Acalanes (Lafayette, CA)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Dons
Colors: Royal Blue/White
Coach: Mike Ivankovich
League: Diablo Foothill
Section: North Coast
Playoff Division: 3
Playoff Division Rank: #6

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2013 JV Record: 7-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Brady Aiello 6'6" 245 Senior T 5.02 [Oregon]
Casey Harrington 6'0" 170 Senior QB/S 4.80
Jared Finney 5'10" 170 Senior RB/LB 4.80

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience On Lines, QB, Kicking Game
Team Weaknesses: Physical Size, Replacing Key Starters On Defense

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 22.9
2013 National Rank: #2866
2013 State Rank: #238
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.1
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2014 Starting Power Rating: 22.2
2014 National Rank: #2720
2014 State Rank: #233
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 10.6
Dynasty National Rank: #4663
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 12.9
Dynasty Record: 65-57 [64-58 on the field] (42-38 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 8-4
2013 League Record/Finish: 3-3 (4th)
2013 Points For Average: 31.9
2013 Points Against Average: 23.6
2013 Differential: +8.3
2013 Wins: #4799 Castro Valley (13-7), #5574 Hercules (35-28), #5735 Dougherty Valley (San Ramon) (42-28), #6872 Dublin (37-20), #7176 Tennyson (Hayward) (45-15), #7213 Irvington (Fremont) (49-21), #7241 Alhambra (Martinez) (31-18), #7841 Sonoma Valley (Sonoma) (49-10)
2013 Losses: #610 Miramonte (Orinda) (41-28), #798 Campolindo (Moraga) (24-14), #798 Campolindo (Moraga) (38-14), #3276 Las Lomas (Walnut Creek) (33-26)
2013 Opponents W-L: 82-53-1
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: 1
Streak List: 9/5/14 Castro Valley (49-21)

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/29 Antioch, 9/5 Castro Valley, 9/12 Encinal (Alameda), 9/19 Tennyson (Hayward), 10/3 at Alhambra (Martinez), 10/10 Dublin, 10/17 at Dougherty Valley (San Ramon), 10/24 Miramonte (Orinda), 10/31 Las Lomas (Walnut Creek), 11/7 at Campolindo (Moraga)
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Campolindo (Moraga) (42), Miramonte (Orinda) (29.9), Las Lomas (Walnut Creek) (27.3)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Tennyson (Hayward) (0.6), Alhambra (Martinez) (5.3), Dublin (7.2)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 12.6 (16.4 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 15.6
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +3
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #256
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2914
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3
2014 Projected League Finish: 4th
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%