Northgate (Walnut Creek, CA)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Broncos Colors: Crimson/Gold Coach: Ben Ballard League: Diablo Valley Section: North Coast Playoff Division: 2 Playoff Division Rank: #6 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 6 Returning Defensive Starters: 5 2013 JV Record: 3-6 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Nick Makrakis Senior QB/SS STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Lines Team Weaknesses: Youth At Skill Positions RATINGS 2013 Final Power Rating: 24.8 2013 National Rank: #2540 2013 State Rank: #217 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3 2014 Starting Power Rating: 21 2014 National Rank: #2923 2014 State Rank: #246 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 3.2 Dynasty National Rank: #7118 2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 19.1 Dynasty Record: 47-69 (21-54 in league) HISTORICAL 2013 Overall Record: 9-3 2013 League Record/Finish: 3-2 (tied for 2nd) 2013 Points For Average: 42 2013 Points Against Average: 23.6 2013 Differential: +18.4 2013 Wins: #3276 Las Lomas (Walnut Creek) (31-17), #3310 San Marin (Novato) (45-42), #5134 College Park (Pleasant Hill) (41-29), #5134 College Park (Pleasant Hill) (49-14), #6433 Livermore (31-7), #8266 Antioch (45-8), #10355 Hayward (49-6), #10648 Mt. Diablo (Concord) (65-8), #12239 Ygnacio Valley (Concord) (44-0) 2013 Losses: #610 Miramonte (Orinda) (66-48), #1120 Clayton Valley (Concord) (56-28), #4277 Concord (30-28) 2013 Opponents W-L: 66-67-2 Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: 1 Streak List: 8/29/14 Hayward (53-7) SCHEDULE 2014 Schedule: 8/29 Hayward, 9/6 at Redwood (Larkspur), 9/12 Livermore, 9/19 at Las Lomas (Walnut Creek), 9/26 Antioch, 10/10 Ygnacio Valley (Concord), 10/17 at Clayton Valley (Concord), 10/24 vs College Park (Pleasant Hill), 10/31 Concord, 11/7 at Mt. Diablo (Concord) Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Clayton Valley (Concord) (39), Las Lomas (Walnut Creek) (27.3), Concord (24.2) Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Ygnacio Valley (Concord) (-21.2), Mt. Diablo (Concord) (-14.8), Hayward (-8) 2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 5.1 (12.9 overall) 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 6.2 2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1.1 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #473 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5737 2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3 2014 Projected League Finish: 3rd 2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%