Palo Alto (CA) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Vikings Colors: Green/White Coach: Earl Hansen League: De Anza Section: Central Coast Playoff Division: none RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 3 Returning Defensive Starters: 3 2011 JV Record: 8-2 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Keller Chryst 6'4" 225 Junior QB Spencer Drazovich 6'1" 265 Senior C/DT Malcolm Davis 5'9" 170 Junior WR/DB STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Talent At Skill Positions, Team Speed, Off-Season Work Ethic Team Weaknesses: Inexperience On Lines RATINGS 2011 Final Power Rating: 39.9 2011 National Rank: #740 2011 State Rank: #81 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -6.5 Non-Senior D1 Talent Rating Bonus: +4.4 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1 2012 Starting Power Rating: 36.6 2012 National Rank: #808 2012 State Rank: #89 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 34.4 Dynasty National Rank: #394 2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 3.4 Dynasty Record: 91-23-2 (44-9-2 in league) HISTORICAL 2011 Overall Record: 10-3 2011 League Record/Finish: 6-1 (1st) 2011 Points For Average: 36.5 2011 Points Against Average: 18.8 2011 Differential: +17.7 2011 Wins: #996 St. Francis (Mountain View) (39-23), #1873 Leland (San Jose) (20-6), #2375 San Benito (Hollister) (28-18), #2777 Milpitas (62-35), #3566 Homestead (Cupertino) (29-13), #3591 Mountain View (46-14), #4318 Wilcox [Adrian] (Santa Clara) (42-13), #6543 Saratoga (41-9), #9711 Gunn [Henry M.] (Palo Alto) (45-14), #10435 Los Altos (74-14) 2011 Losses: #47 Bellarmine (San Jose) (41-13), #472 Mitty (San Jose) (27-21), #735 Los Gatos (17-14) 2011 Opponents W-L: 83-58-6 Recent Section/State Championships: 2010 (Open), 2010 (Bowl I), 2007 (Large), 2006 (Open) Recent League Championships: 2011, 2010, 2009, 2006, 2005 (tied for 1st) Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none SCHEDULE 2012 Schedule: 9/7 at San Benito (Hollister), 9/14 Mitty (San Jose), 9/21 Gunn [Henry M.] (Palo Alto), 9/28 Milpitas, 10/5 at Homestead (Cupertino), 10/12 at Wilcox [Adrian] (Santa Clara), 10/19 Los Gatos, 10/26 Saratoga, 11/2 at Mountain View, 11/9 at Santa Clara Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Mitty (San Jose) (40.2), Los Gatos (34.5), San Benito (Hollister) (25.1) Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Gunn [Henry M.] (Palo Alto) (-9.4), Saratoga (5.1), Santa Clara (5.9) 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 15.3 (27.2 overall) 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 16.7 2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1.4 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #233 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2369 2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1 2012 Projected League Finish: 1st 2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 24% |