St. Helena (CA)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Saints Colors: Red/White/Black Coach: Brandon Farrell League: North Central I Section: North Coast Playoff Division: 5 Playoff Division Rank: #4 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 5 Returning Defensive Starters: 6 2013 JV Record: 8-2 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Jack Preston QB Davon Brown WR/DB Gannon Laidlaw OL/DL STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Experience, Talented Junior Class Team Weaknesses: Inexperience At RB, LB RATINGS 2013 Final Power Rating: 3.4 2013 National Rank: #7105 2013 State Rank: #510 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4 2014 Starting Power Rating: 1.6 2014 National Rank: #7262 2014 State Rank: #526 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): -2.4 Dynasty National Rank: #9029 2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 5.3 Dynasty Record: 72-48 (39-18 in league) HISTORICAL 2013 Overall Record: 9-3 2013 League Record/Finish: 6-1 (2nd) 2013 Points For Average: 30.7 2013 Points Against Average: 10.5 2013 Differential: +20.2 2013 Wins: #9009 St. Vincent (Petaluma) (12-7), #11438 Fort Bragg (47-7), #11744 Kelseyville (47-20), #11744 Kelseyville (42-12), #12119 Cloverdale (28-7), #12374 Clear Lake (Lakeport) (41-6), #12736 Tomales (20-0), #13550 Lower Lake (44-6), #14546 Willits (60-0) 2013 Losses: #2685 St. Mary's (Albany) (24-7), #5212 Middletown (21-6), #8360 Healdsburg (16-14) 2013 Opponents W-L: 68-62 Recent League Championships: 2011, 2010 (North Central I - South), 2006 (North Central I - South) Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: none SCHEDULE 2014 Schedule: 9/5 vs Healdsburg, 9/12 Winters, 9/19 St. Vincent (Petaluma), 9/26 at Kelseyville, 10/3 Lower Lake, 10/10 Middletown, 10/17 at Clear Lake (Lakeport), 10/24 at Fort Bragg, 10/31 Willits, 11/7 at Cloverdale Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Winters (15), Middletown (5.3), Healdsburg (3.8) Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Willits (-53.7), Lower Lake (-25.9), Clear Lake (Lakeport) (-25.8) 2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -18 (-11.8 overall) 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -13.6 2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +4.4 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #846 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #11549 2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2 2014 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 2%