Del Mar (San Jose, CA) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Dons Colors: Black/Gold/White Coach: Ed Smith League: West Valley Section: Central Coast Playoff Division: none RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 6 Returning Defensive Starters: 4 2011 JV Record: 2-8 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Eduardo Balderas 6'5" 270 Senior OL Francisco Aranda 6'0" 170 Senior QB Chad Gines 5'10" 205 Senior LB/FB STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Experience On Offense, Running Game Team Weaknesses: Replacing Key Starters On Defense RATINGS 2011 Final Power Rating: -12.7 2011 National Rank: #10898 2011 State Rank: #800 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1 2012 Starting Power Rating: -14.2 2012 National Rank: #11164 2012 State Rank: #807 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): -13.7 Dynasty National Rank: #12137 2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 0.5 Dynasty Record: 46-46-3 (34-24-2 in league) HISTORICAL 2011 Overall Record: 7-4 2011 League Record/Finish: 7-0 (1st) 2011 Points For Average: 19.5 2011 Points Against Average: 20.5 2011 Differential: -1 2011 Wins: #11072 Evergreen Valley (San Jose) (22-20), #11181 Silver Creek (San Jose) (20-17), #12523 Overfelt (San Jose) (24-0), #13398 Prospect (Saratoga) (47-7), #14082 San Jose (36-13), #14558 Yerba Buena (San Jose) (27-12), #14609 Lick [James] (San Jose) (26-14) 2011 Losses: #3806 Christopher (Gilroy) (55-0), #5605 Santa Clara (21-0), #8615 Leigh (San Jose) (40-12), #11896 Lynbrook (San Jose) (27-0) 2011 Opponents W-L: 57-57 Recent League Championships: 2011, 2010 (tied for 1st), 2007 (Santa Teresa), 2005 Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none SCHEDULE 2012 Schedule: 8/31 at Monte Vista Christian (Watsonville), 9/7 Lynbrook (San Jose), 9/14 Alisal (Salinas), 9/28 Lick [James] (San Jose), 10/5 at Evergreen Valley (San Jose), 10/12 Hill [Andrew] (San Jose), 10/19 Yerba Buena (San Jose), 10/26 at Overfelt (San Jose), 11/2 at San Jose, 11/9 Prospect (Saratoga) Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Alisal (Salinas) (7.3), Monte Vista Christian (Watsonville) (6.7), Overfelt (San Jose) (-15.9) Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Yerba Buena (San Jose) (-51.1), Lick [James] (San Jose) (-43.1), Hill [Andrew] (San Jose) (-38.2) 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -25.1 (-16 overall) 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -24.9 2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +0.2 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #1019 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #12467 2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3 2012 Projected League Finish: 1st 2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |