Piedmont (CA) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Highlanders Colors: Purple/White Coach: James Holan League: West Alameda County - Foothill (moving from West Alameda County - Shoreline) Section: North Coast Playoff Division: 4 Playoff Division Rank: #6 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 7 Returning Defensive Starters: 7 2015 JV Record: 6-4 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Andrew Meredith 5'11" 185 Senior DB/WR Nick Pacult 5'10.5" 195 Senior ILB/HB Goyo Prospero 6'1" 210 Senior OLB/TE STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Defense, Overall Team Strength, Experienced Returning Offensive Starters Team Weaknesses: New Players At Key Spots RATINGS 2015 Final Power Rating: 13.9 2015 National Rank: #4689 2015 State Rank: #334 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1 2016 Starting Power Rating: 14.4 2016 National Rank: #4421 2016 State Rank: #315 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 0.4 Dynasty National Rank: #8089 2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 14 Dynasty Record: 79-62-3 (47-27 in league) HISTORICAL 2015 Overall Record: 9-3 2015 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st) 2015 Points For Average: 30.9 2015 Points Against Average: 17.5 2015 Differential: +13.4 2015 Wins: #3766 Justin-Siena (Napa) (35-21), #7698 Hayward (28-14), #7965 Salesian (Richmond) (24-15), #8307 Alameda (35-14), #8387 Fremont (Oakland) (43-13), #8399 Del Norte (Crescent City) (31-6), #8927 Mt. Eden (Hayward) (35-13), #12628 Arroyo (San Lorenzo) (48-0), #13723 San Lorenzo (55-0) 2015 Losses: #2088 Moreau Catholic (Hayward) (55-9), #2238 Fortuna (36-7), #3440 McClymonds (Oakland) (23-21) 2015 Opponents W-L: 77-60 Recent League Championships: 2015 (West Alameda County - Shoreline), 2014 (West Alameda County - Shoreline), 2005 (tied for 1st; Bay Shore), 2003 (tied for 1st; Bay Shore) Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: 2 Streak List: 8/26/16 Justin-Siena (Napa) (48-14), 9/2/16 Balboa (San Francisco) (63-0) SCHEDULE 2016 Schedule: 8/26 Justin-Siena (Napa), 9/2 Balboa (San Francisco), 9/9 Moreau Catholic (Hayward), 9/17 at Salesian (Richmond), 9/23 at Encinal (Alameda), 10/7 Bishop O'Dowd (Oakland), 10/14 at Berkeley, 10/21 at Castro Valley, 10/28 San Leandro, 11/4 Tennyson (Hayward) Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Moreau Catholic (Hayward) (19.3), San Leandro (17), Justin-Siena (Napa) (17) Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Balboa (San Francisco) (-33.8), Castro Valley (-12.6), Tennyson (Hayward) (-2.2) 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 0.1 (3.7 overall) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 3 2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +2.9 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #475 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6923 2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3 2016 Projected League Finish: 3rd 2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 2% |