Bellarmine (San Jose, CA)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Bells
Colors: Blue/White
Coach: Mike Janda
League: West Catholic
Section: Central Coast
Playoff Division: none

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 2
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2012 JV Record: 6-4
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
K.J. Carta-Samuels 6'2.5" 220 Senior QB [Vanderbilt]
Joe Castignani 6'1" 215 Senior ILB/OL
Austin Changras 5'9" 180 Senior TB/OLB

D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Kenneth Olugbode 6'1" 205 Senior ATH [Colorado]
Jared Vallner 6'1" 185 Senior WR 4.40 [Army]

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience At QB, LB, Kicking Game
Team Weaknesses: Secondary Inexperience, Inexperience On Lines/RB

RATINGS
2012 Final Power Rating: 48.1
2012 National Rank: #332
2012 State Rank: #40
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -6.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.9
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2013 Starting Power Rating: 43.1
2013 National Rank: #448
2013 State Rank: #44
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2012 Rating): 53.7
Dynasty National Rank: #58
2013 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 9.2
Dynasty Record: 55-10-1 (31-3-1 in league)

HISTORICAL
2012 Overall Record: 11-2
2012 League Record/Finish: 7-0 (1st)
2012 Points For Average: 28
2012 Points Against Average: 17.8
2012 Differential: +10.2
2012 Wins: #369 St. Ignatius (San Francisco) (35-28), #470 Serra [Junipero] (San Mateo) (17-12), #470 Serra [Junipero] (San Mateo) (35-34), #644 Mitty (San Jose) (14-10), #927 St. Francis (Mountain View) (16-7), #1126 Valley Christian (San Jose) (38-35), #2648 Terra Nova (Pacifica) (33-14), #3895 Sacred Heart Cathedral (San Francisco) (42-13), #5967 Riordan (San Francisco) (28-10), #6144 San Leandro (33-7), #7259 Piedmont Hills (San Jose) (56-7)
2012 Losses: #1 De La Salle (Concord) (41-7), #369 St. Ignatius (San Francisco) (13-10)
2012 Opponents W-L: 92-65
Recent Section Championships: 2011 (Open), 2009 (Open), 2008 (Open)
Recent League Championships: 2012, 2011, 2009 (tied for 1st), 2007
Winning Streak Entering 2013 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2013 Schedule: 9/7 vs El Cerrito, 9/13 vs San Leandro, 9/20 at Piedmont Hills (San Jose), 10/4 vs Serra [Junipero] (San Mateo), 10/11 at St. Francis (Mountain View), 10/18 vs St. Ignatius (San Francisco), 10/25 vs Valley Christian (San Jose), 11/1 vs Sacred Heart Cathedral (San Francisco), 11/8 vs Mitty (San Jose), 11/16 at Riordan (San Francisco)
Highest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Serra [Junipero] (San Mateo) (47.2), El Cerrito (47.2), St. Ignatius (San Francisco) (38.6)
Lowest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Piedmont Hills (San Jose) (5.4), San Leandro (6.5), Riordan (San Francisco) (7.7)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 25.5 (34.5 overall)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 27.3
2013 vs. 2012 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1.8
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #104
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #689
2013 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2
2013 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2013 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 8%