Soquel (CA)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Knights Colors: Blue/Gold Coach: Brad Tompkins League: Santa Cruz Coast Section: Central Coast Playoff Division: none RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 3 Returning Defensive Starters: 4 2015 JV Record: 3-7 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Dalton Nieminen 6'0" 170 Senior OLB/WB 4.8 Carlos Mercado 6'0" 230 Junior OL/DT 5.4 Sam Birch 6'2" 240 Senior DE/OL 5.45 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Strong Junior/Sophomore Class, Work-Ethic Team Weaknesses: Small Senior Class RATINGS 2015 Final Power Rating: -32.6 2015 National Rank: #13403 2015 State Rank: #954 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -9.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1 2016 Starting Power Rating: -42.1 2016 National Rank: #13927 2016 State Rank: #1014 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): -1.6 Dynasty National Rank: #8759 2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 40.5 Dynasty Record: 67-67-2 (39-33-2 in league) HISTORICAL 2015 Overall Record: 1-9 2015 League Record/Finish: 1-4 (5th) 2015 Points For Average: 17.8 2015 Points Against Average: 38.2 2015 Differential: -20.4 2015 Wins: #14396 Harbor (Santa Cruz) (69-21) 2015 Losses: #2867 Aptos (62-0), #6995 Scotts Valley (40-0), #7318 Menlo (Atherton) (42-16), #8645 San Lorenzo Valley (Felton) (35-6), #9222 Capuchino (San Bruno) (42-6), #10157 Monterey (42-34), #11302 Watsonville (34-19), #12360 Los Altos (21-14), #12631 Santa Cruz (43-14) 2015 Opponents W-L: 47-61 Recent League Championships: 2007 (tied for 1st) Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: none SCHEDULE 2016 Schedule: 9/2 vs Los Altos, 9/9 vs Pajaro Valley (Watsonville), 9/16 at Watsonville, 9/23 Capuchino (San Bruno), 9/30 St. Francis (Watsonville), 10/7 at Santa Cruz, 10/14 San Lorenzo Valley (Felton), 10/21 Aptos, 10/29 at Scotts Valley, 11/5 at Harbor (Santa Cruz) Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Aptos (23.9), San Lorenzo Valley (Felton) (-0.5), Scotts Valley (-2.8) Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Harbor (Santa Cruz) (-47.8), Santa Cruz (-31.3), Watsonville (-20.3) 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -10.2 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -14 2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: -3.8 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #853 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #12046 2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 1-9 2016 Projected League Finish: 5th 2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%