| Independence (San Jose, CA) previews home GENERAL Nickname: 76ers Colors: Red/White/Blue Coach: Steve Papin League: Santa Teresa (moving from Mount Hamilton) Section: Central Coast Playoff Division: none RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 7 Returning Defensive Starters: 7 2014 JV Record: 3-7 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS DeRje Blanks 5'11" 165 Senior RB/CB Devin Ary 6'0" 175 Senior WR/DB Anthony Talingdan Junior RB/ATH STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: 4 Returning OL, Loaded At Skill Positions Team Weaknesses: Youth, Inexperience RATINGS 2014 Final Power Rating: -26.9 2014 National Rank: #12913 2014 State Rank: #907 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1 2015 Starting Power Rating: -23.4 2015 National Rank: #12402 2015 State Rank: #873 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): 1.7 Dynasty National Rank: #7652 2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 25.1 Dynasty Record: 51-75-2 [50-76-2 on the field] (33-49-2 in league) HISTORICAL 2014 Overall Record: 0-10 2014 League Record/Finish: 0-7 (8th) 2014 Points For Average: 14.3 2014 Points Against Average: 47 2014 Differential: -32.7 2014 Wins: none 2014 Losses: #246 Clayton Valley (Concord) (70-6), #3357 Oak Grove (San Jose) (56-0), #3647 Pioneer (San Jose) (55-19), #6092 Leland (San Jose) (47-19), #6170 Piedmont Hills (San Jose) (42-7), #6607 Willow Glen (San Jose) (42-6), #9451 Santa Teresa (San Jose) (34-12), #9473 Silver Creek (San Jose) (47-27), #11209 Leigh (San Jose) (42-28), #11981 Santa Clara (35-19) 2014 Opponents W-L: 66-50 Recent League Championships: 2010 (tied for 1st) Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: none SCHEDULE 2015 Schedule: 9/4 Mt. Pleasant (San Jose), 9/11 Piedmont Hills (San Jose), 9/18 at Leigh (San Jose), 10/2 at Branham (San Jose), 10/9 at Evergreen Valley (San Jose), 10/16 Sobrato [Ann] (Morgan Hill), 10/23 at San Jose, 10/30 Westmont (Campbell), 11/6 Silver Creek (San Jose), 11/13 at Lincoln [Abraham] (San Jose) Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Piedmont Hills (San Jose) (5.7), Silver Creek (San Jose) (3), Branham (San Jose) (0.7) Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Evergreen Valley (San Jose) (-32.3), San Jose (-30.8), Lincoln [Abraham] (San Jose) (-7.3) 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 6.4 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -7.7 2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: -14.1 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #692 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #10295 2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 2-8 2015 Projected League Finish: 6th 2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |