Mt. Pleasant (San Jose, CA)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Cardinals Colors: Red/Black/White Coach: Frank Lopez Jr League: Santa Teresa (moving from West Valley) Section: Central Coast Playoff Division: none RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 4 Returning Defensive Starters: 5 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Thai Troung Senior RB/DB Cory Lucchesi TE/OLB Drake Oyao WR/DB STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Running Game Team Weaknesses: Experience At QB RATINGS 2010 Final Power Rating: -9.9 2010 National Rank: #10380 2010 State Rank: #769 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -4.5 2011 Starting Power Rating: -14.4 2011 National Rank: #11366 2011 State Rank: #837 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): -11.4 Dynasty National Rank: #11265 2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 3 Dynasty Record: 28-23-1 [27-24-1 on the field] (20-14-1 in league) HISTORICAL 2010 Overall Record: 8-3 2010 League Record/Finish: 6-1 (tied for 1st) 2010 Points For Average: 27.8 2010 Points Against Average: 14.9 2010 Differential: +12.9 2010 Wins: #10618 Gunderson [Henry T.] (San Jose) (18-0), #11581 Branham (San Jose) (21-7), #11624 Silver Creek (San Jose) (34-13), #12496 Overfelt (San Jose) (33-13), #12853 San Jose (14-7), #13416 Prospect (Saratoga) (55-8), #14470 Lick [James] (San Jose) (56-16), #14568 Yerba Buena (San Jose) (49-14) 2010 Losses: #5337 Leland (San Jose) (52-6), #11541 Del Mar (San Jose) (21-13), #12086 Evergreen Valley (San Jose) (13-7) 2010 Opponents W-L: 40-72-1 Recent League Championships: 2010 (tied for 1st; West Valley), 2009 (West Valley) Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: none SCHEDULE 2011 Schedule: 9/2 Santa Teresa (San Jose), 9/9 at Yerba Buena (San Jose), 9/16 at Evergreen Valley (San Jose), 9/30 at Hill [Andrew] (San Jose), 10/7 at Leigh (San Jose), 10/14 Gunderson [Henry T.] (San Jose), 10/21 Branham (San Jose), 10/28 at Westmont (Campbell), 11/4 at Lincoln [Abraham] (San Jose), 11/11 Sobrato [Ann] (Morgan Hill) Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Sobrato [Ann] (Morgan Hill) (11.4), Santa Teresa (San Jose) (10.8), Lincoln [Abraham] (San Jose) (5.7) Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Yerba Buena (San Jose) (-49.6), Hill [Andrew] (San Jose) (-25.7), Branham (San Jose) (-16.8) 2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -28.1 (-18.3 overall) 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -9.3 2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: +18.8 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #853 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #11476 2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-7 2011 Projected League Finish: 6th 2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% Opener: 9/2 Santa Teresa (San Jose) [projection: 28-6 loss]