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Mountain Empire Football

California · Desert · Pine Valley
Power
-23.6
▲0.5
CA Rank
#814
▼1
Desert Rank
#3
Record
5-4
Proj Rec
6-5
League Title Odds
0.0%
▼11.2

Mountain Empire is a California high school football program (Desert, CIF). The 2026 record stands at 5-4. The Cooper Predictor rates Mountain Empire at -23.6, No. 814 of 1045 rated California teams and No. 3 of 5 in Desert. The model projects a 6-5 finish, with league title odds of 0.0%. The model's pre-game picks are 8-0 in Mountain Empire games this season. Most recent result: lost to Palo Verde Valley 12-32 on Oct 30. Next up: vs Southwest EC on Oct 16 — the model projects Mountain Empire 27-17, giving Mountain Empire a 67% chance to win.

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Updated Nov 2, 2026 · Power ratings are calibrated within each state, so a rating from one state can't be compared directly with another's.

2026 schedule, predictions & results

DateOpponentProjectionResult
Aug 21vs Hamilton (Anza)W 35-20 67% ✓W 39-0
Aug 27vs Linfield Christianno pick on recordL 21-46
Sep 4vs O'Farrell CharterW 45-14 89% ✓W 50-16
Sep 11vs CrawfordL 27-35 25% ✓L 41-42
Sep 18vs San YsidroW 35-20 77% ✓W 50-6
Sep 25@ Victory Christian AcademyW 52-7 99% ✓W 42-0
Oct 2vs Vincent MemorialL 27-34 30% ✓L 28-50
Oct 9@ CalipatriaW 42-21 85% ✓W 41-14
Oct 16vs Southwest ECW 27-17 67%—
Oct 30@ Palo Verde ValleyL 24-48 8% ✓L 12-32
Nov 6vs ClairemontL 34-35 46%—

Projection = the model's pick, projected score and Mountain Empire's win probability. For games already played it is the pick frozen before kickoff, with ✓ or ✗ beside it — every pick stays public.

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