Wheatland (CA)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Pirates Colors: Royal Blue/White Coach: Javier Lopez League: Butte View Section: Northern Playoff Division: II Playoff Division Rank: #3 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 1 Returning Defensive Starters: 5 2010 JV Record: 5-5 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Thomas Aiono 6'1" 200 Senior LB 4.80 Tyler Larcom 5'9" 170 Senior LB 4.70 David Quezada 5'7" 145 Senior RB 4.60 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: LBs, Athletic Secondary Team Weaknesses: Inexperienced OL, Youth RATINGS 2010 Final Power Rating: 20.1 2010 National Rank: #3237 2010 State Rank: #271 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -8.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -6.8 2011 Starting Power Rating: 4.7 2011 National Rank: #6365 2011 State Rank: #494 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 9.2 Dynasty National Rank: #5308 2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 2.4 Dynasty Record: 42-16 [41-17 on the field] (19-5 in league) HISTORICAL 2010 Overall Record: 10-2 2010 League Record/Finish: 4-0 (1st) 2010 Points For Average: 34.7 2010 Points Against Average: 20.5 2010 Differential: +14.2 2010 Wins: #3235 Colfax (33-22), #5672 West Valley (Cottonwood) (53-13), #5851 Sutter (13-12), #5851 Sutter (30-6), #6400 Marysville (39-26), #9210 Gridley (35-28), #9800 Orland (34-7), #10292 Winters (49-20), #12134 Lindhurst (Olivehurst) (47-21), #13185 Oroville (41-14) 2010 Losses: #1607 Lassen (Susanville) (35-14), #5278 Lincoln (42-28) 2010 Opponents W-L: 70-64 Recent League Championships: 2010 Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: 4 Streak List: 9/2/11 Oroville (39-9), 9/9/11 Marysville (29-19), 9/16/11 Lincoln (31-18), 9/23/11 Lindhurst (Olivehurst) (27-14) SCHEDULE 2011 Schedule: 9/2 vs Oroville, 9/9 at Marysville, 9/16 Lincoln, 9/23 at Lindhurst (Olivehurst), 9/30 Colfax, 10/7 Winters, 10/14 at Orland, 10/21 West Valley (Cottonwood), 10/28 at Sutter, 11/4 Gridley Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Colfax (20), West Valley (Cottonwood) (19.9), Sutter (12.4) Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Oroville (-34.9), Lindhurst (Olivehurst) (-18.3), Winters (-10) 2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -3.9 (5 overall) 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -1.1 2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: +2.8 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #687 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #8799 2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3 2011 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 1% Opener: 9/2 vs Oroville [projection: 48-0 win]