| Merced (CA) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Bears Colors: Black/Orange Coach: Rob Scheidt League: Central California Section: Sac-Joaquin Playoff Division: I-IV Playoff Division Rank: #17 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 8 Returning Defensive Starters: 6 2011 JV Record: 4-6 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Bradley Adamson 6'1" 190 Senior WR/FS 4.51 Eli Gutierrez 5'10" 165 Senior QB 4.43 David Keys 6'3" 180 Senior WR/DB 4.50 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Experience On Offense RATINGS 2011 Final Power Rating: 25.9 2011 National Rank: #2241 2011 State Rank: #202 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +5.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1 2012 Starting Power Rating: 30.2 2012 National Rank: #1438 2012 State Rank: #134 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 21.3 Dynasty National Rank: #1954 2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 10.1 Dynasty Record: 62-37 (34-19 in league) HISTORICAL 2011 Overall Record: 4-6 2011 League Record/Finish: 2-3 (4th) 2011 Points For Average: 25.5 2011 Points Against Average: 25.1 2011 Differential: +0.4 2011 Wins: #2908 Clovis West (Fresno) (31-30), #3721 Atwater (34-6), #6049 McNair [Ronald E.] (Stockton) (48-21), #6598 Golden Valley (Merced) (40-33) 2011 Losses: #505 Paradise (20-13), #670 Buhach Colony (Atwater) (35-23), #869 Grant (Sacramento) (17-3), #977 Edison (Fresno) (42-35), #1640 Pitman [John H.] (Turlock) (19-7), #2958 Turlock (28-21) 2011 Opponents W-L: 72-42 Recent League Championships: 2008, 2007, 2006 Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: 1 Streak List: 11/4/11 Golden Valley (Merced) (40-33) SCHEDULE 2012 Schedule: 8/24 vs Clovis West (Fresno), 8/31 vs Downey [Thomas] (Modesto), 9/7 vs Edison (Fresno), 9/14 vs Enochs [James C.] (Modesto), 9/21 vs Clovis North (Fresno), 10/5 at Turlock, 10/12 vs Buhach Colony (Atwater), 10/19 vs Pitman [John H.] (Turlock), 10/26 at Atwater, 11/2 at Golden Valley (Merced) Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Edison (Fresno) (39.6), Clovis North (Fresno) (39.6), Buhach Colony (Atwater) (34.9) Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Enochs [James C.] (Modesto) (2.7), Golden Valley (Merced) (4.9), Downey [Thomas] (Modesto) (17.1) 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 26.4 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 22.9 2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: -3.5 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #152 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1144 2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3 2012 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |