St. Francis (La Canada, CA)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Golden Knights
Colors: Brown/Gold
Coach: Jim Bonds
League: Angelus
Section: Southern
Playoff Division: 3
Playoff Division Rank: #13

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
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
Maxx Jakeway 5'11" 195 Senior LB/FB 4.6
Daniel Scott 6'2" 200 Senior WR/FS 4.6
Michael Bonds 6'3" 180 Senior QB 4.7

COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Tre Polamalu 6'1" 175 Senior QB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Solid At All Positions, Improved At QB/OL, Outstanding LB Play
Team Weaknesses: Young Secondary, Need To Replace 2-Time All-League RB

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: 30.2
2015 National Rank: #1841
2015 State Rank: #143
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.7
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2016 Starting Power Rating: 27.4
2016 National Rank: #2105
2016 State Rank: #152
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 29.8
Dynasty National Rank: #885
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 2.4
Dynasty Record: 100-53 (31-26 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 9-4
2015 League Record/Finish: 3-2 (3rd)
2015 Points For Average: 23.6
2015 Points Against Average: 19.5
2015 Differential: +4.1
2015 Wins: #1504 Cathedral (Los Angeles) (31-14), #2287 Moorpark (29-23), #2824 Burroughs [John] (Burbank) (21-7), #3112 Warren (Downey) (21-19), #3727 West Covina (36-24), #4235 Monrovia (32-14), #4270 St. Paul (Santa Fe Springs) (24-7), #5704 La Salle (Pasadena) (27-14), #5789 Canyon (Canyon Country) (35-20)
2015 Losses: #391 Calabasas (34-0), #949 La Serna (Whittier) (24-10), #3143 Harvard-Westlake (Studio City) (27-21), #4259 Salesian (Los Angeles) (27-20)
2015 Opponents W-L: 94-55
Recent League Championships: 2014
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: 1
Streak List: 9/2/16 West Covina (42-7)

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 9/2 at West Covina, 9/8 Pasadena, 9/16 vs La Serna (Whittier), 9/23 Dorsey [Susan Miller] (Los Angeles), 9/30 Buena Park, 10/7 La Salle (Pasadena), 10/15 Salesian (Los Angeles), 10/21 at Harvard-Westlake (Studio City), 10/28 at Cathedral (Los Angeles), 11/4 at St. Paul (Santa Fe Springs)
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Cathedral (Los Angeles) (49.9), Buena Park (48.5), La Serna (Whittier) (36.1)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Pasadena (5.1), West Covina (10.6), Harvard-Westlake (Studio City) (18.3)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 19 (24.1 overall)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 27.6
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +8.6
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #94
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #814
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5
2016 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%