Northgate (Walnut Creek, CA)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Broncos Colors: Crimson/Gold Coach: Justin Lowell League: Diablo Valley Section: North Coast Playoff Division: II Playoff Division Rank: #8 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 4 Returning Defensive Starters: 6 2010 JV Record: 9-1 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Jude Hockel 6'4" 260 Senior OL/DL San Han 5'9" 165 Senior RB/CB Blair Schmidt 6'1" 180 WR/FS STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Running Game, Secondary Team Weaknesses: Experience RATINGS 2010 Final Power Rating: 16.9 2010 National Rank: #3855 2010 State Rank: #316 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3 2011 Starting Power Rating: 12.1 2011 National Rank: #4538 2011 State Rank: #360 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 0.2 Dynasty National Rank: #8041 2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 13.2 Dynasty Record: 19-33 (7-26 in league) HISTORICAL 2010 Overall Record: 9-3 2010 League Record/Finish: 3-2 (tied for 2nd) 2010 Points For Average: 37.2 2010 Points Against Average: 30.3 2010 Differential: +6.9 2010 Wins: #3792 College Park (Pleasant Hill) (53-44), #5018 Clayton Valley (Concord) (38-34), #6009 Las Lomas (Walnut Creek) (28-21), #6997 Dougherty Valley (San Ramon) (39-14), #7246 Hayward (33-30), #8946 Dublin (48-7), #9310 Valley Christian (Dublin) (55-14), #10269 Tennyson (Hayward) (70-18), #12556 Mt. Diablo (Concord) (56-6) 2010 Losses: #540 Concord (78-12), #1657 Casa Grande (Petaluma) (43-0), #4807 Ygnacio Valley (Concord) (55-14) 2010 Opponents W-L: 67-70 Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: none SCHEDULE 2011 Schedule: 9/2 at Livermore, 9/9 vs Alameda, 9/16 Dougherty Valley (San Ramon), 9/23 Las Lomas (Walnut Creek), 10/7 at Antioch, 10/14 Mt. Diablo (Concord), 10/21 College Park (Pleasant Hill), 10/28 Clayton Valley (Concord), 11/5 at Ygnacio Valley (Concord), 11/11 at Concord Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Concord (37.6), Livermore (14.8), College Park (Pleasant Hill) (13.8) Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Mt. Diablo (Concord) (-21.7), Alameda (-6.4), Antioch (-3.5) 2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 4.3 (8.8 overall) 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 5.7 2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1.4 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #504 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6031 2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3 2011 Projected League Finish: 3rd 2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% Opener: 9/2 at Livermore [projection: 31-28 loss]