St. Joseph (Santa Maria, CA)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Knights
Colors: Green/White/Gold
Coach: Dustin Davis
League: Pac-7
Section: Southern
Playoff Division: Northern (III)
Playoff Division Rank: #11

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2011 JV Record: 8-1-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Wes Williams 6'1" 225 Senior RB/DL 4.70
Scotty Cusack 5'7" 175 Senior WR/DB 4.45
Ryan Mediano 6'3" 245 Senior TE/OLB 4.75

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Team Speed, Talent At Skill Positions, LB
Team Weaknesses: Low Roster Numbers, Inexperience At QB, DL

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 22.3
2011 National Rank: #2844
2011 State Rank: #249
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +4.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.2
2012 Starting Power Rating: 25.6
2012 National Rank: #2051
2012 State Rank: #182
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 22.9
Dynasty National Rank: #1681
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 3.9
Dynasty Record: 73-34 (41-17 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 3-7
2011 League Record/Finish: 0-6 (7th)
2011 Points For Average: 29.6
2011 Points Against Average: 26.7
2011 Differential: +2.9
2011 Wins: #4502 Mater Dei (Chula Vista) (35-7), #4650 Santa Ynez (41-23), #7959 Valley Christian (Cerritos) (63-14)
2011 Losses: #190 Arroyo Grande (28-14), #913 Palma (Salinas) (14-10), #1012 San Luis Obispo (36-29), #1281 Atascadero (48-43), #1512 Righetti [Ernest] (Santa Maria) (31-12), #2355 Pioneer Valley (Santa Maria) (28-24), #2695 Paso Robles (38-25)
2011 Opponents W-L: 71-41-1
Recent League Championships: 2009 (Los Padres), 2008 (Los Padres), 2006 (Los Padres)
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: 1
Streak List: 11/10/11 Santa Ynez (41-23)

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/24 at Santa Barbara, 8/31 San Joaquin Memorial (Fresno), 9/14 vs Palma (Salinas), 9/21 San Luis Obispo, 9/28 at Righetti [Ernest] (Santa Maria), 10/5 Arroyo Grande, 10/12 Paso Robles, 10/19 at Atascadero, 10/26 at Pioneer Valley (Santa Maria), 11/2 West (Bakersfield)
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Palma (Salinas) (42.1), San Luis Obispo (39.8), Arroyo Grande (36.5)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: West (Bakersfield) (-17.2), Pioneer Valley (Santa Maria) (14.7), San Joaquin Memorial (Fresno) (23.3)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 26.8
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 24.6
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: -2.2
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #133
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #905
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5
2012 Projected League Finish: 5th
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%