Fremont (Sunnyvale, CA)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Firebirds
Colors: Cardinal/White
Coach: Jake Messina
League: De Anza (moving from El Camino)
Section: Central Coast
Playoff Division: none

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2012 JV Record: 5-5
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Ricky Teo 6'3" 200 Senior QB 4.70
Keenan Smith 6'0" 205 Senior RB/DB 4.60
Sam Kanongata 6'2" 230 Junior DE/FB 4.80

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Backfield
Team Weaknesses: Youth, Entire OL Graduated

RATINGS
2012 Final Power Rating: -0.6
2012 National Rank: #8186
2012 State Rank: #575
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5
2013 Starting Power Rating: -0.1
2013 National Rank: #8023
2013 State Rank: #559
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2012 Rating): -15.2
Dynasty National Rank: #11895
2013 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 15.1
Dynasty Record: 23-27 [22-28 on the field] (19-11 in league)

HISTORICAL
2012 Overall Record: 8-3
2012 League Record/Finish: 5-1 (tied for 1st)
2012 Points For Average: 37.3
2012 Points Against Average: 27.7
2012 Differential: +9.6
2012 Wins: #8144 Homestead (Cupertino) (33-32), #8419 Gunn [Henry M.] (Palo Alto) (25-13), #10176 Silver Creek (San Jose) (47-13), #10414 Cupertino (36-28), #12121 Lynbrook (San Jose) (46-21), #13401 Harker (San Jose) (90-56), #13747 Prospect (Saratoga) (33-25), #14011 Los Altos (47-0)
2012 Losses: #5071 Sequoia (Redwood City) (26-25), #5077 Salinas (49-0), #8898 Monta Vista (Cupertino) (42-28)
2012 Opponents W-L: 55-59
Recent League Championships: 2012 (tied for 1st; El Camino), 2009 (tied for 1st; El Camino), 2008 (tied for 1st; El Camino)
Winning Streak Entering 2013 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2013 Schedule: 9/6 Sequoia (Redwood City), 9/12 Homestead (Cupertino), 9/27 at Monta Vista (Cupertino), 10/4 Palo Alto, 10/11 Los Gatos, 10/18 at Wilcox [Adrian] (Santa Clara), 10/25 Santa Clara, 11/1 at Milpitas, 11/8 Saratoga, 11/15 at Mountain View
Highest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Palo Alto (37.8), Los Gatos (26.1), Milpitas (25.7)
Lowest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Homestead (Cupertino) (-9.5), Monta Vista (Cupertino) (-3.6), Santa Clara (0.3)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -15.1 (-8.9 overall)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 14
2013 vs. 2012 Schedule Strength Comparison: +29.1
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #272
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3353
2013 Projected Regular Season Record: 2-8
2013 Projected League Finish: 8th
2013 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%