Alhambra (Martinez, CA) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Bulldogs Colors: Navy/Gold Coach: Alan Hern League: Diablo Foothill Section: North Coast Playoff Division: III Playoff Division Rank: #7 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 7 Returning Defensive Starters: 8 2011 JV Record: 4-5 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Taylor Poyadue 5'9" 165 Senior RB 4.62 Joe Pierce 5'9" 200 Senior C/MLB 5.09 Miguel Lara 5'10" 230 Senior T/DE 5.04 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Team Speed, OL, RB Team Weaknesses: Depth RATINGS 2011 Final Power Rating: 8.3 2011 National Rank: #5860 2011 State Rank: #471 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +5.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1 2012 Starting Power Rating: 12.6 2012 National Rank: #4546 2012 State Rank: #364 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 13 Dynasty National Rank: #3898 2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 0.8 Dynasty Record: 54-44 (39-29 in league) HISTORICAL 2011 Overall Record: 3-7 2011 League Record/Finish: 1-5 (6th) 2011 Points For Average: 23.8 2011 Points Against Average: 28.1 2011 Differential: -4.3 2011 Wins: #7546 Dougherty Valley (San Ramon) (27-0), #8281 El Molino (Forestville) (54-19), #10644 Ygnacio Valley (Concord) (49-41) 2011 Losses: #473 Campolindo (Moraga) (42-25), #686 Cardinal Newman (Santa Rosa) (34-7), #2768 Miramonte (Orinda) (35-21), #2986 Las Lomas (Walnut Creek) (38-0), #3466 Dublin (16-8), #4561 College Park (Pleasant Hill) (28-20), #5779 Acalanes (Lafayette) (28-27) 2011 Opponents W-L: 72-44-1 Recent League Championships: 2009 Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none SCHEDULE 2012 Schedule: 8/24 vs College Park (Pleasant Hill), 8/31 Rancho Cotate (Rohnert Park), 9/7 Cardinal Newman (Santa Rosa), 9/14 at Carrillo [Maria] (Santa Rosa), 9/21 at Las Lomas (Walnut Creek), 10/5 Dougherty Valley (San Ramon), 10/12 at Dublin, 10/19 Campolindo (Moraga), 10/26 Acalanes (Lafayette), 11/2 at Miramonte (Orinda) Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Campolindo (Moraga) (45.1), Cardinal Newman (Santa Rosa) (29.8), Las Lomas (Walnut Creek) (25.1) Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Dougherty Valley (San Ramon) (-5.9), Acalanes (Lafayette) (2.2), Carrillo [Maria] (Santa Rosa) (12.6) 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 16 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 18.5 2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +2.5 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #201 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1951 2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-6 2012 Projected League Finish: 5th 2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |