Hillcrest (Riverside, CA)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Trojans
Colors: Maroon/Gold
Coach: John Brandom
League: River Valley
Section: Southern
Playoff Division: 11
Playoff Division Rank: #6

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2016 JV Record: 5-5
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Cordell LaBrie 5'10" 200 Senior RB/QB 4.45
Elijah Dominguez 5'8" 175 Senior RB/DB 4.5
Kyle Earl 5'11" 210 Senior OL/DL 4.9

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Returning Offensive League MVP, Experience
Team Weaknesses: Kicking Game Inconsistency

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 8
2016 National Rank: #5543
2016 State Rank: #396
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +5.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.2
2017 Starting Power Rating: 13.5
2017 National Rank: #4302
2017 State Rank: #308
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): -5
Dynasty National Rank: #9730
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 18.5
Dynasty Record: 15-18 (8-7 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 8-4
2016 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (2nd)
2016 Points For Average: 34.8
2016 Points Against Average: 28.3
2016 Differential: +6.5
2016 Wins: #4913 North [John W.] (Riverside) (41-27), #7253 Temescal Canyon (Lake Elsinore) (56-35), #7359 Ramona (Riverside) (44-7), #8264 Jurupa Hills (Fontana) (28-24), #9601 Big Bear (Big Bear City) (35-28), #10937 Patriot (Riverside) (62-28), #11687 Jurupa Valley (43-10), #11809 La Sierra (Riverside) (53-20)
2016 Losses: #2117 Notre Dame (Riverside) (48-7), #2169 Norte Vista (Riverside) (28-19), #3156 Rancho Mirage (23-0), #5162 Chino (62-30)
2016 Opponents W-L: 69-67-2
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/25 at Jurupa Hills (Fontana), 9/1 vs Notre Dame (Riverside), 9/8 vs Chino, 9/14 vs North [John W.] (Riverside), 9/22 at Temescal Canyon (Lake Elsinore), 10/6 at Ramona (Riverside), 10/12 vs Patriot (Riverside), 10/20 vs La Sierra (Riverside), 10/27 at Jurupa Valley, 11/3 at Norte Vista (Riverside)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Notre Dame (Riverside) (17.4), Norte Vista (Riverside) (14.7), North [John W.] (Riverside) (7.5)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Jurupa Valley (-29.2), La Sierra (Riverside) (-20.9), Patriot (Riverside) (-6.8)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 0.9 (4.3 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -1.9
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -2.8
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #552
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #8043
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2
2017 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 6%