Franklin [Benjamin] (Los Angeles, CA)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Panthers
Colors: Blue/Buff
Coach: Narciso Diaz
League: Northern
Section: Los Angeles
Playoff Division: II
Playoff Division Rank: #6

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 1
Returning Defensive Starters: 3
2016 JV Record: 5-5
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Justice Kinard 6'2" 200 Senior DE/TE

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Good Core Of Players Coming Up From JV
Team Weaknesses: Lost 19 Of 25 Players To Graduation, Young At Every Position

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 6.5
2016 National Rank: #5881
2016 State Rank: #424
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -12.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.7
2017 Starting Power Rating: -6
2017 National Rank: #8808
2017 State Rank: #624
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 0.4
Dynasty National Rank: #8066
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 6.4
Dynasty Record: 103-59 [102-60 on the field] (52-25 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 13-2
2016 League Record/Finish: 5-1 (tied for 1st)
2016 Points For Average: 34.1
2016 Points Against Average: 15.7
2016 Differential: +18.4
2016 Wins: #6429 Reseda (27-18), #8578 Chavez [Cesar] (San Fernando) (25-12), #9374 Eagle Rock (Los Angeles) (14-7), #9577 Hollywood (Los Angeles) (21-13), #9709 Bell (37-21), #10145 Torres [Esteban E.] (Los Angeles) (49-32), #10425 Kennedy [John F.] (Granada Hills) (42-13), #11639 Van Nuys (28-16), #12246 Wilson [Woodrow] (Los Angeles) (48-0), #12699 Monroe [James] (North Hills) (42-8), #12751 Marshall [John] (Los Angeles) (28-0), #13528 Bernstein [Helen] (Hollywood) (48-7), #14350 Sotomayor [Sonia M.] (Los Angeles) (55-0)
2016 Losses: #2199 Rancho Christian (Temecula) (56-21), #10642 Lincoln [Abraham] (Los Angeles) (33-27)
2016 Opponents W-L: 89-87
Recent Section Championships: 2016 (III)
Recent League Championships: 2016 (tied for 1st), 2009, 2008, 2005 (tied for 1st), 2004 (tied for 1st), 2003 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/25 at Hollywood (Los Angeles), 8/31 at Van Nuys, 9/8 Roosevelt [Theodore] (Los Angeles), 9/15 Marquez [Linda Esperanza] (Huntington Park), 9/29 Hawkins [Augustus] (Los Angeles), 10/6 at Torres [Esteban E.] (Los Angeles), 10/13 Lincoln [Abraham] (Los Angeles), 10/20 at Wilson [Woodrow] (Los Angeles), 10/27 Marshall [John] (Los Angeles), 11/3 at Eagle Rock (Los Angeles)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Hawkins [Augustus] (Los Angeles) (30.7), Eagle Rock (Los Angeles) (1.7), Hollywood (Los Angeles) (-4.6)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Wilson [Woodrow] (Los Angeles) (-31.5), Van Nuys (-27.9), Lincoln [Abraham] (Los Angeles) (-24.5)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -19.7 (-9.6 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -12.8
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +6.9
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #794
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #11327
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3
2017 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%