Birmingham (Van Nuys, CA)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Patriots Colors: Blue/Gold/Silver/Black Coach: Jim Rose League: West Valley Section: Los Angeles Playoff Division: I Playoff Division Rank: #17 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 6 Returning Defensive Starters: 8 2016 JV Record: 5-4 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Mason White 6'1" 150 Sophomore DB/ATH Marcos Moran 5'11" 190 Senior WR/SS Giancarlo Tarifa 6'0" 200 Junior LB STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Experience, Skill Position Players Team Weaknesses: Line Depth RATINGS 2016 Final Power Rating: 1.6 2016 National Rank: #6994 2016 State Rank: #501 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +4.5 2017 Starting Power Rating: 6.1 2017 National Rank: #5879 2017 State Rank: #402 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 24.9 Dynasty National Rank: #1520 2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 18.8 Dynasty Record: 103-66 (59-11 in league) HISTORICAL 2016 Overall Record: 5-6 2016 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (2nd) 2016 Points For Average: 22.5 2016 Points Against Average: 30.4 2016 Differential: -7.9 2016 Wins: #7692 Canoga Park (31-21), #10250 Granada Hills (28-21), #10694 Taft [William Howard] (Woodland Hills) (49-10), #10895 Cleveland [Grover] (Reseda) (38-14), #11104 Chatsworth (45-27) 2016 Losses: #1061 Dorsey [Susan Miller] (Los Angeles) (41-0), #1160 Notre Dame (Sherman Oaks) (48-0), #2009 San Pedro (49-0), #2954 El Camino Real (Woodland Hills) (44-29), #5746 Harvard-Westlake (Studio City) (20-7), #6606 Thousand Oaks (39-20) 2016 Opponents W-L: 55-72 Recent Section Championships: 2007 (City Championship), 2006 (City Championship), 2004 (City Championship Division) Recent League Championships: 2015, 2014, 2013 (tied for 1st), 2012, 2011, 2007, 2006, 2003 Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none SCHEDULE 2017 Schedule: 8/25 at Harvard-Westlake (Studio City), 9/1 Notre Dame (Sherman Oaks), 9/8 La Salle (Pasadena), 9/15 at Westlake (Westlake Village), 9/22 at Agoura, 10/6 at Taft [William Howard] (Woodland Hills), 10/13 Granada Hills, 10/20 at El Camino Real (Woodland Hills), 10/27 Cleveland [Grover] (Reseda), 11/3 Chatsworth Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Notre Dame (Sherman Oaks) (34.6), Westlake (Westlake Village) (22.9), Harvard-Westlake (Studio City) (15.8) Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Taft [William Howard] (Woodland Hills) (-28.8), Chatsworth (-25.6), Granada Hills (-8.1) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 2.4 (10.1 overall) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 4.6 2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +2.2 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #409 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5976 2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-6 2017 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%