Branham (San Jose, CA)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Bruins
Colors: Blue/White
Coach: Nick Gardiner
League: West Valley (moving from Santa Teresa)
Section: Central Coast
Playoff Division: none

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 2
2012 JV Record: 2-8
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Mitch King 6'3" 215 Senior QB/WR
Luke Morin 6'1" 190 Junior QB/FS
Victor Nonga 6'0" 205 Senior OLB/OL

RATINGS
2012 Final Power Rating: -19.3
2012 National Rank: #12019
2012 State Rank: #851
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -5.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2013 Starting Power Rating: -24.8
2013 National Rank: #12756
2013 State Rank: #899
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2012 Rating): -11.2
Dynasty National Rank: #11066
2013 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 13.6
Dynasty Record: 15-35 (13-22 in league)

HISTORICAL
2012 Overall Record: 1-9
2012 League Record/Finish: 1-6 (7th)
2012 Points For Average: 20.2
2012 Points Against Average: 31.3
2012 Differential: -11.1
2012 Wins: #13912 Mt. Pleasant (San Jose) (56-14)
2012 Losses: #1925 Sacred Heart Prep (Atherton) (31-6), #4562 Saratoga (50-22), #5520 Lincoln [Abraham] (San Jose) (49-20), #8709 Gunderson [Henry T.] (San Jose) (12-0), #9337 Independence (San Jose) (43-25), #9607 Live Oak (Morgan Hill) (38-27), #9911 Westmont (Campbell) (21-14), #10176 Silver Creek (San Jose) (26-19), #11152 Leigh (San Jose) (29-13)
2012 Opponents W-L: 58-47
Winning Streak Entering 2013 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2013 Schedule: 9/6 at Sacred Heart Prep (Atherton), 9/13 Leigh (San Jose), 9/27 at Homestead (Cupertino), 10/4 Lick [James] (San Jose), 10/11 Hill [Andrew] (San Jose), 10/18 at Del Mar (San Jose), 10/25 Overfelt (San Jose), 11/1 at Mt. Pleasant (San Jose), 11/8 Yerba Buena (San Jose), 11/15 at Prospect (Saratoga)
Highest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Sacred Heart Prep (Atherton) (22.4), Homestead (Cupertino) (-9.5), Leigh (San Jose) (-14.1)
Lowest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Del Mar (San Jose) (-66.3), Yerba Buena (San Jose) (-44.3), Lick [James] (San Jose) (-41)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -2.9
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -27.4
2013 vs. 2012 Schedule Strength Comparison: -24.5
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #1030
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #13509
2013 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2013 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2013 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%