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Branham (San Jose, CA)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Bruins
Colors: Blue/White
Coach: Nick Gardiner
League: West Valley
Section: Central Coast
Playoff Division: none

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2013 JV Record: 4-6
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Raymond Ellis 6'3" 275 Senior DT/T 4.91
Luke Morin 6'0" 180 Senior QB/SS
Sean McPherson 5'11" 170 Senior SS/WR

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Returning Key Starters

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: -21.5
2013 National Rank: #12284
2013 State Rank: #869
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3
2014 Starting Power Rating: -20
2014 National Rank: #11987
2014 State Rank: #840
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): -5.5
Dynasty National Rank: #9978
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 14.5
Dynasty Record: 45-66 (32-44 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 6-4
2013 League Record/Finish: 6-1 (2nd)
2013 Points For Average: 19
2013 Points Against Average: 19.1
2013 Differential: -0.1
2013 Wins: #13323 Prospect (Saratoga) (24-14), #13613 Lick [James] (San Jose) (31-20), #13884 Del Mar (San Jose) (7-0), #14214 Overfelt (San Jose) (31-0), #14362 Mt. Pleasant (San Jose) (35-20), #14580 Yerba Buena (San Jose) (55-12)
2013 Losses: #748 Sacred Heart Prep (Atherton) (48-0), #6999 Homestead (Cupertino) (38-0), #9890 Leigh (San Jose) (20-0), #11088 Hill [Andrew] (San Jose) (19-7)
2013 Opponents W-L: 55-52
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: 5
Streak List: 10/18/13 Del Mar (San Jose) (7-0), 10/25/13 Overfelt (San Jose) (31-0), 11/1/13 Mt. Pleasant (San Jose) (35-20), 11/8/13 Yerba Buena (San Jose) (55-12), 11/15/13 Prospect (Saratoga) (24-14)

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 9/5 at Leigh (San Jose), 9/12 Castlemont (Oakland), 9/19 Gunn [Henry M.] (Palo Alto), 10/3 Prospect (Saratoga), 10/10 at Lick [James] (San Jose), 10/17 at Hill [Andrew] (San Jose), 10/24 Del Mar (San Jose), 10/31 at Overfelt (San Jose), 11/7 Mt. Pleasant (San Jose), 11/14 at Yerba Buena (San Jose)
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Leigh (San Jose) (-8.4), Hill [Andrew] (San Jose) (-17.7), Castlemont (Oakland) (-26.3)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Yerba Buena (San Jose) (-59.6), Overfelt (San Jose) (-44.4), Prospect (Saratoga) (-35.9)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -22.2
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -31.6
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: -9.4
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #1046
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #13194
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2
2014 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 2%