| Birmingham (Van Nuys, CA) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Patriots Colors: Blue/Gold/Silver/Black Coach: Jim Rose League: West Valley Section: Los Angeles Playoff Division: I Playoff Division Rank: #8 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 5 Returning Defensive Starters: 5 2013 JV Record: 6-4 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Sterling Salguero 5'9" 175 Junior RB/DB Eric Flowers 6'0" 200 Junior LB Spencer Keyes 6'1" 190 Senior SS/RB STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: OL, RB, Athleticism Team Weaknesses: Depth, Youth RATINGS 2013 Final Power Rating: 28.1 2013 National Rank: #2044 2013 State Rank: #179 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -4.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3 2014 Starting Power Rating: 22.3 2014 National Rank: #2701 2014 State Rank: #232 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 28 Dynasty National Rank: #1016 2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 4.4 Dynasty Record: 84-50 (45-10 in league) HISTORICAL 2013 Overall Record: 8-4 2013 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (tied for 1st) 2013 Points For Average: 32.3 2013 Points Against Average: 13.8 2013 Differential: +18.5 2013 Wins: #4172 South East (South Gate) (34-13), #5112 Fairfax (Los Angeles) (28-20), #6225 Banning [Phineas] (Wilmington) (46-0), #6713 El Camino Real (Woodland Hills) (32-12), #7109 Taft [William Howard] (Woodland Hills) (53-0), #7202 Chatsworth (33-7), #11901 Cleveland [Grover] (Reseda) (57-0), #12566 Kennedy [John F.] (Granada Hills) (59-0) 2013 Losses: #99 Hart [William S.] (Newhall) (42-13), #166 Notre Dame (Sherman Oaks) (28-5), #535 Narbonne [Nathaniel] (Harbor City) (21-13), #6036 Granada Hills (22-15) 2013 Opponents W-L: 74-64 Recent Section Championships: 2007 (City Championship), 2006 (City Championship), 2004 (City Championship Division) Recent League Championships: 2013 (tied for 1st), 2012, 2011, 2007, 2006, 2003 Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: none SCHEDULE 2014 Schedule: 8/29 at Newbury Park, 9/5 Notre Dame (Sherman Oaks), 9/12 Fairfax (Los Angeles), 9/19 Chaminade (West Hills), 9/26 at Oaks Christian (Westlake Village), 10/10 El Camino Real (Woodland Hills), 10/17 at Cleveland [Grover] (Reseda), 10/24 at Chatsworth, 10/31 Taft [William Howard] (Woodland Hills), 11/7 at Granada Hills Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Chaminade (West Hills) (64.8), Oaks Christian (Westlake Village) (59.9), Notre Dame (Sherman Oaks) (45.8) Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Cleveland [Grover] (Reseda) (-20.5), Chatsworth (4.5), Fairfax (Los Angeles) (10.8) 2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 4.7 (16.7 overall) 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 25 2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +20.3 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #129 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1009 2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5 2014 Projected League Finish: 1st 2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |