Palmdale (CA) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Falcons Colors: Kelly Green/Black/White Coach: Jeff Williams League: Golden Section: Southern Playoff Division: Northern (III) Playoff Division Rank: #17 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 6 Returning Defensive Starters: 6 2010 JV Record: 4-5 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Eric Rodriguez 6'6" 275 Senior OL/DL 5.00 Houston Haynes 6'4" 195 Senior DB/WR 4.45 Danny Smith 6'2" 200 Senior DE/TE 4.60 D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION Steve Dillon 6'3" 260 Senior DE [USC] Jordan Stanton 6'1" 225 Senior LB 4.7 David Richards 6'3" 185 Senior ATH [Arizona] STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Strength/Conditioning, Team Speed Team Weaknesses: Youth RATINGS 2010 Final Power Rating: 20.4 2010 National Rank: #3166 2010 State Rank: #265 General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +5.5 Senior D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -4.8 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3 2011 Starting Power Rating: 19.8 2011 National Rank: #2926 2011 State Rank: #251 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 28.2 Dynasty National Rank: #1221 2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 7.1 Dynasty Record: 49-13 (32-2 in league) HISTORICAL 2010 Overall Record: 7-4 2010 League Record/Finish: 5-2 (tied for 3rd) 2010 Points For Average: 22.3 2010 Points Against Average: 15.3 2010 Differential: +7 2010 Wins: #3152 Hart [William S.] (Newhall) (42-7), #3764 Highland (Palmdale) (22-7), #4644 Eastside (Lancaster) (31-17), #7107 Kennedy [John F.] (Granada Hills) (14-10), #8926 Lancaster (38-6), #10106 Antelope Valley (Lancaster) (48-0), #10947 Littlerock (30-15) 2010 Losses: #326 Valencia (45-7), #778 Canyon (Canyon Country) (24-13), #1596 Quartz Hill (34-0), #3048 Knight [William J.] (Palmdale) (3-0) 2010 Opponents W-L: 59-59 Recent League Championships: 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005 (tied for 1st), 2004, 2003 Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: none SCHEDULE 2011 Schedule: 9/9 vs Hart [William S.] (Newhall), 9/16 Kennedy [John F.] (Granada Hills), 9/23 Valencia, 9/30 at Highland (Palmdale), 10/7 Lancaster, 10/14 at Quartz Hill, 10/21 Knight [William J.] (Palmdale), 10/28 at Antelope Valley (Lancaster), 11/4 Littlerock, 11/11 vs Eastside (Lancaster) Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Valencia (43), Hart [William S.] (Newhall) (28), Quartz Hill (24.5) Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Antelope Valley (Lancaster) (-11.7), Lancaster (-7.8), Littlerock (-6.4) 2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 10 (17.3 overall) 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 11.8 2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1.8 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #340 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3916 2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4 2011 Projected League Finish: 3rd 2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% Opener: 9/9 vs Hart [William S.] (Newhall) [projection: 24-19 loss] |