 Differential: +1.6 2023 Wins: #4475 Hemet (28-25), #5052 Xavier Prep (Palm Desert) (21-14), #5990 La Quinta (27-14), #6520 Palm Springs (26-20), #7199 Palm Desert (28-14), #7509 Shadow Hills (Indio) (21-12), #9880 Chaffey (Ontario) (34-14) 2023 Losses: #2043 Norte Vista (Riverside) (45-14), #4825 Sonora (La Habra) (35-34), #4847 Tahquitz (Hemet) (45-21) 2023 Opponents W-L: 57-53 Recent League Championships: 2023, 2016 (De Anza) Winning Streak Entering 2024 Season: none SCHEDULE 2024 Schedule: 8/23 at Farrington (Honolulu, HI), 8/31 Coachella Valley (Thermal), 9/6 at Tahquitz (Hemet), 9/13 Ramona (Riverside), 9/20 at Jurupa Hills (Fontana), 10/4 at Shadow Hills (Indio), 10/11 Palm Desert, 10/18 at La Quinta, 10/25 Xavier Prep (Palm Desert), 11/1 Palm Springs Highest-Rated 2024 Regular Season Opponents: Farrington (Honolulu, HI) (20.4), Jurupa Hills (Fontana) (7), Ramona (Riverside) (6.9) Lowest-Rated 2024 Regular Season Opponents: Palm Desert (-28.2), Shadow Hills (Indio) (-25.8), Palm Springs (-25.4) 2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 0.9 (-0.4 overall) 2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -9.8 2024 vs. 2023 Schedule Strength Comparison: -10.7 2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #277 2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3837 2024 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5 2024 Projected League Finish: 1st 2024 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%