California (Coal Center, PA)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Trojans Colors: Maroon/Gold Coach: Darrin Dillow League: WPIAL 1A Tri-County South (moving from WPIAL 1A 2) Playoff Division: A Playoff Division Rank: #26 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 9 Returning Defensive Starters: 8 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Jonathan Wood 5'9" 185 Senior RB/OLB 4.48 Clayton Watson 6'0" 225 Junior C/OLB 4.96 Jelani Stafford 6'0" 255 Junior FB/LB 5.01 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Big/Strong/Experienced Offensively, Strong Running Game, DL/LB Team Weaknesses: Depth RATINGS 2016 Final Power Rating: -12.5 2016 National Rank: #10239 2016 State Rank: #443 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +9.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -5.9 2017 Starting Power Rating: -3 2017 National Rank: #8114 2017 State Rank: #339 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): -6.1 Dynasty National Rank: #10081 2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 3.1 Dynasty Record: 65-73 (53-49 in league) HISTORICAL 2016 Overall Record: 6-5 2016 League Record/Finish: 5-2 (3rd) 2016 Points For Average: 28 2016 Points Against Average: 23.1 2016 Differential: +4.9 2016 Wins: #12001 Mapletown (Greensboro) (44-28), #12943 West Greene (Waynesburg) (41-0), #13070 Monessen (24-22), #13300 Avella (35-0), #13352 Brownsville (40-7), #13881 Jefferson-Morgan (Jefferson) (45-2) 2016 Losses: #3521 Rochester (54-7), #5503 Bishop Canevin (Pittsburgh) (56-21), #7253 Fort Cherry (McDonald) (26-20), #7381 Imani Christian Academy (Pittsburgh) (26-14), #9148 Carmichaels (33-17) 2016 Opponents W-L: 52-65 Recent League Championships: 2006 (tied for 1st; WPIAL A 4) Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none SCHEDULE 2017 Schedule: 8/25 at Brownsville, 9/1 Fort Cherry (McDonald), 9/8 at Avella, 9/16 at Imani Christian Academy (Pittsburgh), 9/22 Mapletown (Greensboro), 9/29 at Monessen, 10/6 Carmichaels, 10/13 Rochester, 10/20 at Jefferson-Morgan (Jefferson), 10/27 West Greene (Waynesburg) Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Rochester (15.7), Fort Cherry (McDonald) (7.7), Imani Christian Academy (Pittsburgh) (0) Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Jefferson-Morgan (Jefferson) (-39), Avella (-35.2), Mapletown (Greensboro) (-29.6) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -17.6 (-11.5 overall) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -16.1 2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1.5 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #532 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #12119 2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3 2017 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%