Nevada Union (Grass Valley, CA) GENERAL Nickname: Miners Colors: Blue/Gold Coach: Dave Humphers League: Delta Valley Section: Sac-Joaquin Playoff Division: I/II Playoff Division Rank: #1 CA Bowl Division: North 1 CA Bowl Division Rank: #10 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 6 Returning Defensive Starters: 7 2008 JV Record: 9-1 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Broughan Jantz Senior QB Zach Vallejo Senior LB Conor Maloney Senior K STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Returning Players, JV Talent Moving Up, Kicking Game Team Weaknesses: Replacing key players RATINGS 2008 Final Power Rating: 30.6 2008 National Rank: #1293 2008 State Rank: #128 Off-Season Rating Adjustment: +3.5 2009 Starting Power Rating: 34.1 2009 National Rank: #870 2009 State Rank: #92 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2008 Rating): 31.2 Dynasty National Rank: #555 2009 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 2.9 Dynasty Record: 52-18 [51-19 on the field] (24-9 in league) HISTORICAL 2008 Overall Record: 10-2 2008 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (2nd) 2008 Points For Average: 38.1 2008 Points Against Average: 13.2 2008 Differential: +24.9 2008 Wins: #2728 Vacaville (49-21), #3276 Ponderosa (Shingle Springs) (15-14), #3276 Franklin (Elk Grove) (35-17), #3338 Elk Grove (16-10), #3403 Rocklin (35-28), #5288 Chavez (Stockton) (51-0), #7708 Davis (49-7), #9881 Valley (Sacramento) (49-8), #10499 Franklin (Stockton) (77-7), #10731 Natomas (Sacramento) (56-12) 2008 Losses: #950 Pleasant Grove (Elk Grove) (21-18), #1518 Laguna Creek (Elk Grove) (13-7) 2008 Opponents W-L: 59-67 Recent Section Championships: 2005 (I) Recent League Championships: 2005 (tied for 1st; Metropolitan), 2003 (Metropolitan) Winning Streak Entering 2009 Season: none SCHEDULE 2009 Schedule: 9/11 Ponderosa (Shingle Springs), 9/18 at Rocklin, 9/25 at Roseville, 10/2 Natomas (Sacramento), 10/9 at Franklin (Stockton), 10/16 Valley (Sacramento), 10/23 at Franklin (Elk Grove), 10/30 Laguna Creek (Elk Grove), 11/6 at Elk Grove, 11/13 Davis Highest-Rated 2009 Regular Season Opponents: Rocklin (28.5), Elk Grove (21.2), Ponderosa (Shingle Springs) (21) Lowest-Rated 2009 Regular Season Opponents: Franklin (Stockton) (-6.2), Valley (Sacramento) (-6), Natomas (Sacramento) (-3.7) 2008 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 5.8 (14.3 overall) 2009 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 10.7 2009 vs. 2008 Schedule Strength Comparison: +4.9 2009 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #387 2009 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4058 2009 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1 2009 Projected League Finish: 1st 2009 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 41% Opener: 9/11 Ponderosa (Shingle Springs) [projection: 31-17 win]