Pierce [Franklin] (Tacoma, WA)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Cardinals
Colors: Red/White/Gold
Coach: Howard Lutton
League: 2A South Puget Sound (moving from 2A SPSL)
Playoff Division: 2A
Playoff Division Rank: #48

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 8
2012 JV Record: 8-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Brett Carter 6'3" 210 Senior OLB/DE
Hassan Kitt 5'11" 200 Senior HB/FS
Daimoni DeLaVergne 5'8.5" 185 Senior OLB/HB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Lines

RATINGS
2012 Final Power Rating: -7.6
2012 National Rank: #9808
2012 State Rank: #211
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2013 Starting Power Rating: -8.1
2013 National Rank: #9852
2013 State Rank: #214
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2012 Rating): 1.6
Dynasty National Rank: #7615
2013 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 9.7
Dynasty Record: 21-29 [20-30 on the field] (16-21 in league)

HISTORICAL
2012 Overall Record: 3-7
2012 League Record/Finish: 2-5 (tied for 6th)
2012 Points For Average: 21.4
2012 Points Against Average: 25.1
2012 Differential: -3.7
2012 Wins: #7686 Clover Park (Lakewood) (forfeit), #8535 Fife (Tacoma) (22-14), #12622 Sammamish (Bellevue) (55-0)
2012 Losses: #3809 Sumner (42-19), #4603 Steilacoom (31-21), #6030 Orting (42-21), #6777 Washington (Tacoma) (26-7), #6955 Hazen (Renton) (37-28), #7018 Enumclaw (17-6), #9497 White River (Buckley) (17-14)
2012 Opponents W-L: 48-56
Recent League Championships: 2011 (tied for 1st; 2A SPSL), 2007 (3A SPSL)
Winning Streak Entering 2013 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2013 Schedule: 9/6 Hazen (Renton), 9/13 at Sammamish (Bellevue), 9/20 at Orting, 9/27 Steilacoom, 10/4 Sumner, 10/11 at White River (Buckley), 10/18 Fife (Tacoma), 10/25 at Clover Park (Lakewood), 11/1 at Washington (Tacoma)
Highest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Sumner (19.3), Steilacoom (14.1), Orting (10.5)
Lowest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Sammamish (Bellevue) (-23.5), White River (Buckley) (-6.3), Washington (Tacoma) (-1)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 0.5 (2.1 overall)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 1.8
2013 vs. 2012 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1.3
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #183
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7485
2013 Projected Regular Season Record: 2-7
2013 Projected League Finish: 8th
2013 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%