| Birmingham (Van Nuys, CA) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Patriots Colors: Blue/Gold/Silver/Black Coach: Jim Rose League: West Valley Section: Los Angeles Playoff Division: I Playoff Division Rank: #6 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 5 Returning Defensive Starters: 8 2012 JV Record: 4-6 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Alex Manu 6'2" Senior DT/OL Alex Manu 6'1.5" 280 Senior DT/G London Bell 5'7" Senior ATH STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Solid DL Team Weaknesses: Holes On OL, LBs, Size RATINGS 2012 Final Power Rating: 22.8 2012 National Rank: #2857 2012 State Rank: #235 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4 2013 Starting Power Rating: 20.9 2013 National Rank: #2939 2013 State Rank: #232 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2012 Rating): 17.9 Dynasty National Rank: #3205 2013 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 4.4 Dynasty Record: 29-28 (18-7 in league) HISTORICAL 2012 Overall Record: 9-3 2012 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st) 2012 Points For Average: 29.7 2012 Points Against Average: 18.2 2012 Differential: +11.5 2012 Wins: #4279 Taft [William Howard] (Woodland Hills) (29-14), #4722 Gardena (34-22), #6733 Banning [Phineas] (Wilmington) (32-14), #8221 El Camino Real (Woodland Hills) (42-0), #8308 Cleveland [Grover] (Reseda) (27-3), #9170 Granada Hills (29-0), #11193 Kennedy [John F.] (Granada Hills) (48-27), #11207 Chatsworth (33-0), #11440 Grant (Van Nuys) (54-6) 2012 Losses: #75 Notre Dame (Sherman Oaks) (44-0), #638 Hart [William S.] (Newhall) (55-14), #761 Carson (33-14) 2012 Opponents W-L: 54-76 Recent Section Championships: 2007 (City Championship), 2006 (City Championship), 2004 (City Championship Division) Recent League Championships: 2012, 2011, 2007, 2006, 2003 Winning Streak Entering 2013 Season: none SCHEDULE 2013 Schedule: 8/30 at Banning [Phineas] (Wilmington), 9/6 at Kennedy [John F.] (Granada Hills), 9/12 at Fairfax (Los Angeles), 9/20 Notre Dame (Sherman Oaks), 9/27 Hart [William S.] (Newhall), 10/11 Granada Hills, 10/18 at El Camino Real (Woodland Hills), 10/25 Cleveland [Grover] (Reseda), 11/1 Chatsworth, 11/8 at Taft [William Howard] (Woodland Hills) Highest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Notre Dame (Sherman Oaks) (56.7), Hart [William S.] (Newhall) (55.8), Taft [William Howard] (Woodland Hills) (15.6) Lowest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Kennedy [John F.] (Granada Hills) (-14.3), Chatsworth (-13.9), El Camino Real (Woodland Hills) (-10.6) 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 4.1 (13 overall) 2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 10.4 2013 vs. 2012 Schedule Strength Comparison: +6.3 2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #340 2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4467 2013 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2 2013 Projected League Finish: 1st 2013 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |