Scotts Valley (CA)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Falcons Colors: Maroon/Gold Coach: Louie Walters League: Santa Cruz Coast Section: Central Coast Playoff Division: none RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 4 Returning Defensive Starters: 4 2015 JV Record: 8-2 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Trevor Ponos 6'0" 180 Senior RB/DB 4.5 Tanner Gilton 5'10" 185 Senior RB/LB 4.8 Carson Spence 6'7" 235 Junior TE/DE 4.9 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: OL, LB, DB Team Weaknesses: Tough Preseason Schedule RATINGS 2015 Final Power Rating: 3.7 2015 National Rank: #6995 2015 State Rank: #498 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -6.5 2016 Starting Power Rating: -2.8 2016 National Rank: #8493 2016 State Rank: #588 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 5.7 Dynasty National Rank: #6347 2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 8.5 Dynasty Record: 83-55-4 (48-22-4 in league) HISTORICAL 2015 Overall Record: 8-4 2015 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (2nd) 2015 Points For Average: 31.7 2015 Points Against Average: 19.3 2015 Differential: +12.4 2015 Wins: #7318 Menlo (Atherton) (28-14), #8294 Eureka (46-0), #8645 San Lorenzo Valley (Felton) (52-51), #9991 Seaside (55-14), #11302 Watsonville (7-0), #12631 Santa Cruz (19-7), #13403 Soquel (40-0), #14396 Harbor (Santa Cruz) (55-13) 2015 Losses: #2867 Aptos (35-12), #5730 Carmel (32-24), #5941 Los Banos (28-7), #6604 Pacific Grove (37-35) 2015 Opponents W-L: 62-71 Recent League Championships: 2009 (tied for 1st), 2008, 2007 (tied for 1st), 2006 (tied for 1st) Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: none SCHEDULE 2016 Schedule: 8/26 Los Altos, 9/2 vs Carmel, 9/9 Watsonville, 9/16 at Seaside, 9/23 at Eureka, 10/7 at Aptos, 10/14 Harbor (Santa Cruz), 10/22 San Lorenzo Valley (Felton), 10/29 Soquel, 11/4 Santa Cruz Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Aptos (23.9), Carmel (19), Eureka (6) Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Harbor (Santa Cruz) (-47.8), Soquel (-42.1), Santa Cruz (-31.3) 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -12.5 (-5.4 overall) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -11.9 2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +0.6 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #808 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #11528 2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4 2016 Projected League Finish: 3rd 2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%