Bear River (Grass Valley, CA)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Bruins
Colors: Cardinal/Gray
Coach: Scott Savoie/Terry Logue
League: Pioneer Valley
Section: Sac-Joaquin
Playoff Division: I-VI
Playoff Division Rank: #68

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2016 JV Record: 4-6
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Austin Baze 6'2" 230 Senior FB/LB 4.64
Stephen Taylor 5'10" 175 Senior SB/WB 4.9
Luke Baggett 5'9" 160 Senior FS/WR 4.68

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Skill Position Players, Hard-Working, Strong
Team Weaknesses: Some Line Experience

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 1.7
2016 National Rank: #6968
2016 State Rank: #500
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5
2017 Starting Power Rating: 1.2
2017 National Rank: #7053
2017 State Rank: #484
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 13.8
Dynasty National Rank: #3867
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 12.6
Dynasty Record: 102-54-1 (44-33 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 3-7
2016 League Record/Finish: 1-4 (5th)
2016 Points For Average: 19.5
2016 Points Against Average: 20.8
2016 Differential: -1.3
2016 Wins: #6914 El Dorado (Placerville) (28-7), #10066 Foothill (Sacramento) (27-6), #11065 Union Mine (El Dorado) (40-0)
2016 Losses: #891 Sutter (31-6), #3648 Placer (Auburn) (31-6), #3883 Marysville (21-14), #4046 Colfax (31-14), #4264 Center (Antelope) (31-28), #5095 Lincoln (27-14), #6999 Orland (23-18)
2016 Opponents W-L: 69-47
Recent Section Championships: 2014 (V)
Recent League Championships: 2005 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/25 Orland, 9/1 at Union Mine (El Dorado), 9/8 Pershing County (Lovelock, NV), 9/15 at Marysville, 9/22 at El Dorado (Placerville), 10/6 at Lincoln, 10/13 at Foothill (Sacramento), 10/20 Colfax, 10/27 Placer (Auburn), 11/3 at Center (Antelope)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Placer (Auburn) (20.6), Colfax (20.5), Marysville (7.3)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Foothill (Sacramento) (-19.2), Union Mine (El Dorado) (-10.7), El Dorado (Placerville) (-9.6)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 10.4
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 0.9
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -9.5
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #478
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7094
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5
2017 Projected League Finish: 4th
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%