| Willows (CA) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Honkers Colors: Purple/Gold Coach: Jim Ward League: Sacramento Valley Section: Northern Playoff Division: III Playoff Division Rank: #1 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 7 Returning Defensive Starters: 8 2012 JV Record: 7-3 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Jacob Candelaria 6'0" 235 Senior NG/FB 4.80 Chris Walter 5'8" 180 Senior FL/S 4.70 Geoffrey Bateman 6'2" 190 Senior LB/RB STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Experience At Skill Positions, Outstanding K, Defense Team Weaknesses: Depth On Lines, OL Must Gel RATINGS 2012 Final Power Rating: 4.2 2012 National Rank: #6946 2012 State Rank: #512 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -7.7 2013 Starting Power Rating: 0 2013 National Rank: #7744 2013 State Rank: #544 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2012 Rating): -4.8 Dynasty National Rank: #9400 2013 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 12.5 Dynasty Record: 39-22 (20-9 in league) HISTORICAL 2012 Overall Record: 9-4 2012 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (2nd) 2012 Points For Average: 19.7 2012 Points Against Average: 15.8 2012 Differential: +3.9 2012 Wins: #7202 Pierce (Arbuckle) (3-0), #8556 Hamilton (Hamilton City) (21-20), #8556 Hamilton (Hamilton City) (20-7), #8916 Live Oak (7-3), #10423 Trinity (Weaverville) (16-15), #11822 Durham (15-10), #12050 East Nicolaus (Nicolaus) (41-14), #13855 Gridley (38-8), #14177 Mt. Shasta (55-30) 2012 Losses: #3206 Orland (24-6), #7202 Pierce (Arbuckle) (14-7), #8423 Corning (42-14), #10107 Winters (19-13) 2012 Opponents W-L: 80-66 Recent Section Championships: 2012, 2011, 2003 Recent League Championships: 2008, 2005 (tied for 1st; Greater Mountain Valley), 2003 (Greater Mountain Valley) Winning Streak Entering 2013 Season: 3 Streak List: 11/9/12 East Nicolaus (Nicolaus) (41-14), 11/16/12 Pierce (Arbuckle) (3-0), 11/21/12 Hamilton (Hamilton City) (21-20) SCHEDULE 2013 Schedule: 9/6 Gridley, 9/13 at Winters, 9/20 at Orland, 9/27 Corning, 10/4 at Hamilton (Hamilton City), 10/11 Live Oak, 10/18 Mt. Shasta, 10/25 at Durham, 11/1 Trinity (Weaverville), 11/8 Pierce (Arbuckle) Highest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Orland (17.4), Corning (2.3), Pierce (Arbuckle) (-1) Lowest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Mt. Shasta (-39.9), Gridley (-34.9), Live Oak (-12.9) 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -12.8 (-8.1 overall) 2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -10 2013 vs. 2012 Schedule Strength Comparison: +2.8 2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #792 2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #11279 2013 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2 2013 Projected League Finish: 1st 2013 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 6% |