| Highland (Palmdale, CA) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Bulldogs Colors: Cardinal/Gold Coach: David Stowe League: Golden Section: Southern Playoff Division: 11 Playoff Division Rank: #8 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 7 Returning Defensive Starters: 5 2016 JV Record: 5-5 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Ke'vontae Tippin 6'0" 165 Senior ATH 4.5 Darion Dorris 5'10" 195 Junior ATH 4.8 William Portillo 6'0" 395 Senior DL/OL STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Very Well-Disciplined Team, Biggest/Strongest OL Team Has Had In Years, Very Determined After Embarrassment Last Season Team Weaknesses: Decreased Speed, Lost Top RB In League To Graduation RATINGS 2016 Final Power Rating: 7.6 2016 National Rank: #5643 2016 State Rank: #404 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -0.8 2017 Starting Power Rating: 8.1 2017 National Rank: #5439 2017 State Rank: #363 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 10.9 Dynasty National Rank: #4688 2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 2.8 Dynasty Record: 69-81-1 [68-82-1 on the field] (56-36 in league) HISTORICAL 2016 Overall Record: 5-5 2016 League Record/Finish: 4-3 (4th) 2016 Points For Average: 29.7 2016 Points Against Average: 13.8 2016 Differential: +15.9 2016 Wins: #6606 Thousand Oaks (32-14), #8710 Knight [William J.] (Palmdale) (23-0), #10600 Eastside (Lancaster) (41-6), #13205 Littlerock (59-0), #13649 Lancaster (66-6) 2016 Losses: #1408 Loyola (Los Angeles) (24-15), #3396 Canyon (Canyon Country) (21-20), #3410 Antelope Valley (Lancaster) (28-12), #3662 Quartz Hill (20-17), #4802 Palmdale (19-12) 2016 Opponents W-L: 43-64-1 Recent League Championships: 2011 (tied for 1st) Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: 3 Streak List: 10/21/16 Knight [William J.] (Palmdale) (23-0), 10/28/16 Littlerock (59-0), 11/4/16 Eastside (Lancaster) (41-6) SCHEDULE 2017 Schedule: 8/25 vs Golden Valley (Santa Clarita), 9/8 at Thousand Oaks, 9/15 Canyon (Canyon Country), 9/22 Eastside (Lancaster), 9/29 at Antelope Valley (Lancaster), 10/6 at Lancaster, 10/13 Palmdale, 10/20 Quartz Hill, 10/27 at Knight [William J.] (Palmdale), 11/3 Littlerock Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Palmdale (25.6), Golden Valley (Santa Clarita) (25.1), Quartz Hill (22.8) Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Lancaster (-32.8), Littlerock (-22.5), Eastside (Lancaster) (-13.4) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 3 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 3.6 2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +0.6 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #432 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6305 2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5 2017 Projected League Finish: 4th 2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |