Placer (Auburn, CA)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Hillmen Colors: Green/Vegas Gold Coach: Joey Montoya League: Pioneer Valley Section: Sac-Joaquin Playoff Division: I-IV Playoff Division Rank: #38 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 7 Returning Defensive Starters: 5 2010 JV Record: 8-1-1 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Eddie Vanderdose 6'4" 285 Junior NG/TE Colten Davenport 6'0" 205 Senior LB Joey Mangeno 5'11" 180 Senior RB STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Experienced Starters, Team Speed Team Weaknesses: QB, Secondary RATINGS 2010 Final Power Rating: 20.9 2010 National Rank: #3084 2010 State Rank: #259 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.5 2011 Starting Power Rating: 17.1 2011 National Rank: #3457 2011 State Rank: #294 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 16 Dynasty National Rank: #3484 2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 2.4 Dynasty Record: 36-23 [35-24 on the field] (18-11 in league) HISTORICAL 2010 Overall Record: 9-3 2010 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (2nd) 2010 Points For Average: 39.7 2010 Points Against Average: 18.2 2010 Differential: +21.5 2010 Wins: #5278 Lincoln (62-20), #5369 Bethel [Jesse] (Vallejo) (27-26), #5980 Woodland (39-18), #5980 Woodland (58-20), #6982 Bear River (Grass Valley) (34-13), #8673 Foothill (Sacramento) (45-21), #10177 Vallejo (48-12), #10883 El Dorado (Placerville) (54-10), #11798 Center (Antelope) (49-6) 2010 Losses: #1724 Oakdale (7-6), #3052 Casa Roble (Orangevale) (41-33), #3235 Colfax (24-21) 2010 Opponents W-L: 69-66 Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: none SCHEDULE 2011 Schedule: 9/2 vs Brookside Christian (Stockton), 9/9 South (Anchorage, AK), 9/16 at Casa Roble (Orangevale), 9/23 Woodland, 9/30 El Dorado (Placerville), 10/7 at Bear River (Grass Valley), 10/14 Lincoln, 10/21 Colfax, 10/28 at Center (Antelope), 11/4 at Foothill (Sacramento) Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Colfax (20), Brookside Christian (Stockton) (18.2), Casa Roble (Orangevale) (17.5) Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: El Dorado (Placerville) (-17.5), Center (Antelope) (-8), Foothill (Sacramento) (-3.8) 2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 3 (7.9 overall) 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 7.1 2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: +4.1 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #461 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5505 2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2 2011 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 4% Opener: 9/2 vs Brookside Christian (Stockton) [projection: 31-30 win]