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GENERAL
Nickname: Scorpions
Colors: Purple/White
Coach: Justin Sulvetta
League: High Desert
Section: Central
Playoff Division: VI
Playoff Division Rank*: #26

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2024 JV Record: 1-0
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Garet Terndrup 5'7" 175 Senior RB/LB 5.2
Jacob Kinlin 5'9" 190 Junior TE/DE 5.4
Elijah Warfield 5'6" 150 Junior QB/LB 5.0

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Discipline, Outside Run
Team Weaknesses: Lines, Deep Coverage

RATINGS
2024 Final Power Rating: -74.6
2024 National Rank: #13863
2024 State Rank: #1023
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment*: +2.5
Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment*: -7.9
2025 Starting Power Rating*: -93
2025 National Rank*: #13745
2025 State Rank*: #1023
5-Year Dynasty Rating (Average 2019-2024 Rating): -70.4
5-Year Dynasty National Rank: #13925
2025 Rating vs. 5-Year Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 22.6
5-Year Dynasty Record: 0-23 (0-13 in league)
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2024 Rating): -18
Dynasty National Rank: #12503
2025 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 75
Dynasty Record: 84-103 [85-102 on the field] (46-44 in league)

HISTORICAL
2024 Overall Record: 0-9
2024 League Record/Finish: 0-5 (6th)
2024 Points For Average: 5.7
2024 Points Against Average: 56.6
2024 Differential: -50.9
2024 Wins: none
2024 Losses: Mammoth (Mammoth Lakes) (66-6), #5532 Bishop Alemany (Mission Hills) (42-0), #6902 Bishop (85-0), #10670 Kern Valley (Lake Isabella) (62-0), #11030 Boron (75-0), #11505 Rosamond (63-0), #13009 California City (49-0), #13238 Littlerock (32-22), #13798 Silver Valley (Yermo) (35-23)
2024 Opponents W-L: 36-52
Recent League Championships: 2016, 2015 (Desert Mountain), 2013 (tied for 1st; Desert Mountain), 2007
Winning Streak Entering 2025 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2025 Schedule: 8/22 Mammoth (Mammoth Lakes), 9/5 at Trona, 9/12 Littlerock, 9/26 Silver Valley (Yermo), 10/3 California City, 10/10 Kern Valley (Lake Isabella), 10/17 at Boron, 10/24 at Bishop, 10/31 Rosamond
Highest-Rated 2025 Regular Season Opponents*: Bishop (-22.8), Kern Valley (Lake Isabella) (-42), Boron (-48.5)
Lowest-Rated 2025 Regular Season Opponents*: Silver Valley (Yermo) (-89.9), California City (-67.5), Littlerock (-62.6)
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -36.2
2025 Regular Season Schedule Strength*: -42.5
2025 vs. 2024 Schedule Strength Comparison*: -6.3
2025 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank*: #615
2025 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank*: #8822
2025 Projected Regular Season Record*: 1-8
2025 Projected League Finish*: 6th
2025 Undefeated Regular Season Probability*: less than 1%




*temporary; not finalized until August 7th






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