Garces (Bakersfield, CA)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Rams
Colors: Green/White
Coach: A.J. Gass
League: Southwest Yosemite
Section: Central
Playoff Division: 2
Playoff Division Rank: #7

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 9
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2015 JV Record: 4-0
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Cam Roberson 5'10" 175 Senior SS/WR
Jeremiah Johnson 5'11" 170 Senior FS/WR
Conor Bruce 6'1" 190 Senior QB/P

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experienced, Fast
Team Weaknesses: Size

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: 11.5
2015 National Rank: #5273
2015 State Rank: #373
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +7.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2016 Starting Power Rating: 19
2016 National Rank: #3487
2016 State Rank: #251
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 19.3
Dynasty National Rank: #2520
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 0.3
Dynasty Record: 93-62-1 (40-27 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 2-9
2015 League Record/Finish: 1-4 (tied for 5th)
2015 Points For Average: 17
2015 Points Against Average: 28.7
2015 Differential: -11.7
2015 Wins: #3037 Frontier (Bakersfield) (26-17), #5367 Burroughs (Ridgecrest) (29-17)
2015 Losses: #227 Liberty (Bakersfield) (45-9), #536 St. Bonaventure (Ventura) (40-20), #1627 Sanger (13-10), #2380 Bakersfield (35-31), #2399 Centennial (Bakersfield) (38-0), #2464 San Joaquin Memorial (Fresno) (30-17), #3109 Tulare Union (Tulare) (35-14), #3689 Stockdale (Bakersfield) (25-24), #6425 Mt. Whitney (Visalia) (21-7)
2015 Opponents W-L: 72-53
Recent Section Championships: 2012 (II), 2006 (III)
Recent League Championships: 2013 (Southeast Yosemite), 2012 (Southeast Yosemite), 2011 (Southeast Yosemite), 2010 (Southeast Yosemite)
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 8/26 Bakersfield Christian (Bakersfield), 9/2 at Arroyo Grande, 9/9 Tehachapi, 9/17 San Joaquin Memorial (Fresno), 9/30 vs Edison (Fresno), 10/7 vs Bakersfield, 10/14 Centennial (Bakersfield), 10/21 at Liberty (Bakersfield), 10/28 Frontier (Bakersfield), 11/4 at Stockdale (Bakersfield)
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Arroyo Grande (41.5), Liberty (Bakersfield) (41.2), Edison (Fresno) (30.6)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Bakersfield Christian (Bakersfield) (11.2), Tehachapi (12), Stockdale (Bakersfield) (13.3)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 23.6 (26.9 overall)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 23.6
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: 0
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #124
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1333
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-6
2016 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%