| Escalon (CA) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Cougars Colors: Purple/Gold Coach: Mark Loureiro League: Trans Valley Section: Sac-Joaquin Playoff Division: I-VI Playoff Division Rank: #60 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 3 Returning Defensive Starters: 6 2013 JV Record: 5-4 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Christian May 6'1" 185 Junior RB/FS Javier Perez 5'10" 180 Junior LB Adam Roberson 6'0" 210 Junior G/DL STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Team Speed, Secondary, LB Team Weaknesses: Replacing Key Starters RATINGS 2013 Final Power Rating: 15.4 2013 National Rank: #4348 2013 State Rank: #334 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -4.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4 2014 Starting Power Rating: 9.6 2014 National Rank: #5298 2014 State Rank: #386 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 28.1 Dynasty National Rank: #1002 2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 17.2 Dynasty Record: 119-22 (50-9 in league) HISTORICAL 2013 Overall Record: 7-5 2013 League Record/Finish: 4-2 (3rd) 2013 Points For Average: 28.4 2013 Points Against Average: 18.3 2013 Differential: +10.1 2013 Wins: #5053 Pacheco (Los Banos) (35-33), #5957 Modesto Christian (Modesto) (21-13), #7141 Amador (Sutter Creek) (37-0), #8221 Hughson (31-11), #9388 Linden (56-12), #12986 Orestimba (Newman) (48-13), #12987 Riverbank (62-14) 2013 Losses: #1920 Hilmar (28-14), #1920 Hilmar (14-7), #2682 Ripon (35-3), #3689 Patterson (27-24), #5631 Los Banos (20-3) 2013 Opponents W-L: 87-49 Recent Section/State Championships: 2010 (IV), 2010 (Bowl III), 2005 (IV), 2003 (IV) Recent League Championships: 2011, 2010, 2008, 2007 Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: none SCHEDULE 2014 Schedule: 8/29 Patterson, 9/5 at Calaveras (San Andreas), 9/12 Bret Harte (Angels Camp), 9/19 Liberty Ranch (Galt), 9/26 at Bear River (Grass Valley), 10/10 at Hughson, 10/17 Hilmar, 10/24 at Riverbank, 10/31 Ripon, 11/7 at Modesto Christian (Modesto) Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Hilmar (36.6), Ripon (19.4), Patterson (19.1) Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Riverbank (-29.6), Bret Harte (Angels Camp) (-26.6), Liberty Ranch (Galt) (-3.3) 2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 3.9 (7.7 overall) 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 2.4 2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: -1.5 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #549 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7007 2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4 2014 Projected League Finish: 3rd 2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |