| Piedmont (CA) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Highlanders Colors: Purple/White Coach: Scott Coats League: West Alameda County - Shoreline Section: North Coast Playoff Division: 4 Playoff Division Rank: #16 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 3 Returning Defensive Starters: 5 2013 JV Record: 8-2 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Gabe Watson 6'0" 190 Junior RB 4.60 Hunter Abel 6'0" 220 Senior DT 5.00 Connor Garrett 5'8" 150 Senior RB/LB 4.60 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Running Game, Secondary, Pass Rush Team Weaknesses: Experience RATINGS 2013 Final Power Rating: -9.4 2013 National Rank: #10107 2013 State Rank: #721 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -4.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -5.6 2014 Starting Power Rating: -13.9 2014 National Rank: #11004 2014 State Rank: #783 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): -1.9 Dynasty National Rank: #8880 2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 12 Dynasty Record: 58-58-3 (37-27 in league) HISTORICAL 2013 Overall Record: 6-6 2013 League Record/Finish: 3-2 (tied for 2nd) 2013 Points For Average: 32.2 2013 Points Against Average: 34.6 2013 Differential: -2.4 2013 Wins: #6362 Alameda (35-27), #8883 San Lorenzo (33-22), #10334 Moreau Catholic (Hayward) (54-50), #12461 Albany (44-16), #13194 Arroyo (San Lorenzo) (43-22), #13376 Richmond (49-0) 2013 Losses: #5109 Fortuna (48-21), #7176 Tennyson (Hayward) (45-21), #7532 Justin-Siena (Napa) (48-7), #8360 Healdsburg (40-10), #9836 Mt. Eden (Hayward) (69-48), #10334 Moreau Catholic (Hayward) (28-21) 2013 Opponents W-L: 60-70 Recent League Championships: 2005 (tied for 1st; Bay Shore), 2003 (tied for 1st; Bay Shore) Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: 2 Streak List: 8/29/14 Justin-Siena (Napa) (24-14), 9/5/14 Moreau Catholic (Hayward) (38-13) SCHEDULE 2014 Schedule: 8/29 Justin-Siena (Napa), 9/5 Moreau Catholic (Hayward), 9/19 Healdsburg, 9/26 vs Albany, 10/3 at Richmond, 10/10 vs Hayward, 10/18 at Arroyo (San Lorenzo), 10/24 Mt. Eden (Hayward), 11/1 at San Lorenzo, 11/7 Alameda Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Alameda (6.5), Healdsburg (3.8), Justin-Siena (Napa) (1) Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Richmond (-33.3), Albany (-22.9), Arroyo (San Lorenzo) (-18.5) 2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -9.7 (-6.4 overall) 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -9.1 2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +0.6 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #771 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #10586 2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-6 2014 Projected League Finish: 5th 2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |