Amador (Sutter Creek, CA)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Buffaloes
Colors: Royal Blue/White
Coach: Bill Baker
League: Mother Lode
Section: Sac-Joaquin
Playoff Division: I-VI
Playoff Division Rank: #85

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2015 JV Record: 2-8
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Daylan Thetford 5'9" 160 Senior RB 4.5
Travis Griffin 6'1" 210 Senior T/DE 4.9
Eric Moreno 5'10" 165 Senior FS/SB 4.7

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Effort, Attitude, Athletic
Team Weaknesses: Lack Depth, Small

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: -2.6
2015 National Rank: #8546
2015 State Rank: #596
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5
2016 Starting Power Rating: -2.1
2016 National Rank: #8329
2016 State Rank: #572
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): -1
Dynasty National Rank: #8565
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 1.1
Dynasty Record: 68-70 (28-39 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 6-5
2015 League Record/Finish: 3-3 (3rd)
2015 Points For Average: 29
2015 Points Against Average: 23.9
2015 Differential: +5.1
2015 Wins: #9809 Argonaut (Jackson) (19-14), #10722 Rio Vista (46-12), #10873 Bret Harte (Angels Camp) (34-7), #11260 Linden (20-0), #13375 San Juan (Citrus Heights) (41-6), #14321 Riverbank (55-7)
2015 Losses: #2248 Sonora (56-27), #4041 Bradshaw Christian (Sacramento) (49-15), #4329 Capital Christian (Sacramento) (51-27), #4899 Calaveras (San Andreas) (32-14), #8947 Summerville (Tuolumne) (29-21)
2015 Opponents W-L: 67-56
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: 2
Streak List: 8/26/16 Union Mine (El Dorado) (24-0), 9/2/16 Rio Vista (59-6)

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 8/26 at Union Mine (El Dorado), 9/2 Rio Vista, 9/9 at San Juan (Citrus Heights), 9/23 at Linden, 9/30 at Sonora, 10/7 Argonaut (Jackson), 10/14 Bret Harte (Angels Camp), 10/21 at Calaveras (San Andreas), 10/28 Yosemite (Oakhurst), 11/4 Summerville (Tuolumne)
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Sonora (22.1), Calaveras (San Andreas) (12.5), Union Mine (El Dorado) (2.6)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: San Juan (Citrus Heights) (-33.3), Linden (-22.6), Yosemite (Oakhurst) (-17.7)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -10.6 (-3.4 overall)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -7.4
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +3.2
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #713
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #10329
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2016 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%