Highland (Palmdale, CA)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Bulldogs
Colors: Cardinal/Gold
Coach: David Stowe
League: Golden
Section: Southern
Playoff Division: 11
Playoff Division Rank: #5

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 10
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2015 JV Record: 4-5
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Ke'Maje Tippin 5'11" 185 RB 4.5
D'Andre Smith 5'11" 185 QB/S 4.5
Dalles Shaw 6'1" 215 FB/DT 4.8

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Potent Offense, Young But Explosive Secondary
Team Weaknesses: Lost Some Key Players, Young Lines

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: 4
2015 National Rank: #6939
2015 State Rank: #492
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.2
2016 Starting Power Rating: 7.5
2016 National Rank: #6006
2016 State Rank: #425
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 11
Dynasty National Rank: #4641
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 3.5
Dynasty Record: 64-76-1 [63-77-1 on the field] (52-33 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 4-7
2015 League Record/Finish: 4-3 (4th)
2015 Points For Average: 18.8
2015 Points Against Average: 26.6
2015 Differential: -7.8
2015 Wins: #8245 Quartz Hill (27-24), #11431 Knight [William J.] (Palmdale) (29-13), #12987 Lancaster (39-0), #13629 Littlerock (48-7)
2015 Losses: #91 Camarillo [Adolfo] (Camarillo) (42-7), #135 Loyola (Los Angeles) (45-7), #731 Thousand Oaks (48-21), #788 Valencia (42-7), #2255 Palmdale (37-15), #3888 Antelope Valley (Lancaster) (27-0), #5946 Eastside (Lancaster) (8-7)
2015 Opponents W-L: 77-52
Recent League Championships: 2011 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 8/26 Loyola (Los Angeles), 9/9 Thousand Oaks, 9/16 at Canyon (Canyon Country), 9/23 Antelope Valley (Lancaster), 9/30 Lancaster, 10/7 at Palmdale, 10/14 at Quartz Hill, 10/21 Knight [William J.] (Palmdale), 10/28 at Littlerock, 11/4 at Eastside (Lancaster)
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Loyola (Los Angeles) (59.8), Thousand Oaks (27.3), Palmdale (24.5)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Littlerock (-41.8), Lancaster (-28.7), Knight [William J.] (Palmdale) (-23)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 8.7 (20 overall)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 7.1
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: -1.6
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #384
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5653
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-6
2016 Projected League Finish: 4th
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%