Palo Alto (CA) GENERAL Nickname: Vikings Colors: Green/White Coach: Earl Hansen League: De Anza Section: Central Coast Playoff Division: none CA Bowl Division: North 2 CA Bowl Division Rank: #17 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 4 Returning Defensive Starters: 4 2008 JV Record: 10-0 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Troy Boyland 6'3" 305 Senior T/DT A.J. Castilli 5'10" 250 Senior G/DT Scott Witte 5'8" 150 Senior WR/FS STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Offensive Line, Defensive Line Team Weaknesses: Young RATINGS 2008 Final Power Rating: 27.2 2008 National Rank: #1738 2008 State Rank: #167 Off-Season Rating Adjustment: -1 2009 Starting Power Rating: 26.2 2009 National Rank: #1806 2009 State Rank: #177 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2008 Rating): 26.1 Dynasty National Rank: #1025 2009 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 0.1 Dynasty Record: 60-18 (28-8 in league) HISTORICAL 2008 Overall Record: 9-4 2008 League Record/Finish: 4-2 (3rd) 2008 Points For Average: 29.7 2008 Points Against Average: 14.5 2008 Differential: +15.2 2008 Wins: #1215 Los Gatos (17-14), #3675 Mitty (San Jose) (41-27), #4188 Leigh (San Jose) (48-0), #4471 Monterey (38-8), #5998 Saratoga (28-14), #6521 Burlingame (28-7), #9301 Mountain View (56-0), #11633 Los Altos (34-7), #12132 Gunn (Palo Alto) (43-0) 2008 Losses: #862 Gilroy (31-10), #1157 Milpitas (16-6), #1215 Los Gatos (29-23), #2817 Wilcox (Santa Clara) (35-14) 2008 Opponents W-L: 80-63-1 Recent Section Championships: 2007 (Large), 2006 (Open) Recent League Championships: 2006, 2005 (tied for 1st) Winning Streak Entering 2009 Season: none SCHEDULE 2009 Schedule: 9/11 Burlingame, 9/18 vs Mitty (San Jose), 9/25 Gilroy, 10/2 Saratoga, 10/9 at Gunn (Palo Alto), 10/16 vs Homestead (Cupertino), 10/23 Milpitas, 10/30 Los Gatos, 11/6 at Mountain View, 11/13 at Wilcox (Santa Clara) Highest-Rated 2009 Regular Season Opponents: Los Gatos (43.2), Milpitas (27.8), Wilcox (Santa Clara) (26.3) Lowest-Rated 2009 Regular Season Opponents: Gunn (Palo Alto) (-17), Mountain View (0.4), Burlingame (4.9) 2008 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 5 (14.4 overall) 2009 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 14.6 2009 vs. 2008 Schedule Strength Comparison: +9.6 2009 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #268 2009 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2692 2009 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3 2009 Projected League Finish: 4th 2009 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 1% Opener: 9/11 Burlingame [projection: 34-10 win]